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Alright, this is a strange one. I'm wondering if anyone else can confirm this, although I bet few have probably noticed it.
I normally update my installed apps by going to the Market app and selecting "My Downloads." Often times I'll see "update available" and then I install the update, which wipes out the previous version.
Last week, I found an app called aTrackDog, which basically is a version tracker for your apps. It goes out and finds new versions and notifies you, so you can go download your updates. It not only follows the market, but also the app developer's homepage, in case they release their update through different mediums. I don't use it to install or uninstall, just track my versions.
This is when I started paying attention to the version numbers of a few apps. For this example, we'll talk about Advanced Task Manager and Pandora. I updated ATM from 3.5 to 3.6, and Pandora from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0. To do this, since the market didn't say there was an update, I uninstalled each app, and then reinstalled from the market. Everything was great, and each app showed its new version, from the splash screen on Pandora, to how ATM was listed in Task Panel, as version 3.6.
I just rebooted my phone because I was getting the 99% uptime thing, and wanted to mess around with killing the messages task to see if that made a difference. Much to my surprise, when my phone restarted, my phone has reverted many of my apps back to older versions.
My Advanced Task Manager now is back to version 3.5, Pandora is back to 1.0.0, and many other apps are affected.
This seems like a MAJOR BUG. Can anyone else confirm this at all?
To recreate this issue, if you have Pandora version 1.0.0 currently, or 1.1.0, uninstall and reinstall it. You then will have version 1.1.1 I believe. Then reboot your phone, and start Pandora back up. Does it still say 1.1.1?
I have found this also happens with Advanced Task Manager, and Mileage. I'm sure there's others, but those are a couple of examples. This has happened to me at least twice that I'm aware of.
EDIT-- Here's three links on other Android forums where someone else is experiencing this same thing.
http://androidforums.com/htc-hero/12577-app-updates-cause-problems-icons-etc.html
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f41/apps-reverting-to-old-version-27414/#post262526
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/127189
I've noticed this too. I've really noticed it with NewsRob because it will pop up a message stating " A new version is available", but the Market knows what I downloaded last so it states that there is no update. I was wondering, since I too had Atrackdog installed (not anymore) if it was an issue with that program, maybe an issue with just what version was listed in certain programs (as in some piece of code to display the version number got messed up) or if there really was automatic downgrading going on...
jakeblues55 said:
I've noticed this too. I've really noticed it with NewsRob because it will pop up a message stating " A new version is available", but the Market knows what I downloaded last so it states that there is no update. I was wondering, since I too had Atrackdog installed (not anymore) if it was an issue with that program, maybe an issue with just what version was listed in certain programs (as in some piece of code to display the version number got messed up) or if there really was automatic downgrading going on...
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I've tried to remove aTrackDog, and I'm still getting the same behavior. I really doubt that it has to do with that app, but rather the people that use that app are more aware of version numbers, and are the ones noticing it.
I'm assuming lots of people have Pandora on this board (or mileage, Advanced Task Manager or NewsRob for that matter) so we need more people to try to reproduce this issue!
What I'm trying now is to uninstall the app (in my case I'm using Pandora as it says the version number on launch) then reboot the phone, and then reinstall, use it to see the new version, and then reboot to see if it gets reverted.
What's the result? IT REVERTED AGAIN. This is definitely a bigger issue than we realize...but WE NEED PEOPLE TO REPRODUCE THIS.
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I also emailed Pandora support to see if they can't reproduce the issue or help me figure out what's up.
I also emailed the devs for aTrackDog to see if they can't shed some light on what might be going on. Hopefully they'll be quick to help, so we can squash this biznatch.
I also posted a question in the App Market Google Forum, and hopefully someone at Google will help figure this out. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=56ff6f465d6e5e34&hl=en
I also reproduced this issue with TEN more apps:
Astro File Manager
Google Sky
Google Voice
Backgrounds
Barcode Scanner
Shop Savvy
Battery Widget
Daily Horoscope
Facebook
Movie Finder
Google, you got some 'splaining to do.
