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Hello.
Im thinking of swithing from an 6p to a mate 9. The reason is that, i think everybody knows that 6p has shutdown problems and they are driving me crazy. I realy enjoy sing my 6p, but the time has come.
Is here somebody who came from a 6p to a mate9? Pros and cons over the 6p?
there isnt much information about user experience comparing them two, thats why im asking it here. Is it worth it or not?
the bigger battery, "stereo kind of" speakers, large display, less bezzels, and kirin 960 vs 810 , it is allready very tempting.:good:
I ordered my brand new Mate 9 and it is going to be in my hands tomorrow evening. I will share my experiences asap.
I had the 6p for a while.
6p pros...
Better speakers, the mate 9 speakers are good but not near as good as the Nexus.
More development
Stock Android, if you prefer that
Mate 9 pros...
Better and bigger display
Better fingerprint sensor
The camera appears to be better
Very long battery life
Expandable storage
IR Blaster
I actually like EMUI, it has a lot of neat features
I think the Mate 9 looks better
Faster and smoother than the 6p
If I think of more, I'll report back.
Rooted Nexus 6p (RRemix MM rom) user to rooted Mate 9 (MHA-L29 C432B138) user. Best decision I ever made. I am on AT&T. Both my Pebble Time Steel and Samsung Gear S3 Classic work great with it. Honestly, zero hiccups. I use Nova Launcher Prime and a handful of other applications for notifications/ease. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
I agree with the gentleman above. Honestly, you will love the extra battery life, the amazing camera, and smoothness. The wifi is also stronger/more consistent. The display is actually pretty damn amazing despite being 1080P LCD.
Honestly, the developers are coming...trust me. So much has happened especially thanks to @duraaraa. The Mate 9 is hands down the best phone I've ever had. I have zero regrets.
yes, the speakers, the display, and the developement for the 6p are pros.
But as it seems the Mate 9 will be a good upgrade, till that time when this years flagships will be launched.
After 6 months ill maybe give mate9 back to my provider, and upgrate to a more top notch phone. till that im almost sure i can live without flashing roms, and e.t.c, and get used to EMUI. As when i took LG G4 after Nexus 5.
and is the difference in display quality noticable as coming from qhd to full hd?
Came from 6p and had the shut down issue. You might be over exaggerating a little. Mine would randomly shut down under 10%. Wasn't a huge deal.
I've used the 6p off and on since release. Only reason I was using last couple of months because I cracked my mate 8.
Battery life is the biggest pro for me. After using the mate 8 for so long, going back to a smaller battery had me charging a few times a day versus maybe once a day. Always searching for a charger. I am a media/data hog.
Biggest pro for Nexus is the modding community.
Most important for me is tlthe mate series can take a beating and the only phone that makes me rethink the 2k display. Nothing competes with Samsung flagship displays but this is a quality 1080p panel.
Plus with T-Mobile binge on and it's 480p, I could care less besides bragging rights.
Mine 6p is shutting down even at 60%, and i can turn it on only when i find a charger. And it is hard when i havent got the charger by hand, and i need a phone. Thats why im searching for a good upgrade. I dont want an s7 edge or anything else. The only phone that felt in my eyes was mate 9. The bigger battery and performance comparision sn810 vs kirin 960.
And maybe the developement, and roms will start to appear here after time.
I got mate 9 pro after the 6p because of the shut down issues. No complaints this far
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Got the Mate 9 after my 6p went into bootloops. Huawei will replace but couldn't wait 2 weeks without a phone so bought the Mate 9. Everything mentioned above is right on. It is a great phone. I really like EMUI. The black theme makes it even better. Battery is great compared to 6p. Phones are like new girlfriends, there are things you like and dislike in the beginning. It takes time to get used to the change The battery was the #1 reason I went with the Mate 9 and not the V20. Glad I did.
Came from a 6P also and I love this phone. I do miss the Nexus development but this phone has been great so far, and I actually don't mind running emui. Would love to see AOSP on this bad boy but I can actually live with the phone as is.
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Upgraded to the Huawei Mate9 because my Huawei 6P has been wonderful! The Mate9 has newer better specs and amazing form factor! Keeping both and look forward to root, flashing, etc...
