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Currently on 4.4.2 , was wondering if 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 were improvements.
Or do they still have the bugs i heard about a couple months ago when they were released?
Try it. If you don't like it, just use a factory image of 4.4.2 to go back.
skules said:
Currently on 4.4.2 , was wondering if 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 were improvements.
Or do they still have the bugs i heard about a couple months ago when they were released?
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all bugs are fixed
update to 4.4.4 if you get it asap.
4.4.4 seems pretty stable. Try it out, some bugs may still exist but some were definitely fixed.
You Should Upgrade. But you can go to previous versions which is rare...
I don't benchmark or track bugs, but, based on my own personal user-experience "feeling", 4.4.4's performance is better and it has less problems than 4.4.2 and 4.4.3.
Just upgrade no problems at all for me but since I recently bought the nexus 5 I can't tell you about improvements or compare 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 is just a security update as I read before
On my xt1033(Asian firmware), I installed Brazil 4.4.4 firmware and installed 5.0 soak test. I was having call problems. The volume of call was very low. The other person couldn't hear me clearly. Then I reverted back to Asia 4.4.4. Same problem with screen glitches. Then, I installed gpe ROM and installed 5.0.1 update. Same problem persisted. Now I'm back to 4.4.4 Asia. Save problem still there. What can I so to solve this problem? Can anyone help me.
[email protected] said:
On my xt1033(Asian firmware), I installed Brazil 4.4.4 firmware and installed 5.0 soak test. I was having call problems. The volume of call was very low. The other person couldn't hear me clearly. Then I reverted back to Asia 4.4.4. Same problem with screen glitches. Then, I installed gpe ROM and installed 5.0.1 update. Same problem persisted. Now I'm back to 4.4.4 Asia. Save problem still there. What can I so to solve this problem? Can anyone help me.
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Two main questions: What is your main problem and what is the rom that you want?
Is your problem the volume during calls or you still see the flicking screen?
You wish to stay in the GPE? Or try the brazilian 5.0.1? (I'm using this and I think i'ts the best option if you do not use Xposed Framework).
Another question: Did you try to flash a different gpt.bin when going from GPE to another?
Cheers!
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On my xt1033(Asian firmware), I installed Brazil 4.4.4 firmware and installed 5.0 soak test. I was having call problems. The volume of call was very low. The other person couldn't hear me clearly. Then I reverted back to Asia 4.4.4. Same problem with screen glitches. Then, I installed gpe ROM and installed 5.0.1 update. Same problem persisted. Now I'm back to 4.4.4 Asia. Save problem still there. What can I so to solve this problem? Can anyone help me.
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Go to the service centre and get your microphones changed
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[email protected] said:
On my xt1033(Asian firmware), I installed Brazil 4.4.4 firmware and installed 5.0 soak test. I was having call problems. The volume of call was very low. The other person couldn't hear me clearly. Then I reverted back to Asia 4.4.4. Same problem with screen glitches. Then, I installed gpe ROM and installed 5.0.1 update. Same problem persisted. Now I'm back to 4.4.4 Asia. Save problem still there. What can I so to solve this problem? Can anyone help me.
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Did you have the problem before flashing the Brazilian firmware?
Thanks but
BobDiaz said:
Two main questions: What is your main problem and what is the rom that you want?
Is your problem the volume during calls or you still see the flicking screen?
You wish to stay in the GPE? Or try the brazilian 5.0.1? (I'm using this and I think i'ts the best option if you do not use Xposed Framework).
Another question: Did you try to flash a different gpt.bin when going from GPE to another?
Cheers!
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My microphone is having some issues after installing Brazillian 5.0 firmware. And yes, the problem is continuing in KitKat 4.4.4 too. And I don't want any ROM. The mic or microphone is having issues after 5.0. I didn't flash gpt.bin and motoboot after downgrading to 4.4.4 Asia/Brazil/GPE. So don't worry about that.
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Did you have the problem before flashing the Brazilian firmware?
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No. Read the above paragraph for what is it.
I (finally) got the OTA update notification to switch to Lollipop from 4.4.4 KitKat. I believe there is a 5.0.2 version out there as well, but haven't gotten this alternative yet?
Would I gain anything from this update except aesthetics upgrades? What can I expect from battery life (a big concern)? Is the update reversable (i.e. can I go back to KitKat)? What are the pros and cons of Lollipop?