I use Astro to backup files to my SD card. After I reboot I go through all the "red" files (ones where the SD card version is newer than the installed version) and "upgrade" them with the SD card version.
Alas the Market app tends to "lose" the fact I downloaded some of these apps and no longer tracks them for updates
Something is definitely wrong somewhere.
I'm seeing the same issue, I even tried a factory reset and still happening.
You can add to the list:
Touchdown
Sipdroid
I think it is just about all apps. Even if you uninstall and reinstall the latest version seems to revert back to original version you installed for the first time.
Locale...
This happened to me this week with Locale. I had beta .68 and upgraded to beta .69.
A couple of days later, I noticed I was still running beta .68. I thought maybe they had forgotten to update the name in the app itself, but after seeing this thread, I'm betting it's an HTC Sprint Hero bug.
I also re-visited the Android Market to see if I could re-download beta .69, but it didn't recognize that the program could be updated. It must think I'm running beta .69, but I'm pretty sure I'm still rocking beta .68.
Verrrrry strange...
I just reproduced this as well, with AK Notepad.
I had 1.9.3b installed; upgraded to 1.9.4. rebooted; now it shows 1.9.3b again
I'm using modaco's rom with apps2sd setup. Is this happening on stock heros too?
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From what I've been able to gather from Handcent SMS's version changelog and look for in the actual application I have on my phone, it appears that it is only the display of the version that is reverting, not the application itself. I have this issue with Handcent and even the "about" dialog inside the application reports the older version, but I am seeing features and changes that only appear in later versions according to the changelog. We'd need a major update of an application to test this further.
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grinched from #android on EFNet helped test this on a stock CDMA Hero and was able to replicate it with Barcode Scanner.
lonequid said:
I just reproduced this as well, with AK Notepad.
I had 1.9.3b installed; upgraded to 1.9.4. rebooted; now it shows 1.9.3b again
I'm using modaco's rom with apps2sd setup. Is this happening on stock heros too?
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<ignore, wrote in wrong thread>
See my fix in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581806
gilroykilroy said:
See my fix in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581806
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I'm going to root my Hero and give this a shot tonight. A HUGE preemptive THANK YOU!!!!!
This has been driving me nuts!!!
Nathan, you might want to try this one too (maybe first)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582176
Basically the same thing, but you delete the entire cache directory instead of just the broken ones one at a time. The cache is recreated after you reboot.
mercado79 said:
Nathan, you might want to try this one too (maybe first)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582176
Basically the same thing, but you delete the entire cache directory instead of just the broken ones one at a time. The cache is recreated after you reboot.
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Just an FYI, I'm married, but I friggin love you guys!! This is why XDA is my favorite place. Such a wealth of knowledgeable and great people. Thanks again everyone, MUCH MUCH appreciated.
Ooops... forums are acting buggy.
This is not a new problem but I don't think a fix was ever released. When the official 2.1 for the Sprint Hero was released I noticed that my bookmarks weren't getting saved in the order I had them set at. In other words I would check to have my bookmarks listed in alphabetical order but once the browser was closed and removed from the memory they would not stay that way when I reopened the browser. Though it's not the end of the world it's highly annoying. I remember reading somewhere that this was a known issue as others had noticed and reported it. Months later I've noticed this still hasn't been resolved in any Sense based roms that and was wondering if someone could resolve this.
It wasn't a problem in 1.5 so I imagine there must be some way to fix it.
If you think its the widget try getting the widget from the 1.5 rom and pushing it to your device
I've had this little issue for a long time but it's really starting to bug me now & i've got the problem narrowed down but can't figure out a fix. On all of the AOSP ROMS that i've used i have a problem with the browser basically stalling out in the middle of the page loading. It gets to a certain point on the progress bar & just seems to stall there & load & load but never wants to finish loading in the progress bar. But every sense ROM I use the pages load almost immediately but i hate Sense so i want my MIUI browser to perform like the Sense so until it does MY AOSP is inferior & i just can't have that. Now, when i turn off the Java Script or turn off "download images" in the browser everything finishes loading like normal so naturally i'm inclined to think it's something with Java Script. This happens to me on MIUI & CM7. I can use ANY Sense ROM & it works fine. On speed tests i get really good speeds, usually 5mb/sec+ download but still the page loading problem remains with AOSP. Can anyone offer some enlightment? I hate to even have to ask but apparantly i can't figure out myself. But it seems i can't! Lol. Thank u :')
Are you using any ad block apps or custom hosts file?
