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Hello All,
I have (2) N5's (one white, one black). I've noticed that battery life on the black one is extremely bad. I'm almost always near a charger, so it was quite a shock when I noticed the black one down to 37% by noon. The next day I swapped phones and never saw the charge on the white one drop below 97%. I wiped both phones and configured each identically and was able to duplicate very similar results over the next few days. This morning I decided to see what happened when I did not connect to a charger. My use has been almost nothing (5 mins of screen time, 3 hrs off battery), yet my phone is already at 81%. I notice "Android OS" is using approx 50% of the battery. I do have a few apps that run in the background and I also leave GPS, BT, mobile and wifi on all of the time, however this is no different than how I used the white one or any previous phones. I suspect this is a hardware problem, however I would like to try to pinpoint the cause to satisfy my own curiosity. Can anyone recommend specific apps/tools that would provide more detailed information about what is going on with the different subsystems (battery, cpu, radios, storage, etc) that could help me find the problem? Thank you.
Do some searching and reading.
It's your apps. Not a hardware problem.
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Do a complete factory restore on both, with full charge, Then don't touch them at all, the post results
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You have a wakelock obviously. My Android OS does the same thing, but it doesnt destroy the battery that bad. My wakelock is wlan_rx_wake, and its very annoying to get rid of. Still havent found a way to kill it yet.
I've noticed if you turn the location settings to "Device only" the Nexus 5 sips battery, while the screen is off, because it isn't always waking itself 1,000+ times a day to report your location.
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Do some searching and reading.
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Pretty sure that's what I'm doing?
It's your apps. Not a hardware problem.
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I initially thought the same thing; however, I did not install any apps after wiping the phone, yet the problem remains. Also, I do not have this problem on my other N5 with all of my normal apps installed and configured for normal use.
Do a complete factory restore on both, with full charge, Then don't touch them at all, the post results
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I did this... mostly. After wiping both phones (by reflashing the factory image) I did charge both to 100% before using them. Unfortunately, I am on-call 24/7 and have to use one phone at all times. I did keep usage as identical as possible. I did this by not installing any apps and charging at the same times for the same amount of time. Also, my commute and time at work/home/elsewhere was almost identical. Of course there are some things that are out of my control (call, sms, emails, etc received), however it was certainly not enough to account for the difference I am seeing. If I take the phones off the charger at 7A, and use as little as possible, the white one will be >90% where the black one with be <40% by noon.
You have a wakelock obviously. My Android OS does the same thing, but it doesnt destroy the battery that bad. My wakelock is wlan_rx_wake, and its very annoying to get rid of. Still havent found a way to kill it yet.
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This very well may be. How did you find out that your wakelock is wlan_rx_wake? This is what I'm really seeking - app recommendations or other ways to acquire this in-depth information. I've done some googling, but many of the apps that I've seen recommended do not work with KitKat. What I find most odd is how the white N5 with a 100% identical configuration does not have this problem.
I've noticed if you turn the location settings to "Device only" the Nexus 5 sips battery, while the screen is off, because it isn't always waking itself 1,000+ times a day to report your location.
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Thank you. I suspect this would make a difference, however I am basing my expected usage on what I get with the white N5 with the same configuration. I did not change any settings on either and would like to see them similar with the same configuration. Once the issue is worked out, I will definitely take your advice and change this setting to increase my battery life.
Thank you all.
Did you download the firmware from Google then flash it in bootloader? Also you need to flash both phones to stock, Then not install any apps or settings on both so there both the same. That's a fair test.
If you can't do this, Then this thread is pointless as far as I'm concerned.
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Did you download the firmware from Google then flash it in bootloader? Also you need to flash both phones to stock, Then not install any apps or settings on both so there both the same. That's a fair test.
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Yes, I downloaded and flashed the stock image from Google. I run stock on all of my Nexus devices. I did not install any apps, however I had to setup E-Mail and modify my APN settings.
If you can't do this, Then this thread is pointless as far as I'm concerned.
