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Issue With LauncherPro...

After trying several different launchers, LauncherPro was my favourite one which was near perfect.
It looks great, runs fast and is excellent on battery...
I have just one issue which is really bothering me and this launcher is the only one giving me this problem.
It's hard to explain the problem but it's an issue with the screen wallpaper. When setting a wallpaper, whether it be stock or your own, it will then appear to be zoomed in like crazy and appear blocky/blurry...
The only way to put the screen wallpaper back to normal is by switching your home screen to another then switching back.
However, when doing this the home screen wallpaper will eventually return to it's strange looking state.
Even when disabling screen scrolling or using wallpaper wizardrii the home screen wallpaper will still return the way it was before, zoomed in like crazy and will scroll even though it's been disabled.
This is a definate bug in the launcher but it seems I'm the only one getting this.
Anyone have any suggestions other than to change my launcher?
As stated before I really love this launcher and would like to resolve this problem.
Thanks.

I just found out how to take screenshots of my Note homescreen and will now show you a before and after pic, the second pic obviously looking strange...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now for the BAD looking home wallpaper:

try using a 3rd party gallery to set up ur walls. i used Quickpic (free from the market and a great galley browser too) to set up my wall using lp as launcher with no issues. Maybe that could help.

cybermessiah said:
try using a 3rd party gallery to set up ur walls. i used Quickpic (free from the market and a great galley browser too) to set up my wall using lp as launcher with no issues. Maybe that could help.
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I will give this a try & let you know what happens...
Strange thing is my wallpaper looks perfect when it's set. It's only after a few hours it will suddenly change and appear ugly.

kanej2006 said:
After trying several different launchers, LauncherPro was my favourite one which was near perfect.
It looks great, runs fast and is excellent on battery...
I have just one issue which is really bothering me and this launcher is the only one giving me this problem.
It's hard to explain the problem but it's an issue with the screen wallpaper. When setting a wallpaper, whether it be stock or your own, it will then appear to be zoomed in like crazy and appear blocky/blurry...
The only way to put the screen wallpaper back to normal is by switching your home screen to another then switching back.
However, when doing this the home screen wallpaper will eventually return to it's strange looking state.
Even when disabling screen scrolling or using wallpaper wizardrii the home screen wallpaper will still return the way it was before, zoomed in like crazy and will scroll even though it's been disabled.
This is a definate bug in the launcher but it seems I'm the only one getting this.
Anyone have any suggestions other than to change my launcher?
As stated before I really love this launcher and would like to resolve this problem.
Thanks.
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Hello
I do not have any problem between Launcher Pro and the wallpapers on my GS Note...
Are u using the free version of this launcher or the paid one (Launcher Pro PLUS 0.8.6 ?

The issue persists & it ONLY happens with some third party launchers but not the stock launcher.
The problem never occured with ADW Launcher EX or GO Launcher EX but happens with BOTH SPD Shell 3D & Launcher Pro.
Even when changing the screen from portrait to landscape the image zooms and scrolls then appears blocky.
Any suggestions as to why the screen wallpaper keeps doing this with these two bwowsers?
It's a shame as SPD Shell 3D & Launcher Pro are the ONLY launchers that run quickly and smoothly.
Both ADW Launcher & Go Launcher run slower and lag.

Why is launcher pro so bad on the note?????
Ive had LauncherPro for over one year on my Galaxy Tab. I was hoping it would work like butter on my new Galaxy Note, but no!!!!! Its never smooth and always jerky no matter every conceivable setting I try.. specially the app drawer.. its like a slow-motion lag lag lag movie!! Shocking I've tried different ROMs and there are no services in the background.. I cant comprehend.. the Galaxy Note has a dual CPU running at 1.4GHz versus the Galaxy Tab with a single core at 1Ghz (both running Gingerbread), yet, performance of LauncherPro on the Note is horrible.. its basically unusable.. anyone else has similar issues and is there a fix? This is so strange.. And Launcher Pro has been abandoned so developer doesn't even bother to reply to nay questions anymore.. I actually PAID for this software shortly after which development stopped... last time I ever buy any software for Android..

I am in the same boat. I paid money for LP, ADW Launcher and SPB. I tried 3 different roms: KKA stock, KL3 rooted and now Rocket Rom v.11. With EVERY custom launcher i have the same issue: when opening and closing the app drawer everything gets choppy and jerky. I really cannot understand why... Any hints or tips?
P.S.
I already tried to set transitions to fast in spare parts + but it did not helped.

silvehosszu said:
I am in the same boat. I paid money for LP, ADW Launcher and SPB. I tried 3 different roms: KKA stock, KL3 rooted and now Rocket Rom v.11. With EVERY custom launcher i have the same issue: when opening and closing the app drawer everything gets choppy and jerky. I really cannot understand why... Any hints or tips?
P.S.
I already tried to set transitions to fast in spare parts + but it did not helped.
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Though hard to believe, there must be something SPECIFICALLY in the way graphics are handled and the way the graphics drivers resolve & perform specifically with the resources of the drawer open/close animation.. I cant comprehend as this is not a hardware or Gingerbread issue, this seems to be pinpointed an isolated matter with the Galaxy Note.. only Samsung and/or developers of the launchers can find a precise solution for this.. the OS is similar to hundreds of other hardware and the Galaxy Note's CPU & GPU processing is at the very top of most so, there is not a bottleneck there.. really strange but frustrating..