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I (finally) got the OTA update notification to switch to Lollipop from 4.4.4 KitKat. I believe there is a 5.0.2 version out there as well, but haven't gotten this alternative yet?
Would I gain anything from this update except aesthetics upgrades? What can I expect from battery life (a big concern)? Is the update reversable (i.e. can I go back to KitKat)? What are the pros and cons of Lollipop?
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Hi, I would do the update if I were you. I'm on Cataclysm and the battery life is great. Version 5.0.2 is only for Nexus 7 and 10 AFAIK.
You can always revert back with wugfresh's toolkit.
For a not-so-detailed listing of the new features have a look here, or search for youtube presentations of LP.
All of my Android devices (N5, 2014 Moto X, 2013 N7) are staying on KitKat. Aside from all the bugs that people are complaining about with Lollipop, I just don't like the look of it. Google went way too far in their attempt to create mainstream appeal, and made it way too pretty and colorful for my tastes. I think KitKat is still the best version of Android to date. All my devices are stock rooted + Xposed, and I will likely never update them. The only way I'll use Lollipop is when I buy a new device that ships with it.
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I got the OTA at around the same time as you did so i quickly updated, i haven't experienced any bugs on 5.0.1 yet (i don't think 5.0.2 will be coming to the nexus 5) but i must say lollipop feels soo much smoother
I'm also staying on kitkat on all my devices.
In case I get tempted or "accidentally" update, won't my current twrp nandroid backup allow me to return to kitkat or will it be more complicated?
If I wanna stick to KitKat, how do I remove the constant notification in the drop-down bar? Also, how does Lollipop deal with managing contacts, merging duplicates, contact list layout, etc (not too happy with that in 4.4.4)?
I foudn my battery life got decently better on kitkat
I foudn my battery life got decently better on kitkat
Anderson2 said:
I'm also staying on kitkat on all my devices.
In case I get tempted or "accidentally" update, won't my current twrp nandroid backup allow me to return to kitkat or will it be more complicated?
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You can always flash factory image and then flash your backup, there's no problem.
I have got a new Nexus 5. Originally, it came with KitKat 4.4.2, and KitKat 4.4.4 was available immediately, to which I updated.
Just a few days ago, I got the notification for Lollipop 5.0.1 update. Reading about several Lollipop issues on Nexus 5, I do not want to update to Lollipop yet, and I intend to continue using KitKat 4.4.4.
I also read on the internet that the major update of Lollipop, 5.1, will be released in February. So, I want to wait for that.
My question is this.
If I do not update to Lollipop 5.0.1 update, and when a new version of Lollipop is available, for example, 5.0.3, or 5.1, or any other newer update, will I get the notification for that, even if I have not installed the current update?
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I have got a new Nexus 5. Originally, it came with KitKat 4.4.2, and KitKat 4.4.4 was available immediately, to which I updated.
Just a few days ago, I got the notification for Lollipop 5.0.1 update. Reading about several Lollipop issues on Nexus 5, I do not want to update to Lollipop yet, and I intend to continue using KitKat 4.4.4.
I also read on the internet that the major update of Lollipop, 5.1, will be released in February. So, I want to wait for that.
My question is this.
If I do not update to Lollipop 5.0.1 update, and when a new version of Lollipop is available, for example, 5.0.3, or 5.1, or any other newer update, will I get the notification for that, even if I have not installed the current update?
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I don't know for sure if you'll get the update notification or not but it won't install if you do. The updates have become sequential and you'll need to have the one before or the new update won't install.
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So in other words, double update at that time if you're willing to wait
Thanks for the replies .
Yea, I had guessed that it might be required to install the previous updates before updating to the current one. That's no problem, and I can perform the double updates. I am willing to wait for a Lollipop version which won't have any major issues.
The issue will be of notification... whether there will be notification for the new update or not. It will be good to get it, but I have doubts about it.
Do you guys know if Lollipop 5.0.1 is having any major issues on Nexus 5? I keep reading conflicting reports about it. An article on a site says that the author is not having any major issues... but my cousin who updated to it sometime ago, is having many issues.. app crashing, and all.
That's why I think I will wait. It's a brand new Nexus 5, and I haven't started using it. Had been waiting for the Lollipop update, but by the time it arrived, I read about several issues, and was glad that I did not update.
I had also read that Lollipop 5.0.1 had been released but pulled back for Nexus 5, and I wasn't expecting it on my phone, but I was surprised to receive it.