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Why the attitude? You're clearly a helpful person, based on the time you spend helping others on here. If you're having a bad day or dealing with some personal issues, I sincerely hope things get better for you. If you really have a problem with my test constraints, then please move along. As a UNIX Administrator for the past 15 years, and a component-level electronics tech for 5 years before that, I can tell you from experience that the real world simply does not always provide for ideal conditions. While I agree that a 100% identical setup is preferred as a control, it's simply not an option. Even with my constraints, there is no way the number of emails and texts that I sent/received on a given day are the cause here. All that said, the point of this thread was to gain insight into how I can find more detailed information about what is going on with the various subsystems - either app recommendations or other tools. Much of the information I've found has been high-level - Settings > Battery or BetterBatteryStats (which doesn't work with KitKat AFAIK).
Thank you.
Without the 100% identical test, it's a guessing game.
I don't have an attitude, if I did, I would have told you my credentials, but I didn't think that had anything to do with this thread...
I'm not being a smart-ass buddy, and I do like to help on here as much as possible or as much as my knowledge can allow me.
Better battery stats, is for sure your best bet, that app is a must have for trouble shooting. I'm sure within a few days, there will be a update.
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As in topic. Any problems i should know about before i buy this phone?
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Why would there be any problems to be worried about with a brand new Note 3? Are you refering to something else... i.e. What you should know before rooting a 9005? Just not exactly sure what you're looking for? Have you heard of any problems with that model?
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no problem
Read around. XDA-Developers. not XDA-SPOONFEED.
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As in topic. Any problems i should know about before i buy this phone?
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Only one: you need big hands!
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Depends what you think about problem...
Hardware problem, no one.
Bugs, none that I know.
For me the problems that Note 3 has is: The knox warranty system, the heat of 60°C gaming in upper left screen (solved by rotating screen to the other side, avoiding the side that heats) and ugly pics on low light.
Knox and as such the rooting issue
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The s lag is still present i guess?
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My Note 3 die after 4 month of use, normal, not a scratch, not a drop, not a knock, just simple dead...and the problem from having KNOX, you could not change roms, if you try to stay on warranty.
i have a slight screen burn from using it in landscape with waze
let me fill in a little:
1) wonky camera generally. In some devices, lines appear on the screen when the camera functions in 'not-so-low' light settings. I have seen this on multiple devices
2) A little lag here and there. The worst offender in my book is Chrome. I use this the most and that is why I notice it.
3) The usual Android stuff - you need to turn off few application services in order to get a good battery life.
4) Sucky loudspeaker
5) Is not as clingy to the mobile network as the fruit phone. I am having more dropped calls on this than the fruit phone
6) For the love of god, I am not sure why the phone call receive animation is jittery. It tells me to swipe but it does not behave like a swipe. Not sure if I made sense but I hate that 'animation' in there.
As usual, the above are my opinions cause I have a right to have them
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let me fill in a little:
1) wonky camera generally. In some devices, lines appear on the screen when the camera functions in 'not-so-low' light settings. I have seen this on multiple devices
2) A little lag here and there. The worst offender in my book is Chrome. I use this the most and that is why I notice it.
3) The usual Android stuff - you need to turn off few application services in order to get a good battery life.
4) Sucky loudspeaker
5) Is not as clingy to the mobile network as the fruit phone. I am having more dropped calls on this than the fruit phone
6) For the love of god, I am not sure why the phone call receive animation is jittery. It tells me to swipe but it does not behave like a swipe. Not sure if I made sense but I hate that 'animation' in there.
As usual, the above are my opinions cause I have a right to have them
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Well reminded, speakers audio sucks
Hi,
I'm seriously considering to order the mate9 at the USA tomorrow, have some pre-buying questions:
1. Does the battery lastsat least 12 hours? I really seek a phone that won't be able to drain a bettery in a single day
2. Can you unlock/wake the phone using the fingerprint only (no pressing on the power button)?
3. Any technique to achieve something similar to s7 always on display (see notifications without opening the phone)?
Thanks!
cheers,
Yoni
1 - Yes
2 - Yes
3 - Don't know
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On 3...