Yup, extremely frustrating, if someone has doubts, I will try to record on video the phenomenon to be able to prove and/or offer some starting point in solving the issue...
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

The one thing that helped me was to adjust the display density down to 240. (The default density for 800x480 devices)
Sent from my iPad GT-N7000 using xda premium

Use wallpaper wizardrii from market to set the wallpaper your problem will be solved
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LordManhattan said:
The one thing that helped me was to adjust the display density down to 240. (The default density for 800x480 devices)
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Which LCD density chaging app RU using?
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rajpreez said:
Use wallpaper wizardrii from market to set the wallpaper your problem will be solved
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hmm what type of magic that this app do 2solve the problem? Too many negative reviews to try it.. I use QuickPic to set wallapers & hardly think that can be core of the performance problems..
pS - And I never ever use LiveWallpapers because I know those R killers..

I use the most popular one. Just search for "density" and choose the second one i think.
Sent from my iPad GT-N7000 using xda premium

Glad I'm not the only one having issues with launcher pro. I liked the app so much I bought it for my old HTC Desire, it worked great and I never had any issues. Trying to get it working on my Gnote has been problematic.
It loads, but as soon as I try to use the Launcher Pro calender widget it crashes and FC's. Happens every time. I'm using the paid version of the app on the Stock Gnote ROM with the over the air ICS upgrade. It's really annoying.
I've sent error reports and emailed the developer - but not had a reply as of yet. I'm wondering if development has been discontinued?

Noodled24 said:
Glad I'm not the only one having issues with launcher pro. I liked the app so much I bought it for my old HTC Desire, it worked great and I never had any issues. Trying to get it working on my Gnote has been problematic.
It loads, but as soon as I try to use the Launcher Pro calender widget it crashes and FC's. Happens every time. I'm using the paid version of the app on the Stock Gnote ROM with the over the air ICS upgrade. It's really annoying.
I've sent error reports and emailed the developer - but not had a reply as of yet. I'm wondering if development has been discontinued?
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Check the last update date. Federico (the dev) has left the building, and he doesn't work on the launcher anymore. People have been waiting for an update for more than a year, but he keeps saying that he's busy with a re-write of LP. He said that like 14 months ago, so in other words; nothing is going to happen.
Install a new launcher and keep moving forward. LP is dead.

Launcher pro does'nt work well, and is not optimised for ics.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Launcher pro is Apex launcher?

LordManhattan said:
Check the last update date. Federico (the dev) has left the building, and he doesn't work on the launcher anymore. People have been waiting for an update for more than a year, but he keeps saying that he's busy with a re-write of LP. He said that like 14 months ago, so in other words; nothing is going to happen.
Install a new launcher and keep moving forward. LP is dead.
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Ah. That's not good.
Do Google leave unmaintained apps in the PlayStore indefinitely? Seems like people could be paying for it - then after a couple of days realising there are bugs and nobody to fix them.

Nova Launcher uses moderatly less RAM then TouchWiz

So I have been playing between Nova and TW all morning now that I have rooted and froze most bloat plus did some kernel tweaking and set the governer to interactive. Must say my phone is quite the beast now but I wanted to see why my phone still runs a bit better on Nova over TW. When I launch with Nova and clear the memory, I end up between 690 and 700 some mb of used ram with about a gig available. With TW launched and memory cleared it ends up only clearing to about 982/1.78 , quite a bit more memory being used on TW. Not that this is significant but it appears maybe that TW just really sucks at memory allocation, or perhaps I have a faulty device. Obviously probably not but I'm just curious as to how Nova is crushing TW at the moment.

I noticed the same thing...a couple hundred or so less ram with Nova. Very zippy with Nova.

I have the same setup. This works way better then stock, honestly it bugs the hell out of me samsung released the phone with Touch wiz bogging down the system that much.
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Here is my RAM use on TW. I Do however have almost 100 apps / processes frozen.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

raqball said:
Here is my RAM use on TW. I Do however have almost 100 apps / processes frozen.
View attachment 1935097
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If you don't mind and have the time, could you post a complete list of your frozen apps as I would like to try and replicate your results under TW. Also do you have ANY other launchers enabled next to it like Nova or is this with TW the only unfrozen launcher.