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Rooted Nexus 6p (RRemix MM rom) user to rooted Mate 9 (MHA-L29 C432B138) user. Best decision I ever made. I am on AT&T. Both my Pebble Time Steel and Samsung Gear S3 Classic work great with it. Honestly, zero hiccups. I use Nova Launcher Prime and a handful of other applications for notifications/ease. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
I agree with the gentleman above. Honestly, you will love the extra battery life, the amazing camera, and smoothness. The wifi is also stronger/more consistent. The display is actually pretty damn amazing despite being 1080P LCD.
Honestly, the developers are coming...trust me. So much has happened especially thanks to @duraaraa. The Mate 9 is hands down the best phone I've ever had. I have zero regrets.
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Would you mind sharing with us what apps you use for notifications /ease apart from nova?
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I really love EMUI as many things are baked into the system. But it's not perfect. You'll find many small things missing. Third party music controls on LS for example.
I actually smashed screen on Nexus 6P and also dropped in loo.. Still works but actually got the Mate 8 and I love it some much going to sell and get Mate 9 I love Emui and solid performance of the mate 8 and with Resolution of Mate being a lot lower have not noticed one bit..
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Would you mind sharing with us what apps you use for notifications /ease apart from nova?
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Launcher: Nove Prime.
LED Notifications: Light Manager or Light Flow Legacy. I went back to Light Manager because it's just simpler/faster to customize. I use the "always on" feature to have my LEDs come on. Light Flow allows you to prioritize. It's really a matter of preference. Use the fastest setting or 1 second setting or always on feature in each app if you want it to work properly. Also, the only colors that work are Blue, Cyan, Yellow, White, Orange, Red, Pink, and Green. If you venture too far from their spectrum, no light will show up. TIP: make sure not to use any of the custom battery settings for the LED because that will mess with the notifications. Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red, Yellow, Green; I found this annoying, but at least this way it works consistently. That is the biggest thing I miss about my Nexus 6P - the stronger/brighter LED that actually blinked faster rather than pulsed like the Mate 9. I can't stand pulse (you have to leave this on in the main settings for the LED to work), so I use the "Always On" settings in either of these LED apps to be able to easily see my LED notification.
File Manager: Solid Explorer (best file/root manager app period recommended by top developers on XDA).
Music: Spotify.
Weather: 1Weather (has solid widgets for time, weather, different locations and customization for appearance).
Lock widget: Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly. Saves battery and the waste of using a separate widget app.
Flashlight: Tiny Flashlight + LED - great widget with custom icons that works well.
Ad-free App: AdAway - you need to be rooted, but it works once you have restarted your phone, enabled it, and made sure it is in the ALLOWED apps under Ignore Optimizations in Settings.
Casting App: Bubble UPnP - hands down the best app for casting to a smart tv, dlna device/dongle, and chromecast device.
Video Player: MX Player Pro.
Tech Apps: XDA Forums and Geekbytes Pro (the best tech info app that compiles tech info from multiple places like Droid-Life, Phandroid, Android-Headlines, etc).
Wall Charger Voltage/Power Checker: Ampere.
Off the the top of my head, those are the most useful. If you have a Pebble or Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, I know a bunch of apps that make them much more useful. PM me for that or any other questions regarding specific apps. You don't really need any battery saving/optimizing apps like Greenify or Doze because Nougat has built in Doze (the optimization, etc). You can, however, download Wakelock Detector to see what apps keep your device awake in different scenarios. That can be pretty useful at narrowing down battery hogs. All the best! :highfive:
Another former Nexus 6p-turned-Mate 9 user here.
To be fair, I really loved the design, screen, camera and the stock experience of the 6p. Have used it for 1+ years and would want to keep it longer. Unfortunately the phone becomes increasingly unreliable as the battery failed me a few times when it reaches 20%.
Changed to Mate 9 a couple of weeks ago and never looked back. Here's what stood out for me for this phone:
- dual sim, with 64GB built-in storage. Can run 2 sims comfotably in one phone without having to worry about storage
- Great battery life, even with 2 sims (Sim 1 running 4G) and with wifi and BT on as well
- Super fast charging!
