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Laggy - Help?

Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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FirefighterDown said:
Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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If you have opted not to root or install a custom kernel, then the first step I would take in cutting down on any lag is to install a different launcher.
I can recommend ADW Launcher, LauncherPro and GO Launcher. All are great, very customizable, a good deal smoother then the stock UI on Honeycomb and come in both free and donate versions.
Install all three and try them each out, choose the one that suits you best.

FirefighterDown said:
Just got the Xoom thursday. Been using it since then. Only got a handful applications & songs. Find it laggy & unresponsive sometimes.
Advice? **** for a dual core. Use it only in portrait. Unrooted.
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Don't use it in portrait, problem solved!
I am serious though, tablet runs like **** in portrait. It isn't made for it.
I've gone to portrait no more than 2 times since launch. Landscape is much better, afterall.. it is a landscape tab

I'm running 3.1 and I don't really see the supposed UI hardware acceleration improvements. Sometimes swiping screens is pretty fluid and smooth, but many times after getting out of an application, the home screen will stutter into place and some initial swipes are jerky.

I occasionaly use the tablet in portrait when reading comics, using ConnectBot, Nzbget, Words with Friends etc, apps that force portrait and while I agree that it takes longer than it should to switch to portrait, once there it doesn't have any problems.
I am rooted with Tiamat kernel installed and OC'd to 1.4ghz but I don't remember there being any issues even before I did this.
Like P2flol said though, the Xoom was designed to be used in landscape... as all honeycomb tabs have been.

FirefighterDown said:
Use it only in portrait.
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This is a famous problem!! Only use it in landscape while the front camera is on top! This is the only way to get 60fps all others will give you 30fps!
I seen this on youtube. I'll search for a link!
/edit: haven't the link anymore

Tips to improve dock responsiveness?

So I have had the Transformer + Dock for a couple months now and love almost everything about it, except the responsiveness of the keyboard.
(I am rooted, have a custom ROM installed (Revolver), and am OC'ed 1.52 GHz.)
It lags in any application I use it with (Browser, XDA app, etc). It's not a huge problem but it would be nice if it could keep up with my typing, so does anyone know of any applications or tricks I could do to speed up its responsiveness?
Thanks for any tips in advance.

So, a while back I worked as a cop. You know those panasonic toughbooks that the military and cops use? I had one of those. My keyboard was rubberized so it could be water resistant. The guys complained all the time that they couldn't type their reports that well with such a keyboard. You know what I did? I started typing more definely and worked on my finger strength. In no time, I could type just as fast and accurate as I could on a normal keyboard.
The answer to your question is no there's no way to make the keyboard more responsive. It's a hardware thing. Either learn to live with it or not.

goodintentions said:
So, a while back I worked as a cop. You know those panasonic toughbooks that the military and cops use? I had one of those. My keyboard was rubberized so it could be water resistant. The guys complained all the time that they couldn't type their reports that well with such a keyboard. You know what I did? I started typing more definely and worked on my finger strength. In no time, I could type just as fast and accurate as I could on a normal keyboard.
The answer to your question is no there's no way to make the keyboard more responsive. It's a hardware thing. Either learn to live with it or not.
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Thanks for the response. I decided to try a wired USB keyboard and see how that compared to the dock and suprisingly after switching back and forth I don't really see a difference anymore. Probably more of a placebo than anything but typing this out on the dock feels exactly the same as typing other comments with the keyboard. Probably just me taking things out of proportion in terms of the sluggishness of the dock, especially since I am using a tablet compared to my normal high end laptop.

Only problems I've had are software related; e.g. browser textarea's
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It's more of an Android/Keyboard/Tegra2 thing. Current tablets are still lacking the computing power. I think the best solution is to get a more powerful tablet, maybe TF201, lol.

I recentley flashed the Krakd ROM and the keyboard suddenly picks up everything instantly. It may be a coincidence, but I also had the lag when I first bought my tablet and dock.
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ThEiiNoCeNT said:
I recentley flashed the Krakd ROM and the keyboard suddenly picks up everything instantly. It may be a coincidence, but I also had the lag when I first bought my tablet and dock.
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What's the system up time?

Best tip is don't use the stock browser (or any browser that uses the stock browser, like Dolphin).
Try Opera, it's blisteringly fast, no keyboard lag here, and it's much better than the stock browser to boot.

I'm not sure when you say up time, but I have had this installed for the past week.
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I'm sure the lag will be fixed in the ICS, at least I hope it will be.