Nope. Just the host files that are included in Mr. Garak's Freshly Squeezed Miui & whatever host files that are in the Absolution ROM. It's aggravating. I'm sure if i just start fresh with a freshly wiped ROM & just take it one app & tweak at a time to see which one is causing this i can find it. I was just thinking that it does this to me on a fresh ROM too but i'm sure i'm thinking wrong & was hoping maybe someone else had run into this & knew what could be causing it. Thank u sir :')
Well crud. I remember in the early stages of CM7, there was an issue w/ hosts files/ad blocking causing this.
Sorry I can't be of any more help. :shrug:
Hey buddy, i just appreciate the reply. No biggie, it's a pretty unique problem that's obviously just related to my setup so obviously i'm just gonna have to deal with it till i get time to start over & take it slow to pinpoint the problem. Have a good day :')
Hello all,
I have installed lollipop when it came out, I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. Then I reinstalled a bunch of apps I use (games, apps, utilities) - all from scratch to make sure that old setting and such do not interfere.
All seems to be fine (smooth, fast) - only some apps do not seem to work - however, in some cases (when for example opening Chrome) I see huge slowdowns...
Anyone else experienced this? How do I find out what is causing it? How do I fix it?
Thank you for any suggestions
Un-install Facebook. I was about to revert to Kit Kat, but I figured I would wipe and re-install. I noticed slowdown when I installed Facebook, so I nuked it and my tablet is butter smooth now.
The Facebook app destroyed lollipop performance on my Nexus 7 too. This is not a Shield issue, it's a Facebook/lollipop issue.
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Wow. I had facebook installed but not even logged into, and i saw dramatic reduction in stutters and pauses when i uninstalled it.. how facebook, how?!
Thank you all. I do not use facebook. Any other possible reasons?
Applications I have installed are foldermount, adaway, titanium backup .... Could those cause this?
I also don't have Facebook installed and get some hang ups, especially when a system animation is about to occur (opening an app, going home, etc).
I'm rooted as well, with foldermount, adaway, ultimate backup (jrummys titanium), and a slew of other games and stuff. I didn't really think it would be an app issue. But maybe. I'll get rid of a few apps I have on my phone and see if I notice a difference.
Tip for optimizing Chrome
Follow the link and chrome problem will be solved i was amazed by the difference it made -link-http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-speed-up-chrome-on-android-with-this-handy-hack/
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Follow the link and chrome problem will be solved i was amazed by the difference it made -link-http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-speed-up-chrome-on-android-with-this-handy-hack/
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Thank you. I tried that - and it makes no difference. And the problem is not just with Chrome, as I experience (more or less random) slowdowns elsewhere too. I am a bit disappointed with this whole new Lollipop experience. On one hand it is (much) smoother than Kitkat was, on the other hand I get slowdowns, incompatibilities etc. which I never experienced with Kitkat
Well I have LTE version, i am rooted with philz recovery locked bootloader and orginal kernel, i use Seeder (find it on playstore) and weekly clear cache and dalvic/art cache, have no lags and slowdowns on lollipop, if there are, they are so rare that i dont notice any more.
Did you factory rest after the update? Cause i read somewhere that already installed apps have issues with lollipop so fresh install is recommended, i also have no issues with facebook either...
And also did you try changing processor mode to max performance in Shield power control under battery menu from optimized.
I must also mention the battery times have improved alot compared to kitkat...
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Well I have LTE version, i am rooted with philz recovery locked bootloader and orginal kernel, i use Seeder (find it on playstore) and weekly clear cache and dalvic/art cache, have no lags and slowdowns on lollipop, if there are, they are so rare that i dont notice any more.
Did you factory rest after the update? Cause i read somewhere that already installed apps have issues with lollipop so fresh install is recommended, i also have no issues with facebook either...