- Screen is good, don't miss the higher res of 6p
- Camera is decent, comparable to 6p for normal lighting. Though i feel 6p performs better under low lighting. The monochrome shots of Mate 9 are beautiful.
- Audio quality from the earjack is very good and that is important for me as I listened to music regularly. Speakers are not as bad as what some reviews says
- Speed and memory management is good, especially considering it's not stock android. EMUI is not too intrusive either.
The only thing i would miss from 6p is the regular updates for Android. But then given how Google has been messing up the regular updates and Nougat, stability might be a good thing! And Mate 9 would have been perfect if it's water resistant/proof.
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Launcher: Nove Prime.
LED Notifications: Light Manager or Light Flow Legacy. I went back to Light Manager because it's just simpler/faster to customize. I use the "always on" feature to have my LEDs come on. Light Flow allows you to prioritize. It's really a matter of preference. Use the fastest setting or 1 second setting or always on feature in each app if you want it to work properly. Also, the only colors that work are Blue, Cyan, Yellow, White, Orange, Red, Pink, and Green. If you venture too far from their spectrum, no light will show up. TIP: make sure not to use any of the custom battery settings for the LED because that will mess with the notifications. Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red, Yellow, Green; I found this annoying, but at least this way it works consistently. That is the biggest thing I miss about my Nexus 6P - the stronger/brighter LED that actually blinked faster rather than pulsed like the Mate 9. I can't stand pulse (you have to leave this on in the main settings for the LED to work), so I use the "Always On" settings in either of these LED apps to be able to easily see my LED notification.
File Manager: Solid Explorer (best file/root manager app period recommended by top developers on XDA).
Music: Spotify.
Weather: 1Weather (has solid widgets for time, weather, different locations and customization for appearance).
Lock widget: Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly. Saves battery and the waste of using a separate widget app.
Flashlight: Tiny Flashlight + LED - great widget with custom icons that works well.
Ad-free App: AdAway - you need to be rooted, but it works once you have restarted your phone, enabled it, and made sure it is in the ALLOWED apps under Ignore Optimizations in Settings.
Casting App: Bubble UPnP - hands down the best app for casting to a smart tv, dlna device/dongle, and chromecast device.
Video Player: MX Player Pro.
Tech Apps: XDA Forums and Geekbytes Pro (the best tech info app that compiles tech info from multiple places like Droid-Life, Phandroid, Android-Headlines, etc).
Wall Charger Voltage/Power Checker: Ampere.
Off the the top of my head, those are the most useful. If you have a Pebble or Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, I know a bunch of apps that make them much more useful. PM me for that or any other questions regarding specific apps. You don't really need any battery saving/optimizing apps like Greenify or Doze because Nougat has built in Doze (the optimization, etc). You can, however, download Wakelock Detector to see what apps keep your device awake in different scenarios. That can be pretty useful at narrowing down battery hogs. All the best! :highfive:
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Can you please elaborate the given part please? I did not understand this part at all. "Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red , Yellow , Green : I found this annoying , but at least this way it works consistently"
This one too. " Lock widget Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly . Saves battery and the waste of using separate widget app" Does nova has a LS widget? How to do it?
vipivj said:
Can you please elaborate the given part please? I did not understand this part at all. "Just leave the stock battery feature to monitor that LED going from Red , Yellow , Green : I found this annoying , but at least this way it works consistently"
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So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%) when plugged in for charging. So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
opasha said:
So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%). So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
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Thanks for the info.
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opasha said:
So, the stock pulse LED from system settings overrides all battery LED changes. So, it's pointless to modify the battery LED settings in Light Manager or Light Flow. The stock colors change based on battery level from RED (0-29% (I think)) to YELLOW (30-89%) to GREEN (90-100%) when plugged in for charging. So, if you attempt to modify the battery LED colors within one of these apps, it will either do nothing or mess up the other notifications.
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In my case I am not able to use many colors consistently. Like yellow or cyan etc. When I set colours to yellow for third party apps and do the test the colour appears is always random like red or green. Any idea? App: Light flow legacy
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This one too. " Lock widget Nova lets you create your own custom icon for this under Actions and it works instantly . Saves battery and the waste of using separate widget app" Does nova has a LS widget? How to do it?