Thermalwolf said:
If you don't mind and have the time, could you post a complete list of your frozen apps as I would like to try and replicate your results under TW. Also do you have ANY other launchers enabled next to it like Nova or is this with TW the only unfrozen launcher.
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TW launcher only.. Yes I will post up my list in a few.
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Frozen apps / processes:
Active Apps manager
Adapt Sound
Alarm
AllShare ControlShare Service
AllShare FileShare Service
AT&T Drivemode
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Locker
AT&T Messages
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi
Blutetooth Share
BlurbCheckout
Briefing
Bubbles
ChatOn
ChatOn V
Clock
com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
Com2uSPoker
DioDictService
DirectConnectionManager
DirectShareManager
Downloads
Dual Clock (digital)
Easy Launcher
Easy Settings
Exchange Services
Face Unlock
Favorite Apps
Favorite Contacts
FW Upgrade
Gmail
Google Play Books
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Group Play
Google Search
Help
HP Print Service
Internet
Kies via Wi-Fi
Live wallpaper picker
Match3VS
MobileTV
MobilePrintSvx_CUPS
MobilePrintSvx_CUPS_Backend
myAT&T
Nearby devices
Nearby Service
PageBuddyNotiSvc
Phase beam
Photo Screensavers
S Health
S Memo
S Nore Provider
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung Account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps Widget
Samsung Books
Samsung Games
Samsung Hub
Samsung Keyboard
Samsung Link
Samsung Print Service
Samsung Push Service
Samsung SBrowser Bookmark
Samsung SBrowser Tab Sync
Samsung SNote SyncAdapter
Samsung text-to-speach engine
Samsung WatchOn
SamsungHubUpdater
Screen Mirroring
SensorService
Share Music
SNS
Story Album
Story Album Widget
Swipe
Tags
Talk
Talkback
Travel
Travel wallpaper
TripAdvisor
Try air move
Voice Recorder
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News
YPMobile

I don't know... Having that many apps frozen is like not having a galaxy s4 at all. That's just my opinion though.
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SlimJ87D said:
I don't know... Having that many apps frozen is like not having a galaxy s4 at all. That's just my opinion though.
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I didn't buy the phone to use the CRAP that Samsung calls a feature..
I bought the phone because of it's 5" 1080p display, the processor, the RAM, and it's size to weight..
To each their own I suppose but most all of the Samsung crap gimmicks don't work correctly to begin with..

I guess there's nothing that fits that form factor. I never understood the Cm community after the sgs2 but I guess these lag issues are starting to sound serious.
It's kind of disappointing. You shouldn't have to freeze anything to get a good user experience out of a phone. I have to admit that apple has been pretty consistent with this.
My sgs3 should have had 2gb of ram with its quad core. I love the phone, will never use an iPhone again. But can't deny they focus on releasing something with optimized software for their audience.
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SlimJ87D said:
I guess there's nothing that fits that form factor. I never understood the Cm community after the sgs2 but I guess these lag issues are starting to sound serious.
It's kind of disappointing. You shouldn't have to freeze anything to get a good user experience out of a phone. I have to admit that apple has been pretty consistent with this.
My sgs3 should have had 2gb of ram with its quad core. I love the phone, will never use an iPhone again. But can't deny they focus on releasing something with optimized software for their audience.
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Most of the stuff I froze is because I don't use it, have no intention of using it and can care less about. Most of the stuff I froze was not to try and reduce lag..
Honestly, if I had to freeze a feature that I wanted to use just to get the phone functional it would be returned for a different phone in a second!
The only thing that I actually did to reduce lag was to turn all my animations to 0 and enable force GPU rendering.
If the Nexus 5, when announced, has a 5" 1080p screen the S4 will be for sale faaaaaaaaaast!

raqball said:
Most of the stuff I froze is because I don't use it, have no intention of using it and can care less about. Most of the stuff I froze was not to try and reduce lag..
Honestly, if I had to freeze a feature that I wanted to use just to get the phone functional it would be returned for a different phone in a second!
The only thing that I actually did to reduce lag was to turn all my animations to 0 and enable force GPU rendering.
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Yes to each his own then.
But for the customers experiencing lag, they shouldn't have to. This device was advertised to have all these features and to be speedy. I think without some criticism Samsung will just continue to not care about optimizing their software and adding more features.
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With TW and with TW disabled
The 1st image (483 MB used) is with TW frozen using Apex Launcher
The 2nd image (531 MB used) is with Apex frozen using the TW Launcher

raqball said:
Most of the stuff I froze is because I don't use it, have no intention of using it and can care less about. Most of the stuff I froze was not to try and reduce lag..
Honestly, if I had to freeze a feature that I wanted to use just to get the phone functional it would be returned for a different phone in a second!
The only thing that I actually did to reduce lag was to turn all my animations to 0 and enable force GPU rendering.
If the Nexus 5, when announced, has a 5" 1080p screen the S4 will be for sale faaaaaaaaaast!
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So I froze some extra apps as your list almost matched mine except for a couple of things (more or less differences in use there). I also set all the dumb animations to 0 (already had forced GPU) and wow, now the keeps up with me and then some. Now I did still have buttery smoothness without the animation but I guess it was the animation the limited the speed of booting apps.
Also I pushed over the deodexed apps and framework, rebooted and running only under nova I clear with 520MB of Ram used, WOW!!!!!
All I got to say is that with the right customizing this phone is a god among insects, but it's really sad that it can't have this type of speed out of box. I would be interested though in seeing a brand new device, stock freshly booted compared side by side to mine and then ONLY enable Force GPU with the animations turned off for a good base comparison since I am now used to my devices speed.

Ya this thing is a BEAST if set correctly..
Samsung and AT&T really jacked this phone up with all the crap!
Imagine pure 4.2.2 on this thing?

raqball said:
Ya this thing is a BEAST if set correctly..
Samsung and AT&T really jacked this phone up with all the crap!
Image pure 4.2.2 on this thing?
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****tttttttt mane That would be a dream come true! Long as Dan is true to his word about releasing the unlock eventually, we will get to see just that. Also running clean 4.2.2 on here might help clear up whether or not any of the lag problems out there are hardware based or software based but as it stands I'm with you and willing to bet that this is all software jacked up by Samsung and AT&T (but mostly AT&T).....

raqball said:
Ya this thing is a BEAST if set correctly..
Samsung and AT&T really jacked this phone up with all the crap!
Image pure 4.2.2 on this thing?
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I think some custom roms will set this beast free! Can't wait!