And also did you try changing processor mode to max performance in Shield power control under battery menu from optimized.
I must also mention the battery times have improved alot compared to kitkat...
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Thank you - I will try your suggestion (I did a factory reset).
For now I have another (larger) problem to solve - apps moved to the SD card disappear...
Gadgetguy2005 said:
Thank you - I will try your suggestion (I did a factory reset).
For now I have another (larger) problem to solve - apps moved to the SD card disappear...
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Try this thread:- http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/major-issue-apps-sd-card-dissappear-t2950126
edit: oh i see you already did...
Try going into Google play disable notification and select do not auto update apps
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Sdcard can make your shield slow. My Samsung 64go uhs-1 makes my shield slow if inserted with exfat , but no problem with NTFS and a 64kb cluster size.
Judge584 said:
Sdcard can make your shield slow. My Samsung 64go uhs-1 makes my shield slow if inserted with exfat , but no problem with NTFS and a 64kb cluster size.
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Thanks, I'll have to try with a re-format.
Tablet is stock, not rooted and boorloader locked. I sideloaded the lollipop OTA on my LTE version and i experience the same issue.
It flies most of the time but sometime, especially when downloading or updating apps from Play store or opening random apps like Skype or even hangouts the tablet will come to a crawl.
I think this is a lollipop issue which nvidia need to address with an update.
I have to say on 4.x the tablet was unbearably slow at times and it didnt seem to be related to any specific app. After installing lollipop fresh and clean everything is really smooth, except Chrome. When i open Chrome and start navigating i see things slow down to being unresponsive for 30-60 seconds at a time and immediately working if i close Chrome. I also have a Nexus 5 with Lollipop and no such issues there. I did install facebook so ill try removing that. Ill give the optimization thread a peak too and see if that works.
Im impressed overall with the Shield tablet, but its a blemish that general web browsing is faster on CM11 on my Kindle Fire HD (original). Maybe Nvidia will come out with a fix, or someone here will pin point the exact cause.
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I have to say on 4.x the tablet was unbearably slow at times and it didnt seem to be related to any specific app. After installing lollipop fresh and clean everything is really smooth, except Chrome. When i open Chrome and start navigating i see things slow down to being unresponsive for 30-60 seconds at a time and immediately working if i close Chrome. I also have a Nexus 5 with Lollipop and no such issues there. I did install facebook so ill try removing that. Ill give the optimization thread a peak too and see if that works.
Im impressed overall with the Shield tablet, but its a blemish that general web browsing is faster on CM11 on my Kindle Fire HD (original). Maybe Nvidia will come out with a fix, or someone here will pin point the exact cause.
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For me, web browsing in general has been a pain, many browsers don't seem to work well on our hardware. They all feel somewhat sluggish. And flash has been very picky for me... I think it is finally dying, haha.
Get rid of Facebook if you have it and try this for chrome
http://www.omgchrome.com/improve-chrome-android-memory/
Lastpass?
Do you happen to use LastPass? I found that, upon a fresh install, everything worked great until I installed LastPass. The way that they set up autofill in lollipop seems to hang up the whole system. When I disabled "Enable fill service" in the settings, the tablet was blazing fast again.
After playing with it, I found that I still got decent performance while still being able to leverage the best part of the app by enabling the fill service and disabling the helper and scanning for password fields.
A little app called cache cleaner can do wonders? and a simple reboot also helps a lot.
Btw. im using Yandex Browser for now untill BoatHD gets the lollipop update and it works really well on the Shield with 5.0
Really sorry if this is a stupid question, but this just started appearing on the bottom right of my screen. This stupid minimize/maximize icon will constantly be on and just won't go away. I never had this problem until yesterday. I understand its related to Samsungs multi window, but is there anyway to get rid of it? Should I just downgrade to an older version?
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Really sorry if this is a stupid question, but this just started appearing on the bottom right of my screen. This stupid minimize/maximize icon will constantly be on and just won't go away. I never had this problem until yesterday. I understand its related to Samsungs multi window, but is there anyway to get rid of it? Should I just downgrade to an older version?
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Can you post some screenshot?