You can set Mate 9 to wake screen on notification but it seems to not support, at least in full, the regular implementation of interactive lock screen notifications. That said, I do recall a setting somewhere to allow text input on notifications (I think specifically for lock screen). But in daily use, some app notifications work on lock screen as expected and some don't.
See thread below for more detailed discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/notifications-bug-t3505886/page7
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# 1 - the battery life is better than any phone that I have ever used - and I've used just about everything. The most I have got the battery down to in one long day of heavy use is 44%.
#2 - the fingerprint reader takes a bit of patience to get it properly registered, but then it works brilliantly. The reader is placed so that it falls nicely just under the index finger, and wakes up the phone or answers a call with just a touch.
I see what was happening with lock screen notifications and it is due to funky (stupid) way the phone manages things. When an app installs the phone restricts permissions as it this is is appropriate (think you can turn this off but I did after installing most apps). Anyways, certain (most apps) had the diary content on lock screen off so I set it on and expect more normal lock screen notification behavior now.
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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Buy a smartwatch you can get a moto 360 cheap on eBay right now. I personally wouldn't use any 'always on' apps on a device with an LCD as it might cause a lot of battery drain. I haven't tried though. -something to note, huawei fixed the notification icons in the last update.
Great answers, much appreciated.
In overall would you recommend the phone? my other option is s7 edge which seems to tick all boxes only I adore bigger screens.
p.s. side question - any idea whether I can scroll using the fingerprint?
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Great answers, much appreciated.
In overall would you recommend the phone? my other option is s7 edge which seems to tick all boxes only I adore bigger screens.
p.s. side question - any idea whether I can scroll using the fingerprint?
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scroll using fingerprint sensor brings down the notifications.
I had note 7 and minus the s pen this is a very good device to keep me going until the next note is launched....waiting impatiently.
I tried the oneplus 3 but prefer this much more.
Absolutely recommend. Had S7 Edge and was so tired of the Samsung BS, tacky TW software and design and screen too small. Mate 9 is far better device.
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For enabling the fingerprint scanner features from Pixel on all phones...
https://goo.gl/AoJ1sB
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Hi,
I'm seriously considering to order the mate9 at the USA tomorrow, have some pre-buying questions:
1. Does the battery lastsat least 12 hours? I really seek a phone that won't be able to drain a bettery in a single day
2. Can you unlock/wake the phone using the fingerprint only (no pressing on the power button)?
3. Any technique to achieve something similar to s7 always on display (see notifications without opening the phone)?
Thanks!
cheers,
Yoni
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Note: I don't have this phone, yet. Considering it pretty hard. I'm in U.S., so will probably be at least January.
3 - Regarding notifications, that is important to me as well. I posted a question about the LED, and sounds like that is a possibility, for use with something like Lightflow. For example, I have the led Green for email, Blue for task notifications, Red for missed call, Flashing red for messages, etc.
If the LED doesn't work out, another possibility is something lke the NoLed app. It will work similar as I discussed above, but simulates an led on the screen.
Hello.
Im thinking of swithing from an 6p to a mate 9. The reason is that, i think everybody knows that 6p has shutdown problems and they are driving me crazy. I realy enjoy sing my 6p, but the time has come.
Is here somebody who came from a 6p to a mate9? Pros and cons over the 6p?
there isnt much information about user experience comparing them two, thats why im asking it here. Is it worth it or not?
the bigger battery, "stereo kind of" speakers, large display, less bezzels, and kirin 960 vs 810 , it is allready very tempting.:good:
I ordered my brand new Mate 9 and it is going to be in my hands tomorrow evening. I will share my experiences asap.
I had the 6p for a while.
6p pros...
Better speakers, the mate 9 speakers are good but not near as good as the Nexus.
More development
Stock Android, if you prefer that
Mate 9 pros...
Better and bigger display
Better fingerprint sensor
The camera appears to be better
Very long battery life
Expandable storage
IR Blaster
I actually like EMUI, it has a lot of neat features
I think the Mate 9 looks better
Faster and smoother than the 6p
If I think of more, I'll report back.