Willing to wait for another Lollipop update, but that constant notification about system update is going to be quite a pain .
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Thanks for the replies .
Yea, I had guessed that it might be required to install the previous updates before updating to the current one. That's no problem, and I can perform the double updates. I am willing to wait for a Lollipop version which won't have any major issues.
The issue will be of notification... whether there will be notification for the new update or not. It will be good to get it, but I have doubts about it.
Do you guys know if Lollipop 5.0.1 is having any major issues on Nexus 5? I keep reading conflicting reports about it. An article on a site says that the author is not having any major issues... but my cousin who updated to it sometime ago, is having many issues.. app crashing, and all.
That's why I think I will wait. It's a brand new Nexus 5, and I haven't started using it. Had been waiting for the Lollipop update, but by the time it arrived, I read about several issues, and was glad that I did not update.
I had also read that Lollipop 5.0.1 had been released but pulled back for Nexus 5, and I wasn't expecting it on my phone, but I was surprised to receive it.
Willing to wait for another Lollipop update, but that constant notification about system update is going to be quite a pain .
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5.0.1 works fine. I have no issues with it on my n5
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Thanks. That's good to know. And now you have me in a fix again... thinking whether to update or not . Will think about it.
Hi there,
I got a 2-year-old german retail Moto G XT1032 with Stock 4.4.4 Kitkat as a daily driver. I've rooted it approx. a year a ago, installed the Xposed-Framework with xprivacy and Gravitybox. But the phone seems to get quite slow with standard applications like WhatsApp or the music player. So i deleted the app-caches of the Google Expericence Launcher and some other applications. Now it's not so laggy anymore, but i think with
a new version of Android it could be a bit faster.
I'd like to flash it with a new firmware. Now i dont't know, which one to choose. I've read that, when i want to upgrade to 5.1 or 6.0, i have to update the bootloader. And with this new bootloader i can't switch back
to KitKat, is that right? Now the question is, should i update to Lollipop or Marshmallow. When Lollipop came out, i've heard that it was quite a buggy mess. There were a couple of bugs, which made it unusable as a daily driver. Can you recommend Lollipop as a daily driver over KitKat? As I see, there are only beta (nightly) versions of Marshmallow out for the XT1032. Are they stable enough for using it as a daily driver?
Thanks
Patrick
patr!ck said:
Hi there,
I got a 2-year-old german retail Moto G XT1032 with Stock 4.4.4 Kitkat as a daily driver. I've rooted it approx. a year a ago, installed the Xposed-Framework with xprivacy and Gravitybox. But the phone seems to get quite slow with standard applications like WhatsApp or the music player. So i deleted the app-caches of the Google Expericence Launcher and some other applications. Now it's not so laggy anymore, but i think with
a new version of Android it could be a bit faster.
I'd like to flash it with a new firmware. Now i dont't know, which one to choose. I've read that, when i want to upgrade to 5.1 or 6.0, i have to update the bootloader. And with this new bootloader i can't switch back
to KitKat, is that right? Now the question is, should i update to Lollipop or Marshmallow. When Lollipop came out, i've heard that it was quite a buggy mess. There were a couple of bugs, which made it unusable as a daily driver. Can you recommend Lollipop as a daily driver over KitKat? As I see, there are only beta (nightly) versions of Marshmallow out for the XT1032. Are they stable enough for using it as a daily driver?
Thanks
Patrick
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1. yes, with a new bootloader you cannot go back to Kitkat. Also keep in mind that you need a recent recovery (TWRP 2.8.7)
2. i can only compare custom roms of KK or LP and i dont see a significant advantage of LP, also KK seemed to have the better memory management
3. another suggesting to your problem: if you dont care about having something "new" you might try a custom KK rom where my recommendation would be SlimKat (overall best and most stable rom i have ever used). That may solve your problems, but if you dont like it you can always go back to stock KK or upgrade
I never used my phone much on KitKat but things u will sacrifice on lp or marshmallow is multitasking (ram management) and battery timing but performance on newer os especially on marshmallow is too good I'm using cm13 nightly 03-01-2016 its so stable that know I don't even bother to upgrade to newer nightly its thousand times better than lp I suggest try KitKat ROM still unsatisfied then u only have choice to watch a video of phone running mm then deciding upgrade BTW just use greenify this phone often gets drunk without it