I can't find any such buttons until or unless I press on multiwindow seperator.
If it's appearing for you, it might be from Samsung Multiwindow feature it self. It will appear even if you downgrade your app.
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Can you post some screenshot?
I can't find any such buttons until or unless I press on multiwindow seperator.
If it's appearing for you, it might be from Samsung Multiwindow feature it self. It will appear even if you downgrade your app.
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Thanks. I'll try to get a screen cap. In the meantime, here is a link to another forum that describes my problem: forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1/263352-switch-previous-size-irritation.html
Essentially it seems to be a problem that many programs seems to have the Galaxy multi window. I think you may be onto something with it being on SamSung's end since I didn't have this problem before, and since so few people actually have this problem. I've googled everything I could find about trying to turn this feature off using the SamSung settings, ect...., but nothing seems to work. I think I may inadvertently changed one of the settings on the Galaxy Note, which caused this stupid icon to turn on, so I'm hoping for some way to turn it off. I guess I could do a hard factory reset, but that would wipe all my data, so that's kind of a last resort.
I also wanted to add that I don't have a problem with the "Switch to previous size" icon appearing in other video players like KMP or VLC. It's only appearing when I use MX Player - which is why I originally thought that there might be a problem with the MX Player I'm using which is Pro Version 1.7.35
Update - still having this problem with the icon on the lower right of the screen. I uninstalled the MX player and did a hard factory reset on my Galaxy Note. Then I reinstalled the program. Still no luck with getting rid of the icon. Maybe I do have to try an older version?
Here is a picture of the multi-window icon. It's on the bottom right.
OK, I solved the problem. Apparently this is a glitch with the new version of MX Player version 1.7.35
I downgraded to 1.7.34 and viola, no more stupid multi window icon. I know I didn't consciously update my original version. I only did so after hoping that the new version would solve the problem of the annoying icon. However, the problems started for me right when the new version was released on 12/30, so maybe the program just updated itself? If so, is there someway to turn off the automatic update feature if there is one? I tried to look, but couldn't find one.
In short, do not upgrade to 1.7.35. It is not properly designed with the galaxy multi window feature. Stay with 1.7.34 or below.
Hmm, I wonder if this has anything to do with how the Samsung launcher tries to handle Material designed apps...
Me too
Hi alohaanime
I am getting exactly the same problem on my samsung note 10.1 and only since the last update same as you. I've tried everything I possibly can to fix it and been unsuccessful so I downrated the app in playstore, lets hope that gets the developers attention.
This app before the update was by far the best videoplayer on the web and easiest to use on the tablet, I hope they fix it soon?
How did you back pedal to the previous version?
alohaanime said:
OK, I solved the problem. Apparently this is a glitch with the new version of MX Player version 1.7.35
I downgraded to 1.7.34 and viola, no more stupid multi window icon. I know I didn't consciously update my original version. I only did so after hoping that the new version would solve the problem of the annoying icon. However, the problems started for me right when the new version was released on 12/30, so maybe the program just updated itself? If so, is there someway to turn off the automatic update feature if there is one? I tried to look, but couldn't find one.
In short, do not upgrade to 1.7.35. It is not properly designed with the galaxy multi window feature. Stay with 1.7.34 or below.
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Hi alohaanime
I am getting exactly the same problem on my samsung note 10.1 and only since the last update same as you. I've tried everything I possibly can to fix it and been unsuccessful so I downrated the app in playstore, lets hope that gets the developers attention.
This app before the update was by far the best videoplayer on the web and easiest to use on the tablet, I hope they fix it soon?
How did you back pedal to the previous version?
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Down rating is meaningless.
Since millions of people are using the app from worldwide, the developer can't read the each & every review.
Regarding this issue,
The latest version uses Google's latest compatibility libraries to apply material design. There might be some conflicts with your device's android layout system.
I have tried myself on my s5. It works well with Multiwindow feature. I can't see such icons.
So, developer may need sometime to figure out the issue. Or it might be a issue from the google libraries itself.
So, it's upto you whether you want to use latest version till it's fixed or not. As another has already said you can temporarily use the old version till the update with fix.