Rooted Nexus 6p (RRemix MM rom) user to rooted Mate 9 (MHA-L29 C432B138) user. Best decision I ever made. I am on AT&T. Both my Pebble Time Steel and Samsung Gear S3 Classic work great with it. Honestly, zero hiccups. I use Nova Launcher Prime and a handful of other applications for notifications/ease. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
I agree with the gentleman above. Honestly, you will love the extra battery life, the amazing camera, and smoothness. The wifi is also stronger/more consistent. The display is actually pretty damn amazing despite being 1080P LCD.
Honestly, the developers are coming...trust me. So much has happened especially thanks to @duraaraa. The Mate 9 is hands down the best phone I've ever had. I have zero regrets.
yes, the speakers, the display, and the developement for the 6p are pros.
But as it seems the Mate 9 will be a good upgrade, till that time when this years flagships will be launched.
After 6 months ill maybe give mate9 back to my provider, and upgrate to a more top notch phone. till that im almost sure i can live without flashing roms, and e.t.c, and get used to EMUI. As when i took LG G4 after Nexus 5.
and is the difference in display quality noticable as coming from qhd to full hd?
Came from 6p and had the shut down issue. You might be over exaggerating a little. Mine would randomly shut down under 10%. Wasn't a huge deal.
I've used the 6p off and on since release. Only reason I was using last couple of months because I cracked my mate 8.
Battery life is the biggest pro for me. After using the mate 8 for so long, going back to a smaller battery had me charging a few times a day versus maybe once a day. Always searching for a charger. I am a media/data hog.
Biggest pro for Nexus is the modding community.
Most important for me is tlthe mate series can take a beating and the only phone that makes me rethink the 2k display. Nothing competes with Samsung flagship displays but this is a quality 1080p panel.
Plus with T-Mobile binge on and it's 480p, I could care less besides bragging rights.
Mine 6p is shutting down even at 60%, and i can turn it on only when i find a charger. And it is hard when i havent got the charger by hand, and i need a phone. Thats why im searching for a good upgrade. I dont want an s7 edge or anything else. The only phone that felt in my eyes was mate 9. The bigger battery and performance comparision sn810 vs kirin 960.
And maybe the developement, and roms will start to appear here after time.
I got mate 9 pro after the 6p because of the shut down issues. No complaints this far
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Got the Mate 9 after my 6p went into bootloops. Huawei will replace but couldn't wait 2 weeks without a phone so bought the Mate 9. Everything mentioned above is right on. It is a great phone. I really like EMUI. The black theme makes it even better. Battery is great compared to 6p. Phones are like new girlfriends, there are things you like and dislike in the beginning. It takes time to get used to the change The battery was the #1 reason I went with the Mate 9 and not the V20. Glad I did.
Came from a 6P also and I love this phone. I do miss the Nexus development but this phone has been great so far, and I actually don't mind running emui. Would love to see AOSP on this bad boy but I can actually live with the phone as is.
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Upgraded to the Huawei Mate9 because my Huawei 6P has been wonderful! The Mate9 has newer better specs and amazing form factor! Keeping both and look forward to root, flashing, etc...
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Rooted Nexus 6p (RRemix MM rom) user to rooted Mate 9 (MHA-L29 C432B138) user. Best decision I ever made. I am on AT&T. Both my Pebble Time Steel and Samsung Gear S3 Classic work great with it. Honestly, zero hiccups. I use Nova Launcher Prime and a handful of other applications for notifications/ease. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
I agree with the gentleman above. Honestly, you will love the extra battery life, the amazing camera, and smoothness. The wifi is also stronger/more consistent. The display is actually pretty damn amazing despite being 1080P LCD.
Honestly, the developers are coming...trust me. So much has happened especially thanks to @duraaraa. The Mate 9 is hands down the best phone I've ever had. I have zero regrets.
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Would you mind sharing with us what apps you use for notifications /ease apart from nova?
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I really love EMUI as many things are baked into the system. But it's not perfect. You'll find many small things missing. Third party music controls on LS for example.