[NEW] Buglist for XXUBMEA I9500

1.Overheating
Improved quite a lot after the update but the issue is still here. I personally think that there is not a lot we can do through firmware updates with regards to the overheating issue other than underclocking and undervolting. So its basically hardware related as my battery performance is great.
2.Launcher redraw is almost gone but I still see it occasionally coupled with a black home screen and the homescreen wallpaper suddenly shows up. The weather widget also disappears sometimes.
3. Screen smearing issue.
To be honest, I think that this is fully hardware related and there is no fix for this issue other than the workaround that involves keeping the LEDs turned on even at black screen, like it was on the S3
4. Gallery lag when opening.
This seriously needs to be fixed. It is such a shame that the gallery app doesn't start instantly considering how even the older generation phones can do it easily.
5. Dialer lag (All famous)
6. Contact app lag
I doubt Samsung will ever fix this dialer and contact app lag. It is almost like they want the apps to lag. When these apps are not in ram, they take a lot of time to open up. Shame on Samsung! Adding features after features but still can't make your basic app to open smoothly. Even an iPhone 3G does better.
7. Ocassional Animation stutter when opening and closing apps.
Its not very noticeable now and happens a lot less frequently than before. Specially when the transition animation is set to 0.5. Maybe I am nitpicking but the issue is still there when you look for it.
Whoever gets any of these issues please keep confirming or adding any more issues I missed. All these issues are currently present in alot of brand new s4 units worldwide.
Sent from a poor GT-I9500 whose software doesn't do its hardware any justice.

1. It's just like any other high-end phone after MEA update. Nothing wrong with the heating.
2. Never seen launcher redraw, only seen the weather widget redraw.
3. Yes, it's hardware related. The screen isn't quick enough in turning on pixels.
4. Are you talking about the 1 second it takes the gallery to open? You prefer to see the picture loading when you in the gallery or wait a second? I prefer how it works now
Much better than the iPhone that sometimes even don't shows the pictures after a long time of waiting...
5. I kinda love it And seriously, once it's cached it's instant opened.
6. Same as 5.
You talk about iOS smooth? You probably never used WP8, it's NEVER lower than 60FPS.
7. Nope, not presented here.

Move apps to sd not working on i9500 with indian rom. I get the error : "unable to move, not enough space" although i have 2gb free internal memory and 47gb free on my sd card.

solidsebazz said:
Move apps to sd not working on i9500 with indian rom. I get the error : "unable to move, not enough space" although i have 2gb free internal memory and 47gb free on my sd card.
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it might b application problem.
i can successfully transfer the app from system memory to sdcard.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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i have tested with every application, from dungeon hunter 4 wich is 0.98gb to 9gag wich is 5mb. still getting the same error. i even took the sd card off and tried to move to sd and im still getting the same error. ''Unable to move App. Not enough storage space. what the heck is wrong is my pone?
EDIT: Fixed it, had to wipe data/Factory reset, then format the sdcard inside the pone now i can move apps!.

noideaforusername said:
1. It's just like any other high-end phone after MEA update. Nothing wrong with the heating.
2. Never seen launcher redraw, only seen the weather widget redraw.
3. Yes, it's hardware related. The screen isn't quick enough in turning on pixels.
4. Are you talking about the 1 second it takes the gallery to open? You prefer to see the picture loading when you in the gallery or wait a second? I prefer how it works now
Much better than the iPhone that sometimes even don't shows the pictures after a long time of waiting...
5. I kinda love it And seriously, once it's cached it's instant opened.
6. Same as 5.
You talk about iOS smooth? You probably never used WP8, it's NEVER lower than 60FPS.
7. Nope, not presented here.
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You must be trolling.

Cmmts said:
You must be trolling.
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Not at all, this is just my impression about the bugs he mentions.
Sent from the octa planet in the fourth galaxy

noideaforusername said:
1. It's just like any other high-end phone after MEA update. Nothing wrong with the heating.
2. Never seen launcher redraw, only seen the weather widget redraw.
3. Yes, it's hardware related. The screen isn't quick enough in turning on pixels.
4. Are you talking about the 1 second it takes the gallery to open? You prefer to see the picture loading when you in the gallery or wait a second? I prefer how it works now
Much better than the iPhone that sometimes even don't shows the pictures after a long time of waiting...
5. I kinda love it And seriously, once it's cached it's instant opened.
6. Same as 5.
You talk about iOS smooth? You probably never used WP8, it's NEVER lower than 60FPS.
7. Nope, not presented here.
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Same here..
Sent from my GT-I9500

guitarmafia said:
Same here..
Sent from my GT-I9500
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Happy to know that we have some satisfied i9500 owners. It's a good sign of how the firmware updates are going.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda premium

