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Web based market live

just visited http://market.android.com/ and its live, however when i sign in it says invalid request - will try later

same her but nice to see that's finally running

Yup me too..
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seems like we are not the only ones (read the comments) http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/02/introducing-android-market-website.html

its up and running now =]. the app install OTA worked flawlessly

Awesome, thanks for the news!

Working for me now
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Working and downloading flawlessly! Even has a record of all my past downloads. The sync is almost instant from the time I click install to my phone.

Installing apps to device through market works like a charm, but now the big question, is there any way to uninstall apps a similiar way?

ceno666 said:
Installing apps to device through market works like a charm, but now the big question, is there any way to uninstall apps a similiar way?
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Not at the present time from what it looks like. Google would have to make a script to be sent to your phone to start a removal process of the app you choose to delete. Doesn't seem hard to do, hopefully in the future. That would make it totally awesome! ( not that the Market is not already!) Well within Google's ability.

The app push doesn't seem to work on a Custom ROM. It only has the apps listed that I installed before updating from Stock, it has my last used date as last November, and although it says it is pushing apps to my phone, they never show up.

Ben's said:
Not at the present time from what it looks like. Google would have to make a script to be sent to your phone to start a removal process of the app you choose to delete. Doesn't seem hard to do, hopefully in the future. That would make it totally awesome! ( not that the Market is not already!) Well within Google's ability.
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Something like that is already implemented. As far as I know, Google is able to force a delete of an app from all devices, if it for example contains dangerous code or illegal contend. So the feature is already there, they just need to configure it for personal use.
But I figure, that they have safety-concerns about something like that. (like accidentally deleting an app from a wrong device and loosing all app-data)

Cuz Roms
I'm using Cognition 2.6b (I know I know just tired of flashing right now and its been working perfectly all this time) on a Samsung Captivate.
The market is working perfect for me. Shows all my installs even when they were installed with a custom rom.
Dont forget that your titanium re-installs from different phones wont show up.

[Q] Should I update to the new android market or not?

I'm running stock 2.3.3 and I'm still on the old market software (2.3.4). Will my handset update to the new market automatically? Are there any benefits to the new market besides the improve GUI? (I'm desperately hoping the search is improved!)
As much I'd like the fancy new look of the new market, I'm wary of updating due to the new auto-update feature in case my phone has a dodgy eMMC. Is there anyway to disable the auto-update feature before it gets chance to start?

Please note, the new market is very very slow...
Not much of an upgrade apart from the visual changes

olyloh6696 said:
Please note, the new market is very very slow...
Not much of an upgrade apart from the visual changes
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The earlier versions of the new market were slow, eg 3.1.5, but the new one is much better, i.e. 3.3.11
Plus, the new version prevents simultaneous installs and crashes, with apps being installed sequentially. I've been flashing new ROMs with the new market, and my apps all reinstall automatically, i've never faced a hangup yet!
Plus, the new market gives you a one-click abort to stop installation of all apps in one go... unlike the old one where you had to cancel each app one by one... Also, there is the option to only update when on wifi. Saves mobile data package and if you have that option checked, and you're not on wifi, your apps wont update at all!!
I would definitely recommend the new market.

The good news is that the new version had a setting to disable auto updates.
The bad news is that Oli is right. For the sake of a fancy UI, it's slower, laggy, and will frequently tell you updates are available for apps when in fact they are not. The latest version 3.3.11 is slightly better than previous efforts, but i still have to abort updates, clear data, and get false update notifications.
If you are on stock and not rooted, google will be pushing this polished turd onto your phone soon.
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Yeah, I forgot to mention that wnp
It is slightly better with the new 3.3.11 compared to 3.x.x but could still do with a speed boost!
Market 3.2.0 was just released a few days ago! Wonder what changes it brings!
@enigmaamit wow never knew that! So are you saying that it could be safe to hit auto update on all apps, as it does it one by one? No more chance of a fried Emmc chip?
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olyloh6696 said:
Yeah, I forgot to mention that wnp
It is slightly better with the new 3.3.11 compared to 3.x.x but could still do with a speed boost!
Market 3.2.0 was just released a few days ago! Wonder what changes it brings!
@enigmaamit wow never knew that! So are you saying that it could be safe to hit auto update on all apps, as it does it one by one? No more chance of a fried Emmc chip?
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Yup, i've updated around 15 apps at one go, and the install occurs sequentially instead of simultaneously.
No issues so far (four different ROM flashes with the new market)