I actually smashed screen on Nexus 6P and also dropped in loo.. Still works but actually got the Mate 8 and I love it some much going to sell and get Mate 9 I love Emui and solid performance of the mate 8 and with Resolution of Mate being a lot lower have not noticed one bit..
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Would you mind sharing with us what apps you use for notifications /ease apart from nova?
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Launcher: Nove Prime.
LED Notifications: Light Manager or Light Flow Legacy. I went back to Light Manager because it's just simpler/faster to customize. I use the "always on" feature to have my LEDs come on. Light Flow allows you to prioritize. It's really a matter of preference. Use the fastest setting or 1 second setting or always on feature in each app if you want it to work properly. Also, the only colors that work are Blue, Cyan, Yellow, White, Orange, Red, Pink, and Green. If you venture too far from their spectrum, no light will show up. TIP: make sure not to use any of the custom battery settings for the LED because that will mess with the notifications. Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red, Yellow, Green; I found this annoying, but at least this way it works consistently. That is the biggest thing I miss about my Nexus 6P - the stronger/brighter LED that actually blinked faster rather than pulsed like the Mate 9. I can't stand pulse (you have to leave this on in the main settings for the LED to work), so I use the "Always On" settings in either of these LED apps to be able to easily see my LED notification.
File Manager: Solid Explorer (best file/root manager app period recommended by top developers on XDA).
Music: Spotify.
Weather: 1Weather (has solid widgets for time, weather, different locations and customization for appearance).
Lock widget: Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly. Saves battery and the waste of using a separate widget app.
Flashlight: Tiny Flashlight + LED - great widget with custom icons that works well.
Ad-free App: AdAway - you need to be rooted, but it works once you have restarted your phone, enabled it, and made sure it is in the ALLOWED apps under Ignore Optimizations in Settings.
Casting App: Bubble UPnP - hands down the best app for casting to a smart tv, dlna device/dongle, and chromecast device.
Video Player: MX Player Pro.
Tech Apps: XDA Forums and Geekbytes Pro (the best tech info app that compiles tech info from multiple places like Droid-Life, Phandroid, Android-Headlines, etc).
Wall Charger Voltage/Power Checker: Ampere.
Off the the top of my head, those are the most useful. If you have a Pebble or Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, I know a bunch of apps that make them much more useful. PM me for that or any other questions regarding specific apps. You don't really need any battery saving/optimizing apps like Greenify or Doze because Nougat has built in Doze (the optimization, etc). You can, however, download Wakelock Detector to see what apps keep your device awake in different scenarios. That can be pretty useful at narrowing down battery hogs. All the best! :highfive:
Another former Nexus 6p-turned-Mate 9 user here.
To be fair, I really loved the design, screen, camera and the stock experience of the 6p. Have used it for 1+ years and would want to keep it longer. Unfortunately the phone becomes increasingly unreliable as the battery failed me a few times when it reaches 20%.
Changed to Mate 9 a couple of weeks ago and never looked back. Here's what stood out for me for this phone:
- dual sim, with 64GB built-in storage. Can run 2 sims comfotably in one phone without having to worry about storage
- Great battery life, even with 2 sims (Sim 1 running 4G) and with wifi and BT on as well
- Super fast charging!
- Screen is good, don't miss the higher res of 6p
- Camera is decent, comparable to 6p for normal lighting. Though i feel 6p performs better under low lighting. The monochrome shots of Mate 9 are beautiful.
- Audio quality from the earjack is very good and that is important for me as I listened to music regularly. Speakers are not as bad as what some reviews says
- Speed and memory management is good, especially considering it's not stock android. EMUI is not too intrusive either.
The only thing i would miss from 6p is the regular updates for Android. But then given how Google has been messing up the regular updates and Nougat, stability might be a good thing! And Mate 9 would have been perfect if it's water resistant/proof.
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Launcher: Nove Prime.