noideaforusername said:
1. It's just like any other high-end phone after MEA update. Nothing wrong with the heating.
2. Never seen launcher redraw, only seen the weather widget redraw.
3. Yes, it's hardware related. The screen isn't quick enough in turning on pixels.
4. Are you talking about the 1 second it takes the gallery to open? You prefer to see the picture loading when you in the gallery or wait a second? I prefer how it works now
Much better than the iPhone that sometimes even don't shows the pictures after a long time of waiting...
5. I kinda love it And seriously, once it's cached it's instant opened.
6. Same as 5.
You talk about iOS smooth? You probably never used WP8, it's NEVER lower than 60FPS.
7. Nope, not presented here.
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I found in the gallery there is a setting called "Tag Buddy". Turn this off, and it makes things even quicker. I agree with the above, all working good :good:

cheetah2k said:
I found in the gallery there is a setting called "Tag Buddy". Turn this off, and it makes things even quicker. I agree with the above, all working good :good:
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I always wondered about this...
I wonder if turning off picasa will also help ... since I prefer manual dropbox sync.
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Can anyone please upload the XXUBMEA update for i9500 galaxy s4 to mediafire , dropbox , etc
i'm not able to download from hotfile

I am having significant lag on my Galaxy S6. (Videos comparing to Moto X included)

EDIT: We can mark this as resolved now, if that's a thing. I changed to Nova launcher and this thing screams now. Even faster than the Moto X. It seems TouchWiz just has longer animations. Thanks everyone for the input!
I received the Galaxy S6 Edge on Monday, and let me say that I love this phone. Build quality, camera, polish...everything. Except, it lags. I guess this is relative, as it is decently snappy, but it is not as quick as my Moto X or my two year old Nexus 5. Surely I am doing something wrong?
Nearly all the professional reviews praise the speed and say this phone is so fast it screams. Nearly all of the articles I have read and impressions I have read say this phone is lightning quick. All of this leads me to believe that perhaps I have a defective unit? I measure the speed not by swiping between screens, which I think is a silly way of measuring speed. I measure speed by doing something that I do many times daily, opening and closing a folder. My Moto X is not just faster, it is significantly faster. On to some amateur videos I made to show what I mean:
Galaxy S6 (shot with my Moto X):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRdm94p5oM
As you can see, the phone lags when opening and closing a folder. Due to this lag, it constantly registers my touch on the chrome icon that I alternate to in between touches. I've noticed this behavior in many areas when using the phone, but this is the best way to show it.
Moto X (shot with my Galaxy S6):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOsLUuQ8B0
See how lightning quick the Moto X is? This is what I am used to and this is how my Nexus 5 behaves as well. Not a single time does the Moto X not register my touch quick enough or not open/close the folder quick enough.
When I read impressions and reviews that the GS6 is the fastest phone out there, I was expecting something faster than my Moto X and Nexus 5. After dropping nearly $1,000 switching phones, you can understand the slight frustration I have.
However, with so many reviews and so many impressions, I surely feel I am doing something wrong or I have a defective unit? Anybody else have this issue? Please help. I love this phone and if it can just be as quick as my Moto X, I will be all sorts of happy.
Some details if it helps:
- T-Mobile version
- Installed the OTA update as soon as I got it
- Have not tried factory reset (I set everything up, so kind of hoping I don't have to do this)
Thanks!

sorry but how many people open the folders like you !!!
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Really, that's how you use your phone normally on a daily basis?

First of all, you should use the same launcher you are using in the Moto X, because it's pretty obvious that touchwiz has a different behaviour while opening and closing folders. For example, in touchwiz when you open a folder the screen gets darker and all the icons disappear whereas in the moto launcher they are still there.
I think it is related to the different animations they both use, why don't you try using Google Launcher or Nova?

different animations...the S6 animation take longer, this isnt lag at all....

You don't use the same Launcher, and animations are slower in TouchWiz, so when you do your retarded speed test you end up clicking on the white box from the previous folder that's still open...
If that tests defines what you want in a phone, just keep your Moto X and let us enjoy the goodies.
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This isn't lag at all. Just different animations and transitions and their different speeds. One device is running stock Android with the Goolge Now Launcher, the other is running Touchwiz (or whatever its called now) and its launcher. Of course there will be differences.

Man, you guys/gals are a tough crowd. Sorry that I asked a question about my GS6 in a GS6 community.
As I said in my original post, I do not just experience this when I furiously switch folders, which is not something any normal person would do on a daily basis or ever, I just 'feel' the slight 'touch lag' as I'm using the phone on a daily basis. When I try to press two things in reasonably quick succession, it often doesn't register the second touch because I feel it is still processing the first...so I have to press it again. Sorry, it is hard to explain without experiencing the same sort of issue.
I just did that test because it kind of is the only way to show what I mean.
Anyhow, thanks for the help. I'll try a hard reset and if that doesn't work, I'll give TMo a call to get a replacement.

drfernandombbs said:
Man, you guys/gals are a tough crowd. Sorry that I asked a question about my GS6 in a GS6 community.
As I said in my original post, I do not just experience this when I furiously switch folders, which is not something any normal person would do on a daily basis or ever, I just 'feel' the slight 'touch lag' as I'm using the phone on a daily basis. When I try to press two things in reasonably quick succession, it often doesn't register the second touch because I feel it is still processing the first...so I have to press it again. Sorry, it is hard to explain without experiencing the same sort of issue.
I just did that test because it kind of is the only way to show what I mean.
Anyhow, thanks for the help. I'll try a hard reset and if that doesn't work, I'll give TMo a call to get a replacement.
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If you get a replacement, you will be wasting your time. The 2nd touch isn't registered because the transition animation has not completed. Use a different launcher or disable your transition animations and you will notice the problem goes away.

mupet0000 said:
If you get a replacement, you will be wasting your time. The 2nd touch isn't registered because the transition animation has not completed. Use a different launcher or disable your transition animations and you will notice the problem goes away.
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Hmm, so this is interesting. I set all three animations to zero, and the animation is still there even after a reboot. Looks like the animation setting only affects the opening and closing of apps. The folders and app drawer opening/closing still have the full animation.