The biggest issue for me with the 3.x markets is that "compatibility check" of the application with the device registered. Since there are not too many of you complaining, I presume you are not using a non-standard screen density. If you do it, market will show for many application the "application is not compatible..." message and you're not allowed to download it. 240 screen density (standard for HDPI devices) is too big for my taste, I prefer something like 200-210. In this case alot of applications designed for HDPI cannot be installed (Skype for ex is one of them, but there are many).
Adding this on top of the slowness of the new market, makes me using the "old" 2.3.6 version which is perfect. Unfortunately this version was giving FCs with the ICS ROM I've tested (the alpha from superkid) so I am wondering if it will work at all on ICS or I should be forced to upgrade to the latest market (which is something I don't want).
If somebody finds out a way to bypass this compatibility check, please share, it is very annoying

Thanks for your input guys. I think I'm going to wait until the new market is pushed to my phone. Hopefully by then some more of the bugs might have been worked out. I'm in no rush.

Need Program

Is there any good programs to keep apps from starting up?

I use rom toolbox. It's 5 bucks but its well worth it because it includes so much more than killing startup apps.

theres many on the market to choose from, but i believe this should be in the general section as a question.

I use Gemini App Manager - works like a charm, most of the time.. just be careful what you disable, it can cause malfunctions either in that app or elsewhere..

rob219 said:
theres many on the market to choose from, but i believe this should be in the general section as a question.
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But I'm addressing an app, not a general question.

+1 for Rom Toolbox
Running RebelRom Beta 3

+1 for gemini app manager.
I guess this section should be for sharing apps and themes.
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I've tried a bunch of startup/autorun disabling apps, and Gemini seems to me to work the best. And, that's all I use that program for, configuring autorun.
But like I stated earlier, some apps are more stubborn than others or react differently. For example, if you try to disable any autorun aspect of Text Messaging, like "On Boot Completed", your text messages won't give you a time sent, it just shows you the sending arrow...The Market also had some quirks - it wouldn't finish installing a download with a certain instance of autorun disabled (not the boot completed one though). So, use with caution. And, if there's an issue, it's probably due to the autorun..
And, I thought this section already was intended for discussing apps and themes..

I also use ROM Toolbox. There's just so much more you can do with it. CPU sliders, SD boost, interface tweaks, root file explorer, etc.
Sent from my MB865 on lfaber06's Supercharged ROM V 5, Update 2!

Throwing another recommendation for rom toolbox. Great "little" thing.
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Startup auditor
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I have been using autostarts for years and very happy with it.I use it along with root uninstaller.

thanks everyone for their replies.

Root cause for Gear 2 high battery consumption found, at least for non-Samsung phones