LED Notifications: Light Manager or Light Flow Legacy. I went back to Light Manager because it's just simpler/faster to customize. I use the "always on" feature to have my LEDs come on. Light Flow allows you to prioritize. It's really a matter of preference. Use the fastest setting or 1 second setting or always on feature in each app if you want it to work properly. Also, the only colors that work are Blue, Cyan, Yellow, White, Orange, Red, Pink, and Green. If you venture too far from their spectrum, no light will show up. TIP: make sure not to use any of the custom battery settings for the LED because that will mess with the notifications. Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red, Yellow, Green; I found this annoying, but at least this way it works consistently. That is the biggest thing I miss about my Nexus 6P - the stronger/brighter LED that actually blinked faster rather than pulsed like the Mate 9. I can't stand pulse (you have to leave this on in the main settings for the LED to work), so I use the "Always On" settings in either of these LED apps to be able to easily see my LED notification.
File Manager: Solid Explorer (best file/root manager app period recommended by top developers on XDA).
Music: Spotify.
Weather: 1Weather (has solid widgets for time, weather, different locations and customization for appearance).
Lock widget: Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly. Saves battery and the waste of using a separate widget app.
Flashlight: Tiny Flashlight + LED - great widget with custom icons that works well.
Ad-free App: AdAway - you need to be rooted, but it works once you have restarted your phone, enabled it, and made sure it is in the ALLOWED apps under Ignore Optimizations in Settings.
Casting App: Bubble UPnP - hands down the best app for casting to a smart tv, dlna device/dongle, and chromecast device.
Video Player: MX Player Pro.
Tech Apps: XDA Forums and Geekbytes Pro (the best tech info app that compiles tech info from multiple places like Droid-Life, Phandroid, Android-Headlines, etc).
Wall Charger Voltage/Power Checker: Ampere.
Off the the top of my head, those are the most useful. If you have a Pebble or Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, I know a bunch of apps that make them much more useful. PM me for that or any other questions regarding specific apps. You don't really need any battery saving/optimizing apps like Greenify or Doze because Nougat has built in Doze (the optimization, etc). You can, however, download Wakelock Detector to see what apps keep your device awake in different scenarios. That can be pretty useful at narrowing down battery hogs. All the best! :highfive:
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Can you please elaborate the given part please? I did not understand this part at all. "Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red , Yellow , Green : I found this annoying , but at least this way it works consistently"
This one too. " Lock widget Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly . Saves battery and the waste of using separate widget app" Does nova has a LS widget? How to do it?
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Can you please elaborate the given part please? I did not understand this part at all. "Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red , Yellow , Green : I found this annoying , but at least this way it works consistently"
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So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%) when plugged in for charging. So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
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So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%). So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
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Thanks for the info.
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opasha said:
So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%) when plugged in for charging. So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
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In my case I am not able to use many colors consistently. Like yellow or cyan etc. When I set colours to yellow for third party apps and do the test the colour appears is always random like red or green. Any idea? App: Light flow legacy
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This one too. " Lock widget Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly . Saves battery and the waste of using separate widget app" Does nova has a LS widget? How to do it?
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Hold anywhere on the screen where there is space for an ICON. Then select WIDGETS. At the top you will see, Nova Action, select that. Then select Screen Lock. That's it. It will create a Screen Lock icon that locks your screen. If you hold this icon, you can EDIT. This will allow you to rename it or have no name (I have no name so it looks more like a widget icon than an app icon). The awesome part is that you can have a swipe action for it also. So, this allows you to swipe up on the icon and it can do pretty much any NOVA option you want. Mine is currently set to SHORTCUTS > Directions (to my home) using Google Maps. If you select the icon, you can change it to any icon you want.
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Thanks for the info.
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In my case I am not able to use many colors consistently. Like yellow or cyan etc. When I set colours to yellow for third party apps and do the test the colour appears is always random like red or green. Any idea? App: Light flow legacy
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You're very welcome.
Light Flow Legacy is tricky because some of the color options given don't align up correctly to the Color Scale that matches the Mate 9 LED spectrum, so honestly, you just have to keep testing until you find the color that works within the 12-15 colors that are listed. I prefer Light Manager for this reason because it does the exact color and you don't need to guess.