My guess is that those animations are built into the Touchwiz launcher. You might have a better experience with Nova Launcher.

I setup my S6 with Nova Launcher and created folders like the ones you had on your homescreen on the Moto X. Not only does it match the speed switching between folders rapidly, it's noticeably faster on the S6. I'm really impressed so far.

JDM9499 said:
I setup my S6 with Nova Launcher and created folders like the ones you had on your homescreen on the Moto X. Not only does it match the speed switching between folders rapidly, it's noticeably faster on the S6. I'm really impressed so far.
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Thank you! I might go with using the Nova launcher or Google Now launcher.

drfernandombbs said:
Thank you! I might go with using the Nova launcher or Google Now launcher.
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Nova launcher (especially prime) should be just the thing that you need. As others have said, what you are experiencing isn't lag. You just need a launcher that allows you to control animation speeds since you seem to prefer a much faster animation than stock touchwiz. I use Nova launcher and it is lightning fast.

Hey, not a dumb post at all. I had the exact same feeling with my M7. I was like uh.. Why does my M7 feel faster than my S6. I eventually came to the conclusion that it's terrible ass material design lollipop garbage ( I hate 5.0 ) frou-frou animations . Then I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/galaxy-s6-tips-tricks-t3072036 . The below 3 steps have made a world of difference. I turned all those scales down to zero and disabled the double tap to launch cam. Made my UI experience way more satisfying. I don't know why Samsung/google would use such slow animations.
1B. Disable the double-tap quick launch in the camera options to get rid of the delay when pressing the home button. It's a neat feature, but makes the home button much more quicker. (Thanks to @B1aze)
13. Developer Options.. To enable this, go to Settings--->About Device--->Tap "Build Number" 10 times and you will unlock Developer Options!
14. Make your device a bit faster by going to Developer Options and setting window animation scale, transition animation scale & animator duration scale all to 0.5.
edit: I see you already tried the animations thing, so yeah maybe a different launcher for you. Try the camera thing though, will at least help the home speed

drfernandombbs said:
Man, you guys/gals are a tough crowd. Sorry that I asked a question about my GS6 in a GS6 community.
As I said in my original post, I do not just experience this when I furiously switch folders, which is not something any normal person would do on a daily basis or ever, I just 'feel' the slight 'touch lag' as I'm using the phone on a daily basis. When I try to press two things in reasonably quick succession, it often doesn't register the second touch because I feel it is still processing the first...so I have to press it again. Sorry, it is hard to explain without experiencing the same sort of issue.
I just did that test because it kind of is the only way to show what I mean.
Anyhow, thanks for the help. I'll try a hard reset and if that doesn't work, I'll give TMo a call to get a replacement.
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thawk720 said:
Hey, not a dumb post at all. I had the exact same feeling with my M7. I was like uh.. Why does my M7 feel faster than my S6. I eventually came to the conclusion that it's terrible ass material design lollipop garbage ( I hate 5.0 ) frou-frou animations . Then I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/galaxy-s6-tips-tricks-t3072036 . The below 3 steps have made a world of difference. I turned all those scales down to zero and disabled the double tap to launch cam. Made my UI experience way more satisfying. I don't know why Samsung/google would use such slow animations.
1B. Disable the double-tap quick launch in the camera options to get rid of the delay when pressing the home button. It's a neat feature, but makes the home button much more quicker. (Thanks to @B1aze)
13. Developer Options.. To enable this, go to Settings--->About Device--->Tap "Build Number" 10 times and you will unlock Developer Options!
14. Make your device a bit faster by going to Developer Options and setting window animation scale, transition animation scale & animator duration scale all to 0.5.
edit: I see you already tried the animations thing, so yeah maybe a different launcher for you. Try the camera thing though, will at least help the home speed
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Thanks for the input!
I tried Nova launcher and Google Now launcher, and it's safe to say that we can end this thread. This thing is FAST!
I guess TouchWiz does indeed just have much slower animations. I tried both other launchers and settled with Nova. So many customization options. I set animations low and the phone screams now. Just what I wanted.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions!

All galaxy devices lag. My wifes s6 is slow compared to my 2 year old nexus 5.