Edit: with new Gear Manager (Jun release), this method doesn't work anymore. The new approach is to install a "contact synchroniser killer" app on the rooted watch. More details are in this post.
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Hi all,
Ever since I started using my Gear 2 Neo with my HTC One M8 phone (using the guide in this forum), I noticed that my watch consumes battery significantly faster than most of the users have been reporting. Even more strangely, sometimes after resetting both the phone and the watch (and I've done this a lot while experimenting and trying to get more stuff working) I had streaks of stellar battery life, well in line with optimistic reports here and elsewhere, but then, after a while, it started deteriorating very quickly.
So I decided it was time to do something about it. I installed Tizen SDK, hooked the watch up and started poking around. The first thing I noticed my watch CPU was, most of the time, sitting on 40%! Well, that doesn't sound right, does it? Then I noticed the log (located under /var/log/dlog_main) was full with messages related to contact synchronisation. It turns out the damn thing synchronises all of my contacts every several seconds. The trouble is I have well over 1500 contacts (that's consolidated from different sources, the number of raw contacts should be well over 3000). So it takes significant time to do this, meaning my watch (and the phone!) are thrashed by these stupid full contact syncs all the time! What's even more striking is the fact it doesn't help when I change it to "favourites only". Apparently, this affects only the contacts displayed on the watch, however, the sync process still takes all of them.
At this point I started poking around Samsung APK files to try and understand what was going on. Apparently, the APK responsible for contact sync is called GOPROVIDERS. Indeed, if you kill it, the thrashing stops, however, other important functions cease working as well. Aside of Contacts vanishing from the Gear, "Find my phone" is gone as well, but, more importantly, notifications stop working. While I could tolerate the first two, the last one was too much to give up.
I started decompiling and analysing sources. Apparently, there is a process running every several seconds that analyses if any changes have been made to the contacts. It uses pretty bizarre logic which seems to be relying on Samsung-specific fields in the contacts. Now, this already sounds suspicious, and, apparently, leads to full sync every several seconds. Obviously, the more contacts you have, the harder you're hit.
An interesting point in all this is that I'm not 100% sure the logic is working properly even on Samsung devices, so it might well be that the same issue is affecting people with high number of contacts using Samsung phones as well. I'd be really interested to see any feedbacks regarding this.
So, long story short, instead of fixing the logic (which is quite difficult in SMALI), I made a simple change which dilutes this logic invocations, right now 1:64. Since then I'm enjoying MUCH improved battery life.
The fixed APK is attached. You're welcome to give it a try at your own risk (you need to enable installation from untrusted sources + reboot and clean dalvik cache).

mpogr said:
So, long story short, instead of fixing the logic (which is quite difficult in SMALI), I made a simple change which dilutes this logic invocations, right now 1:64. Since then I'm enjoying MUCH improved battery life.
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Could you please explain your "logic invocations, right now 1:64" change?

JimSmith94 said:
Could you please explain your "logic invocations, right now 1:64" change?
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In the fixed APK the logic is actually invoked 1 time out of 64 attempts. It makes its frequency about every 40 minutes instead of every 30 seconds.

mpogr said:
In the fixed APK the logic is actually invoked 1 time out of 64 attempts. It makes its frequency about every 40 minutes instead of every 30 seconds.
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Thanks, I understand now. Congratulations on your find and fix! I'm going to try it.

mpogr said:
The fixed APK is attached. You're welcome to give it a try at your own risk (you need to enable installation from untrusted sources + reboot and clean dalvik cache).
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Someone who knows where this should be shared and divulged to the rest of the community should do so! It sounds like this is a pretty bad bug that should be addressed officially, but BIG TIME props to you for figuring this all out!!
Thank you!!!

Im on samsung f/w (note3) yesterday ive experience on severe battery drain .. in a few hours it was completely drained.. I wasnt even wearing it.. so that logic aint the only faulty one .. thx for tgat fix.. il see if it helps
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Guys, everyone with abnormal drain, it would be extremely helpful to troubleshoot your root cause if you could send me the log file from your watch that includes the affected time span. In order to do that:
Enable USB debugging on the watch (under settings->Gear Info)
Download and install Tizen SDK.
Connect your watch to the computer using its charging cradle.
Open the command line (cmd.exe), change to the folder where the SDK files are installed (the default is c:\tizen-sdk\tools) and then run the following command:
Code:
sdb pull /var/log/dlog_main
This will pull the log file to the same folder. Then send it to me via PM (ZIP first!), so I could have a look.

mpogr said:
Guys, everyone with abnormal drain, it would be extremely helpful to troubleshoot your root cause if you could send me the log file from your watch that includes the affected time span. In order to do that:
Download and install Tizen SDK.
Connect your watch to the computer using its charging cradle.
Open the command line (cmd.exe), change to the folder where the SDK files are installed (the default is c:\tizen-sdk\tools) and then run the following command:
Code:
sdb pull /var/log/dlog_main
This will pull the log file to the same folder. Then send it to me via PM (ZIP first!), so I could have a look.
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well I decided to reformat my watch in case that woudl help but will surely grab a log next time somethign like this occurs.