CrazyPeter said:
Best tip is don't use the stock browser (or any browser that uses the stock browser, like Dolphin).
Try Opera, it's blisteringly fast, no keyboard lag here, and it's much better than the stock browser to boot.
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Funny you mention this, the first thing I did was install Dolphin and have been using that, then on Friday my GF picked it up and started using the stock browser (Woman >.> lol) but surprisingly it is actually more responsive than both Opera and Dolphin, I was pleasantly surprised!

ThEiiNoCeNT said:
I'm not sure when you say up time, but I have had this installed for the past week.
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Uptime, this is how long since you powered down or rebooted your device. try running 'uptime' in the terminal.
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In that case, I typically reboot in the morning and night after clearing the cache. So only 9 hours or so.
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[Q] Web Browsing/Camera Issues?

I'm about to go pick one up at the AT&T store and had 3 questions before I do..
1) I heard that the Web Browsing isn't smooth... like when you double-tap to zoom in or pinch-to-zoom it freezes and loads or whatever.
2) When you are recording video; it has terrible frame rate when you are moving the camera around...
3) Is this phone worth it?

This is my first ever android phone, came from and iPhone 4 and I gotta say, its AMAZING! Well worth the money, and I haven't had any of the issues you mentioned.
I say get it!
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OneX'er said:
This is my first ever android phone, came from and iPhone 4 and I gotta say, its AMAZING! Well worth the money, and I haven't had any of the issues you mentioned.
I say get it!
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I was going to go get one tomorrow. Thanks for the opinion!

I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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americasteam said:
I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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Yeah that was that I was thinking. I'd just use Chrome like I do on my Nexus S...

americasteam said:
I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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Just my personal experience, but I find the Chrome browser to perform poorly on this phone, compared to Opera Mini or the stock browser. I was running a vanilla ICS rom on my DHD and Chrome worked great on that.
That aside, I do find some weird jitters in the stock browser. Honestly though, it's not that bad. Usually only has a noticeable effect if I try to zoom on a page while it's still loading. Also, zooming in on plain text files (like game walkthroughs) seems to lose your place in the file, even though the text doesn't get reflowed.

[Q] A700 Chrome browser problems

Installed Chrome on my A700 today and it seems VERY slow/laggy compared to the stock Android browser. There's quite a bit of choppiness and draw-in as well.
Chrome is my browser of choice so I'm kind of bummed by this.
Has anyone else experienced this issue with Chrome on their A700?

Me too and I also prefer Chrome over stock. There are also a handful of posts about the bugginess of Chrome on the A700 as the screen won't always refresh properly and goes white. People say they have submitted that info to Google so hopefully they can fix some of the general issues like this as well.
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PoohBears said:
Me too and I also prefer Chrome over stock. There are also a handful of posts about the bugginess of Chrome on the A700 as the screen won't always refresh properly and goes white. People say they have submitted that info to Google so hopefully they can fix some of the general issues like this as well.
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Thanks for confirming!
Don't think it's worth returning the tablet just for that issue (especially since I'm not alone) but it definitely adds to the list of dislikes...

I should add that Chrome works great on my Nexus 7. I wonder how much of that is due to JB???

Chrome still a bit laggy under JB (but much less than under ICS).
Stock Browser and Dolphin run smooth and fast as hell. Just FF is as laggy as Chrome under JB.

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Chrome still a bit laggy under JB (but much less than under ICS).
Stock Browser and Dolphin run smooth and fast as hell. Just FF is as laggy as Chrome under JB.
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I've gone back to the stock browser for now, but will be trying Dolphin later today.
I had previously used Chrome and Dolphin on my TF101, but didn't think to try it on the A700.
Thanks for the info!

Try Dolphin and Dolphin Beta. I prefer the Beta...It is a LOT faster for me, but it does randomly go white-screened. Regular Dolphin is more stable, and is more compatible with websites...The Beta is shown as incompatible with a lot of the websites I need to use at work, It's a trade-off.

Angus66 said:
Thanks for confirming!
Don't think it's worth returning the tablet just for that issue (especially since I'm not alone) but it definitely adds to the list of dislikes...
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List of dislikes... Get an ipad bro
Seriously try dolphin or opera mobile. Both great browsers
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Describe your lag...