A possible cause of heavy lag

Developing few themes I've found out what is one possible cause of the heavy lag (and with that I mean the phone gets unusable. Seconds without reactions) I can get since when I upgraded to Lollipop. In a simple word: themes.
That's 100% certified, I tested and retested it again. In more specific details at least in my case i discovered that if the Navigation bar button for exchanging keyboard isn't properly sized - and it will hardly be since the Sony Theme Creator is messy with those particular icons - the skinner may go banana.
There are other bugs as well (try to install the same theme over the current theme), but the one above is probably the most nasty. The obvious workaround is to apply a different theme (the plain, boring stock ones don't define any asset) and maybe reboot, but if you want to see a bit more in detail if something is wrong with your current theme do the following (requires root):
- Download the Theme Debugger
- Check the size of the keyboard button in the bottom right like in those picture (left is ok, right - which is a stock theme - is an example of things going wrong) :
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- Open Theme Debugger
- Click on the top left menu (3 dots) and choose "Restart System UI"
Now check the size of the keyboard button again. If it changes in size, like if it is too small or too big or if the landscape and portrait version do not match (they get stretched in one direction or the other) you most likely have the issue. Inform the theme developer (with a couple of screenshots) and on the meantime use a different theme. Oh, don't blame the developer, it's the skinner to be effed up.
I hope this helps!

or... You can discover that you have a crappy app called ROM ToolBox Pro which hasn't been updated in a year and with Lollipop it went banana and set the at boot the minfree values to a ridiculously low value. The ugly thing is that there is a sort of "bug" with the minfree in Lollipop (at least with the SnapDragon 400, the Moto G has the same issue), the file
Code:
/sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
is write only (permissions "--w--w----" instead of -rw-r---r--") so the app above couldn't read the minfree values but it did write them (discovered enabling the full log in SuperSU).
Still the thing about the themes partially applies. With low minfree values the skinner did crash in the situation mentioned. Also if one updates the active theme (as in installs a new version over it) after the reboot the theme has gone (but it shows as if it was selected). Hopefully we'll get an update fixing all these little annoying issues (plus the GPS and camera fixes, sure).

Can i set rwrr for minfree?

robertlindz said:
Can i set rwrr for minfree?
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Sure, you can play with the minfree as much as you like. They are volatile files, they get recreated after each reboot (so if it gets stuck just restart the phone). Which also means that if you want to make any modification permanent you should add it in a /etc/init.d script.

Apparently I fixed once for all the lag that has been infesting my phone for months. Other than the couple of things I already mentioned (and yes, the wrong minfree was simply a nightmare), what made it more constantly fluid now has been the following: In settings do:
Settings > Apps > All > Google Play Store, Clear data and Clear cache
Settings > Apps > All > Google Play Services > Manage space, Clear all data and Clear cache
I used that as a suggestion for installing FaceBook returning error 504 (but I've found out that what really fixed the FB installation was to uninstall FB Messenger. What a piece of junk) and no, it isn't placebo effect, I waited few days to be sure. Also apparently the 787 Mhz went from a 50-50 with the 1190Mhz to a 70-30.
Oh well, I just thought could be useful to share!

Hi !
In Lollipop When the brightness is more than 25% phone starts lagging
When the phone is connected to a charger or computer is not Lag phone!
I got Repair Pc companion! But the phone's lag !
This problem can be solved???

It depends on what you define as lag at this point. If you followed this thread you see that it took me months to get a rid of the lag on my phone. Yet if after repairing the phone with PC Companion it's still lagging, either your phone is damaged or you're too much lag sensitive.

Miche1asso said:
It depends on what you define as lag at this point. If you followed this thread you see that it took me months to get a rid of the lag on my phone. Yet if after repairing the phone with PC Companion it's still lagging, either your phone is damaged or you're too much lag sensitive.
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Your phone does not lag?
Rom Which region?

rezalmfao said:
Your phone does not lag?
Rom Which region?
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I am quite sure the ROM has nothing to do with it. Still I'm using the Custom IT version, which is the one of my phone.
But if after a repair with PC Companion, no apps, no data your phone really lags most likely you have an HW issue. Try to see if taking out the SIM and SD cards it still lags. If the phone really lags changing the brightness it may be damaged.
Then if your lag is just some nearly imperceptible micro stuttering.. deal with it. That can be normal.

I just tried to be on the phone while brightness is on 100%, and I must say it is lagging for me too.
It is not some brutal lag or idk, but it is noticeable.
Check the recording:
2016_01_24_15_30_00.mp4
As seen it is not something major, but it can be noticed lol.

junk031 said:
I just tried to be on the phone while brightness is on 100%, and I must say it is lagging for me too.
It is not some brutal lag or idk, but it is noticeable.
Check the recording:
2016_01_24_15_30_00.mp4
As seen it is not something major, but it can be noticed lol.
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The problem is that the video on my laptop lags by itself, it fries the CPU. I tried to watch it on PS3 and on my television and the codecs aren't recognized. You need a better screen recorder.
Still even with the lag induced by the player it didn't seem that bad, the apps were opening quite fast. Then it's an Xperia M2, we can't expect the performances of an Xperia Z5 (and let's forget an iPhone 6S ). Also you had to show the difference with brightness at zero to compare.
In any case, when I wrote heavy lag I meant that with the wrong minfree values I was waiting even a minute to open certain apps. That was absurd indeed. Fixed that I still had some lag, like when unlocking the screen. The sequence was jumping. Or the keyboard could take ages to load (it still does it sometimes, but not that bad). Clearing the Google Play Service data fixed that as well. But the micro stuttering when scrolling has been there since ever, KitKat included. No matter the brightness, at least on my phone. I just triple checked it now, maybe it's an optical effect. Being higher the brightness the lags gets more more evident, I don't know
Yeah, I am checking it again with brightness zero. Scrolling the home drawer's panels it micro stutters. I'm so used to it that I don't even consider it lag. Well, at least that's me.