Excellent work mpogr!! Will try this and report back
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I think I too have this issue and I have an S5. Does the goproviders-signed.apk go onto the phone or the Gear2?
Are there some instructions on getting the goproviders-signed.apk file onto the Gear2?

apexhugger said:
I think I too have this issue and I have an S5. Does the goproviders-signed.apk go onto the phone or the Gear2?
Are there some instructions on getting the goproviders-signed.apk file onto the Gear2?
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The APK file is installed on the phone. It is strongly advised to clear goproviders data before installing it.
I just made a new version of this APK corresponding to the new version of Gear Manager (2.1.14052101), it's attached to this post.

mpogr said:
The APK file is installed on the phone. It is strongly advised to clear goproviders data before installing it.
I just made a new version of this APK corresponding to the new version of Gear Manager (2.1.14052101), it's attached to this post.
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Thanks for that. Is there a guide for getting this file onto the Gear2 (and clearing goproviders data)?
I'm quite new to this but good at following instructions

apexhugger said:
Thanks for that. Is there a guide for getting this file onto the Gear2 (and clearing goproviders data)?
I'm quite new to this but good at following instructions
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Clearing data is usually available under "Settings->Apps" and then find the app (goproviders) and find "Clear Data" buton.
In terms of installing, you need to enable installation from untrusted sources first of all. Then, you can use any file manager software (e.g. "Root Explorer" or "Super Manager"), when you tap on an APK file, it will ask if you want to install it.

mpogr said:
Clearing data is usually available under "Settings->Apps" and then find the app (goproviders) and find "Clear Data" buton.
In terms of installing, you need to enable installation from untrusted sources first of all. Then, you can use any file manager software (e.g. "Root Explorer" or "Super Manager"), when you tap on an APK file, it will ask if you want to install it.
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I'm having trouble getting this file to install, it doesn't let let me tap install (tapping Install does nothing). Does the phone need to be rooted?

Won't let me install, keeps failing.
Any ideas? I uninstalled with root uninstaller, still fails.
Do you think disabling Super User would temp fix the drain?
Sent from my SM-G900T using XDA Free mobile app

bubblebuddyi said:
Won't let me install, keeps failing.
Any ideas? I uninstalled with root uninstaller, still fails.
Do you think disabling Super User would temp fix the drain?
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Please, check if installation from untrusted sources is enabled.

mpogr said:
Please, check if installation from untrusted sources is enabled.
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It is.
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bubblebuddyi said:
It is.
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Actually, I think I faced it before. Gear Manager apparently checks if all of its components are installed and sometimes silently reinstalls them again.
Please, uninstall goproviders and install the alternative APK quickly afterwards.
I use Super Manager, one advantage of it is that you can see if the app is already installed (it show uninstall option when you tap on the APK in such case). I saw once, when I uninstalled the original app and then tried installing the new APK, it failed, but then, after tapping on it again, Super Manager showed that it was already installed. What I think happened was Gear Manager silently reinstalled the original app while I was trying to install the new one. Uninstalling (from Super Manager) and quickly installing again fixed it.