Mine was pretty bad, but after doing a factory reset twice now, I can report my lag is not bad.
I see a SLIGHT stutter in the opening/closing animations of apps. Definitely lag in the app drawer. The lockscreen is probably where I see the most unresponsiveness/lag. You hit the power button and you have to wait a second, then its fine. The animation from the lock screen to the home screen almost always stutters. The default browser seems about 95% zippy and responsive. Pinch to zoom stutters occasionally. But touchwiz seems very smooth and fluid for the most part. The camera takes perfect pictures. There also is some shutter lag, but not bad.
Overall, the phone is nice, but I am going to be calling Samsung/AT&T and do whatever it takes for them to fix this. This is unacceptable. I noticed that the apps I put on my phone, the more the lag grew. I disabled a lot of the AT&T bloatware and Samsung garbage. Right when I performed a factory reset my phone had ZERO lag. So those getting new devices are probably experiencing what I did. The lag slowly came back, but not as bad as before.
My only reason for not returning it is, once this device gets roms, its going to be a beast. But right now, its performing like a 2011 device.

I reset mine 20 times and it still lags
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drakeymcmb said:
I reset mine 20 times and it still lags
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How bad though, and where?

I've done one factory reset and things have improved quite a bit. However, it's still not performing anywhere near where it should be. Can't wait for AOKP..
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mine was sluggish too.. When opping application, can feel the jerk...

slight lag when opening messaging, and phone. also, the occasional stutter when swiping thru home screens and app drawer pages. samsung better acknowledge and release an update!!! im still contemplating on returning this!!! s2 was beast otb, s3 was better but s4 otb just feels unfinished to me.

sameer1807 said:
slight lag when opening messaging, and phone. also, the occasional stutter when swiping thru home screens and app drawer pages. samsung better acknowledge and release an update!!! im still contemplating on returning this!!! s2 was beast otb, s3 was better but s4 otb just feels unfinished to me.
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What about with the lockscreen?
The S2 was such a beast OTB, I actually miss it.
I just got off the phone with Samsung support and they took notes on this issue. Of course, this was the first he heard of it. We gotta inform Samsung there is a problem.
Call 1-888-987-4357

Why in the world would you start a new thread about this. We're the other 10 or 15 lag threads not worthy of this content?
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americasteam said:
Why in the world would you start a new thread about this. We're the other 10 or 15 lag threads not worthy of this content?
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I've read them all, trust me. Nobody exactly describes what is going on with their lag. Some are reporting minor lag, while others are reporting much worse lag. I was hoping everyone call describe exactly where the lag is and when its happening.

i guess i'm lucky. I dont experience any lag, whatsoever.

MattMJB0188 said:
I've read them all, trust me. Nobody exactly describes what is going on with their lag. Some are reporting minor lag, while others are reporting much worse lag. I was hoping everyone call describe exactly where the lag is and when its happening.
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Dude this is the 2nd thread you made about the lag, theres already 20 threads about it

To be honest I kind of agree with the OP. I've read many lag threads but nobody mentions what's lagging. The only lag I've noticed on mine is the gallery is super slow. At least 3 seconds to load from home. I haven't tried quickpic yet though. Mostly because I'm finding air view useful.
But really, other than the gallery, zero lag.
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When i got my wifi on i still seen the 4glte in use at the same time,,,and when i have a weak signal and then i make a call signal goes up immmediately ,,,after i finish the call goes down again but that happen when i got a weak signal....

Hmmmm is this like the homebutton lag like the first GS2 had ? or is it worst ?

Hey guys just wanted to say, I followed the trickster mod in the general section and my lag has been reduced by about 95%. My quadrant scores are also a bit higher.. Might wanna check it out
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sameer1807 said:
Hey guys just wanted to say, I followed the trickster mod in the general section and my lag has been reduced by about 95%. My quadrant scores are also a bit higher.. Might wanna check it out
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I deleted about 97 apps / processes and have another 4 frozen, turned animations to zero, forced enable GPU rendering, installed Nova launcher, and am running Trickster..
The entire phone is lightning fast now with the exception of the keyboard opening and closing. The Samsung KB is unusable.. Swiftkey works much better but it does still have very minor lag.
The steps I have taken are insane and should not have to be done on a phone carrying these specs. This phone should flat out scream right out of the box.

raqball said:
I deleted about 97 apps / processes and have another 4 frozen, turned animations to zero, forced enable GPU rendering, installed Nova launcher, and am running Trickster..
The entire phone is lightning fast now with the exception of the keyboard opening and closing. The Samsung KB is unusable.. Swiftkey works much better but it does still have very minor lag.
The steps I have taken are insane and should not have to be done on a phone carrying these specs. This phone should flat out scream right out of the box.
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Yea I reduced my animations to 0.5x and it definitely helped. Everyone should at least do that much. Most people do that on custom ROMs anyway.
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Go here for lag discussion http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263311