Funny enough I was originally considering a 6P. I was looking to transition from iOS and a Nexus device looked like the most logical step to take.
Then I started reading about the battery shutdown issues with Nougat beta... and along came the Mate 9 to tempt me so here I am. Brilliant device.
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Hi,
Coming from a Moto Z and before that a 6P.
Ok... I didn't intend to hate this phone but... Why are notifications broken? Why dont PocketCasts playback controls work?
I know this is "1 aspect" but to me notifications are vital and i simply don't understand this phone.
- i receive a notification and screen lights up (i set that per app)
- but then I unlock phone
- notifications still in notification shade. I lock device.
- they are no longer on lock screen
Why?
That's not how any other device i have owned worked?
And lock screen music playback is... A disaster?
I consider this phone basically unusable... Yet reviews never mentioned this. Am I alone?
I agree with you, mostly. I'm coming from a Nexus 6P (and many Nexi before that since the One), so I'm used to the plain Vanilla and love it. I was able to rectify some of the notification issues by enabling banner and lockscreen notifications from the Settings >> Notification & Status Bar >> Notification Management area. It doesn't fix everything, and at times (especially the beginning) it was very frustrating. I have it for 5 days now and am at a point where I think it's usable and am waiting for LineageOS to come out with a vanilla-ish version.
http://lineagerom.com/huawei-mate-9-lineage-nougat-update/
The battery is what drew me to the phone and it doesn't disappoint. I can get about 24 hours and that impresses me.
Thanks, have that set for important apps. Feels like a massive part of Android (notifications) are basically missing. Rest is good/ok/great but.... Just feels like madness that this is acceptable in 2017.
yup, hw software sux. end of. waiting for stock-ed customs
Just you
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Yea, that's what ended up being the deal breaker for me. I absolutely loved everything else with the phone, but notifications are the baseline of what a phone should be (at least to me), and this phone failed at that miserably. Not being able to reply to a text without unlocking the phone is a no go for 2017. I also kept hearing how battery life was amazing...I never really saw that either considering the size of the battery and a 1080p screen. I've got a Moto Z Play and I can tell you that this is truly amazing battery life. I'm now sitting at 53% with 4:39 sot and been off charger since 9:45a...It's now 1a the following morning. Not putting down Mate 9, as I really did like the rest of the phone...So much so that I'm on here looking to see if they have come out with an update for the glaring problem you guys are discussing. It looks as they Huawei doesn't even acknowledge the issue, so not counting on a fix. Oh well
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I'm really surprised Huawei get a free pass on this. I read about 10 reviews, saw lots of YouTube videos and I had no idea how this phone handles notifications. I simply don't believe that someone coming from "normal" Android versions wouldn't find this different enough to warrant a huge rant?
Very frustrating. I like so many aspects of this device but the basic things are terrible. Madness.
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
Spot on! I'm 700 USD in on this phone. Only thing going for it on my side is the battery (so far) and dual sim as I travel a lot.
The rest is just unacceptable... At the very best. Likely the first and the last Huawei I'll own.
It's not just software that is bad for notifications. The hardware is poor too. The LED is tiny and almost invisible. The vibration is very weak so you can't feel it in your pocket.
This is a great phone underneath, but the little things really spoil it.
Huawei had a great opportunity to take business off Samsung, but they have blown it.
This has put me off Huawei. I'll be trading in the Mate for a Note 8. Or perhaps I won't wait for that. The S8+ is looking good.
Coming from a Nexus 6, the software has it's issues, but overall I like my Mate 9 so much more. Thought I would be missing the stock Android in a daily basis, but I seem to be very happy with my new phone.
-ErrorFile- said:
Coming from a Nexus 6, the software has it's issues, but overall I like my Mate 9 so much more. Thought I would be missing the stock Android in a daily basis, but I seem to be very happy with my new phone.