mpogr said:
Actually, I think I faced it before. Gear Manager apparently checks if all of its components are installed and sometimes silently reinstalls them again.
Please, uninstall goproviders and install the alternative APK quickly afterwards.
I use Super Manager, one advantage of it is that you can see if the app is already installed (it show uninstall option when you tap on the APK in such case). I saw once, when I uninstalled the original app and then tried installing the new APK, it failed, but then, after tapping on it again, Super Manager showed that it was already installed. What I think happened was Gear Manager silently reinstalled the original app while I was trying to install the new one. Uninstalling (from Super Manager) and quickly installing again fixed it.
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I tried that with Root Uninstaller, it definitely silently installs it. Faster then I could install it. And apparently disabling Root in SU uninstalled it, because now I can't re-enable it. As long as I'm not rooted, I shouldn't have an issue right?
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bubblebuddyi said:
I tried that with Root Uninstaller, it definitely silently installs it. Faster then I could install it. And apparently disabling Root in SU uninstalled it, because now I can't re-enable it. As long as I'm not rooted, I shouldn't have an issue right?
Sent from my SM-G900T using XDA Free mobile app
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No idea mate. Just make sure you've got the right "goproviders" installed at the end of the process. The final APK will reside under /data/app and will be named "com.samsung.accessory.goproviders-N.apk" (where N is a number like 1, 2 etc.). Just grab it (e.g. by "adb pull") and do binary comparison with the file you installed ("diff" on Andoid/Linux or "fc /b" on Windows).

OK I'm over lollipop..

I'm on ota lollipop unlocked bootloader and rooted , am I able to go back to KitKat ? And how maybe thanks

Use the 4.4.2 factory image to wipe your device, and restore to 4.4.2.

chispas117 said:
I'm on ota lollipop unlocked bootloader and rooted , am I able to go back to KitKat ? And how maybe thanks
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What was your problem with it?

Do I flash through custom recovery?

If you want to go back to Kitkat, you need to download the recovery image from nvidia developers site, directly from the bootloader.
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What was your problem with it?
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Card stack animations hide recent apps more than they reveal them
Recents remain over reboots , making it easier than ever for any stalker to learn about you just by booting your tablet
Galley is gone
App info is now an easter egg in recents, and it is completely missing from the notification bar
iOS style popups get in the way of text, cast an amazingly annoying shadow, and cannot be turned off
Storage Access Framework may cut off SD card access to first party apps
Storage Access Framework hides apps like QuickPic and Cymera from photo selection, makes user go through extra steps to find these apps now. (Insult to injury, they aren't even stored in a discernable order. It's definitely not alphabetical.)
Built-in Juswrite actually contains ads
Have you heard about the battery life bugs?

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Have you heard about the battery life bugs?
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I have sorted many bugs you've mentioned, for example, writing or reading from the sdcard is not a problem for me, and actually quickpic works better than the gallery use to.
About the battery life, I have not problems at all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2925957
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CM17X said:
I have sorted many bugs you've mentioned, for example, writing or reading from the sdcard is not a problem for me, and actually quickpic works better than the gallery use to.
About the battery life, I have not problems at all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2925957
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Right now, I'd actually like to hear more about writing to the SD card (without root, of course).

primetechv2 said:
Right now, I'd actually like to hear more about writing to the SD card (without root, of course).
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Try with Solid Explorer, I think it's able to write on SDcard without root.
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CM17X said:
Try with Solid Explorer, I think it's able to write on SDcard without root.
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I, like others, cannot get any compatible app to see my SD card through the Google Storage Access Framework. The SAF itself only shows internal.

CM17X said:
If you want to go back to Kitkat, you need to download the recovery image from nvidia developers site, directly from the bootloader.
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So am I able to flash this in cwm? Or have to use adb?

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So am I able to flash this in cwm? Or have to use adb?
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There are the instructions for flash nvidia recovery images. You have to diwnload one zip fike which contains recovery, OS, battery.dc, etc. Flash them all using the step by step command lines they describe you there. Not CMW but faatboot adb.
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CM17X said:
There are the instructions for flash nvidia recovery images. You have to diwnload one zip fike which contains recovery, OS, battery.dc, etc. Flash them all using the step by step command lines they describe you there. Not CMW but faatboot adb.
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I successfully made it back to KitKat thanks for the help my friend [emoji1]

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I successfully made it back to KitKat thanks for the help my friend [emoji1]
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Cool! :good:

I'm with you...
I went back to KitKat tonight for a lot of the same reasons you listed, and a few additional one (IE: it is butt ugly). The whole flat thing has got to go -- it is also a usability nightmare. I should not have to guess what is an effing button. Yea, we don't need old school Windows 3.1 style 3D buttons, but definitely need SOMETHING.
Also, definitely back you up on the app switching being an total nightmare. Have all the good UX designers retired and we are stuck with a bunch of noobs that don't know WTF they are doing?
Maybe if Google starts to see the marketshare of 5.x going *DOWN*, they won't keep beating a dead horse like MS with WP and will actually do something about the usability of their OS.
-- Brian
PS - so I don't start some OS war, I hate WP, iOS and now Android equally. They are all nasty mobile operating systems in their current forms.

The "and now Android" part is the biggest bummer. But yeah, that's what happens when its biggest developer forgets about making things for Android and just makes things for themselves.
At least lollipop fixed the sd card issues... Okay , it didn't. It brought more.

I feel that nVidia got lazy on this update leaving out shortcuts to certain settings

primetechv2 said:
Card stack animations hide recent apps more than they reveal them
Recents remain over reboots , making it easier than ever for any stalker to learn about you just by booting your tablet
Galley is gone
App info is now an easter egg in recents, and it is completely missing from the notification bar
iOS style popups get in the way of text, cast an amazingly annoying shadow, and cannot be turned off
Storage Access Framework may cut off SD card access to first party apps
Storage Access Framework hides apps like QuickPic and Cymera from photo selection, makes user go through extra steps to find these apps now. (Insult to injury, they aren't even stored in a discernable order. It's definitely not alphabetical.)
Built-in Juswrite actually contains ads
Have you heard about the battery life bugs?
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Card stacks are weird.
If you want the gallery side load the 4.0 camera app gives you the old camera and the old gallery.
Run SD Card Fix if you are rooted to get EX SD card functions back.
I think you can side load the old Just Write as well.
My battery life has been awesome on Lollipop. Getting about 20 hours per charge and about 4.5 hours of screen on time
Also not sure what you mean about iOS popups.
Sent from my SHIELD Tablet

ShrekOpher said:
Card stacks are weird.
If you want the gallery side load the 4.0 camera app gives you the old camera and the old gallery.
Run SD Card Fix if you are rooted to get EX SD card functions back.
I think you can side load the old Just Write as well.
My battery life has been awesome on Lollipop. Getting about 20 hours per charge and about 4.5 hours of screen on time
Also not sure what you mean about iOS popups.
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1. Google mimicks iOS style popups with Hangouts. The popups are large, often get in the way of things I'm working on (with an 8" screen!), they cast a shadow that goes 1/4 of the way down the screen, and THESE POPUPS CANNOT BE STOPPED within the offending app. It's iOS notifications, minus the control. Love iOS or hate it (I fall into the latter camp mostly), Google somehow took that feature and made it worse.
2. Regarding antiquated stock apps: sure, some people build it from source, but apps like that tend to be finicky or laced with malware. I like QuickPic, but at the end of the day, Google apps take up space, a lot of space, even when disabled. Internal storage is precious.
3. Regarding rooting for more storage : it's an okay workaround, but it's sad Lollipop breaks stuff that worked in Android 4.3... but the bigger sin is that it failed to fix things Google said were fixed.
I'm not planning on rooting my device, and as a result I have several apps that come with fullscreen ads on boot (YouTube), try to sell me news sources when I can get newsreaders for free (Google Play Newsstand), a gallery that's built into a social network, and more. I can disable them and cobble together a replacement, but....
Where's the "stock" in Android?
Don't get me wrong, NVIDIA did a great job putting in the stock email app (Nexus devices all forced users into GMail, their email app was an apology and a link to the latter), and I absolutely appreciate their full Shutdown menu complete with Restart, Mute, and Airplane Mode. The Nexus 7, Stock Google, doesn't have any of that. But still, I feel like my great tablet is hamstrung.