junk031 said:
I just tried to be on the phone while brightness is on 100%, and I must say it is lagging for me too.
It is not some brutal lag or idk, but it is noticeable.
Check the recording:
2016_01_24_15_30_00.mp4
As seen it is not something major, but it can be noticed lol.
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I also have this problem!
In Lollipop When the brightness is more than 25% phone starts lagging!
I repaired my phone with pc companion!But not fixed

Miche1asso said:
The problem is that the video on my laptop lags by itself, it fries the CPU. I tried to watch it on PS3 and on my television and the codecs aren't recognized. You need a better screen recorder. [emoji14]
Still even with the lag induced by the player it didn't seem that bad, the apps were opening quite fast. Then it's an Xperia M2, we can't expect the performances of an Xperia Z5 (and let's forget an iPhone 6S ). Also you had to show the difference with brightness at zero to compare.
In any case, when I wrote heavy lag I meant that with the wrong minfree values I was waiting even a minute to open certain apps. That was absurd indeed. Fixed that I still had some lag, like when unlocking the screen. The sequence was jumping. Or the keyboard could take ages to load (it still does it sometimes, but not that bad). Clearing the Google Play Service data fixed that as well. But the micro stuttering when scrolling has been there since ever, KitKat included. No matter the brightness, at least on my phone. I just triple checked it now, maybe it's an optical effect. Being higher the brightness the lags gets more more evident, I don't know
Yeah, I am checking it again with brightness zero. Scrolling the home drawer's panels it micro stutters. I'm so used to it that I don't even consider it lag. Well, at least that's me.
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Do you have any suggestions for a screen recorder?
And I know, just wanted to point that out, Im happy how my phone is running.

junk031 said:
Do you have any suggestions for a screen recorder?
And I know, just wanted to point that out, Im happy how my phone is running.
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Actually I have the same question. I've checked a bit around few days ago and in Google Play they are all getting not excellent reviews. At least the ones I've seen. Which is annoying becauseI've read the Z3 (and above, I suppose) has one made by Sony, integrated in the ROM (it was for KitKat, not sure if it went to Lollipop as well). So if you ever find a good one. please let me know.

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Actually I have the same question. I've checked a bit around few days ago and in Google Play they are all getting not excellent reviews. At least the ones I've seen. Which is annoying becauseI've read the Z3 (and above, I suppose) has one made by Sony, integrated in the ROM (it was for KitKat, not sure if it went to Lollipop as well). So if you ever find a good one. please let me know.
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I guess I'll install few of them and see which one fits me the best
Then I will share my experiences.

Stock Sony one not working even on deodexed z2 port

junk031 said:
I guess I'll install few of them and see which one fits me the best
Then I will share my experiences.
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Yeah, please do. If I'll find a good one I'll post it here as well. Just remember to quote me in case, so I won't miss it.

Miche1asso said:
Yeah, please do. If I'll find a good one I'll post it here as well. Just remember to quote me in case, so I won't miss it.
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Here check this out: https://youtu.be/j5WYd28rhi4
I installed the highest rated app "Telecine" and I must say I have never recorded a smoother video of my phone.
It was smoother than the actuall use xD
But it kinda lacks some features, like saving location etc.
Anyways here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jakewharton.telecine :good:
EDIT: After testing a few apps, I am thinking between AZ Screen Recorder (which I used before, and after enabling 60fps in settings recording is smooth as in Telecine) and Telecine.
AZ Screen Recorder is packed with all features, but I need to do some more testing. Here: https://youtu.be/64xyaASGO9M - This is a recording with default resolution and 60fps. It is smooth, really smooth.
And this is a recording in 720p, also 60fps: https://youtu.be/t_XS3ZZFZkE - Tell me if there is some difference, because I dont see it.
Altough, Telecine is simple as f***, it lacks some features.
So check those two of course.

@junk031 we are vastly off topic, but whatever...
So I checked the two video players. Telecine is quite limited and then it started crashing. I removed it immediately. AZ Recorder seems good. I liked the option to change the audio track. Too bad that it doesn't work. Unless it doesn't like my AAC format. But it did play it on the preview (just the audio).
Anyway, the most important thing is that I can play the recorded videos from my laptop without it frying. So I can do any editing from it. As I always do anyway, I hate to operate from the phone!!

Miche1asso said:
@junk031 we are vastly off topic, but whatever...
So I checked the two video players. Telecine is quite limited and then it started crashing. I removed it immediately. AZ Recorder seems good. I liked the option to change the audio track. Too bad that it doesn't work. Unless it doesn't like my AAC format. But it did play it on the preview (just the audio).
Anyway, the most important thing is that I can play the recorded videos from my laptop without it frying. So I can do any editing from it. As I always do anyway, I hate to operate from the phone!!
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F*** it xD
Wanna open a new thread about screen recorders?
Yeah the AZ Recorder is doing really nice, but something about that audio isnt right, when I was uploading on YouTube it said that the audio codec is not recognized idk.