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Coming from the disastrous year of Samsungs (s7 Active, s7 Edge, Note 7) Im loving the mate 9. Getting 10 hours of screen on time, notifications havent been an issue at all (Ive had to unlock the phone to reply to a text on every single phone Ive used including iPhone). I prefer the lockscreen stay clean and the led flash when I have something unread. Out of all the phones Ive used this past year, this is the only one Ive kept. Ive got a Moto Z Force sitting on my table thats for sale and once its gone all Ill have left is my iPhone 6s plus and the Mate 9.
wingzfan said:
Coming from the disastrous year of Samsungs (s7 Active, s7 Edge, Note 7) Im loving the mate 9. Getting 10 hours fo screen on time, notifications havent been an issue at all (Ive had to unlock the phone to reply to a text on very single phone Ive used including iPhone). I prefer the lockscreen stay clean and the led flash when I have something unread. Out of all the phones Ive used this past year, this is the only one Ive kept. Ive got a Moto Z Force sitting on my table thats for sale and once its gone all Ill have left is my iPhone 6s plus and the Mate 9.
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Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
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Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
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I have no issues with the brightness of the led at all, in fact I prefer it to the absurd brightness of the s7 series. My phone is primarily on a desk or table and I havent missied any notifications at all. Also my volume is always on so I hear my phone go off and never really pay attention to the vibration of it but I would say its right on par with my iPhone. Another thing is I use Textra and always have so Ive got the vibration set to "multiple short" and if the phone is for some reason on silent I still hear the vibration when a notification comes in. Honestly I have no complaints about anything with this phone especially now that Ive been able to change out the emojis without root (hate android emojis).
coming from a pixel
i really like the mate 9, the software could do with abit more though.
if it was pure vanilla, this phone would be the end all.
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Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
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I use an app called Flash notificationn 2. basically on any missed notifications it keeps flashing the camera and lights up the screen( set every min or so). it works very well. coming from a note 4 i was also tossed. I do love this phone and at 599.00 seems a steal. does it have shortcomings , ya it does. but so does every phone. price to price with the s8+ or note 8 rumored at close to a grand makes this phone a steal. especially considering the list of shortcomings the galaxys 8 will have.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manzy.flashnotification2&hl=en
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Not being able to reply to a text without unlocking the phone is a no go for 2017.
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That seems like an odd issue to me. All it takes to unlock the phone is touching a sensor. Unless the complaint is about doing it while sitting flat on a surface, then I agree the sensor placement isn't optimal. But if replying to a text without unlocking the phone is important, that's easily solved with a 3rd party text app, like Textra.
I also haven't noticed the issues with notifications in my usage that others have had. But I do agree the notification LED could be brighter, and the vibration stronger.
tommy281 said:
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
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This just doesn't work reliably. Spotify works 60% of the time maybe but PocketCasts about 5%. Totally rubbish.
Really mixed bag of opinions here.
I'm almost wondering if there are multiple software versions showing different behaviour?
The 2 notifications issues i have are :
1. Music playback controls. Dreadful. Seems like some apps whitelisted but even those don't work 100% of the time. PocketCasts (even latest version from 2 days ago) works basically never, meaning i need to unlock phone to pause. A total joke.
2. Notifications. Lock screen shows them once and once only. As soon as i unlock, all notifications are not shown again on lock screen, unlike normal Android.
For those that "don't have issue with the notifications"... Do you see what i see?
tommy281 said:
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
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That doesn't fix the issue...It's a known problem.
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RealEvil said:
Really mixed bag of opinions here.
I'm almost wondering if there are multiple software versions showing different behaviour?
The 2 notifications issues i have are :
1. Music playback controls. Dreadful. Seems like some apps whitelisted but even those don't work 100% of the time. PocketCasts (even latest version from 2 days ago) works basically never, meaning i need to unlock phone to pause. A total joke.
2. Notifications. Lock screen shows them once and once only. As soon as i unlock, all notifications are not shown again on lock screen, unlike normal Android.
For those that "don't have issue with the notifications"... Do you see what i see?
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I think what you have are two types of people on here...Not two software versions. You have people that have given up on the phone and people who are justifying their purchase...lol
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