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Hold anywhere on the screen where there is space for an ICON. Then select WIDGETS. At the top you will see, Nova Action, select that. Then select Screen Lock. That's it. It will create a Screen Lock icon that locks your screen. If you hold this icon, you can EDIT. This will allow you to rename it or have no name (I have no name so it looks more like a widget icon than an app icon). The awesome part is that you can have a swipe action for it also. So, this allows you to swipe up on the icon and it can do pretty much any NOVA option you want. Mine is currently set to SHORTCUTS > Directions (to my home) using Google Maps. If you select the icon, you can change it to any icon you want.
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Thanks for the info.
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In my case I am not able to use many colors consistently. Like yellow or cyan etc. When I set colours to yellow for third party apps and do the test the colour appears is always random like red or green. Any idea? App: Light flow legacy
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You're very welcome.
Light Flow Legacy is tricky because some of the color options given don't align up correctly to the Color Scale that matches the Mate 9 LED spectrum, so honestly, you just have to keep testing until you find the color that works within the 12-15 colors that are listed. I prefer Light Manager for this reason because it does the exact color and you don't need to guess.
Funny enough I was originally considering a 6P. I was looking to transition from iOS and a Nexus device looked like the most logical step to take.
Then I started reading about the battery shutdown issues with Nougat beta... and along came the Mate 9 to tempt me so here I am. Brilliant device.
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Hi,
Coming from a Moto Z and before that a 6P.
Ok... I didn't intend to hate this phone but... Why are notifications broken? Why dont PocketCasts playback controls work?
I know this is "1 aspect" but to me notifications are vital and i simply don't understand this phone.
- i receive a notification and screen lights up (i set that per app)
- but then I unlock phone
- notifications still in notification shade. I lock device.
- they are no longer on lock screen
Why?
That's not how any other device i have owned worked?
And lock screen music playback is... A disaster?
I consider this phone basically unusable... Yet reviews never mentioned this. Am I alone?
I agree with you, mostly. I'm coming from a Nexus 6P (and many Nexi before that since the One), so I'm used to the plain Vanilla and love it. I was able to rectify some of the notification issues by enabling banner and lockscreen notifications from the Settings >> Notification & Status Bar >> Notification Management area. It doesn't fix everything, and at times (especially the beginning) it was very frustrating. I have it for 5 days now and am at a point where I think it's usable and am waiting for LineageOS to come out with a vanilla-ish version.
http://lineagerom.com/huawei-mate-9-lineage-nougat-update/
The battery is what drew me to the phone and it doesn't disappoint. I can get about 24 hours and that impresses me.
Thanks, have that set for important apps. Feels like a massive part of Android (notifications) are basically missing. Rest is good/ok/great but.... Just feels like madness that this is acceptable in 2017.
yup, hw software sux. end of. waiting for stock-ed customs
Just you
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Yea, that's what ended up being the deal breaker for me. I absolutely loved everything else with the phone, but notifications are the baseline of what a phone should be (at least to me), and this phone failed at that miserably. Not being able to reply to a text without unlocking the phone is a no go for 2017. I also kept hearing how battery life was amazing...I never really saw that either considering the size of the battery and a 1080p screen. I've got a Moto Z Play and I can tell you that this is truly amazing battery life. I'm now sitting at 53% with 4:39 sot and been off charger since 9:45a...It's now 1a the following morning. Not putting down Mate 9, as I really did like the rest of the phone...So much so that I'm on here looking to see if they have come out with an update for the glaring problem you guys are discussing. It looks as they Huawei doesn't even acknowledge the issue, so not counting on a fix. Oh well
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I'm really surprised Huawei get a free pass on this. I read about 10 reviews, saw lots of YouTube videos and I had no idea how this phone handles notifications. I simply don't believe that someone coming from "normal" Android versions wouldn't find this different enough to warrant a huge rant?
Very frustrating. I like so many aspects of this device but the basic things are terrible. Madness.
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
Spot on! I'm 700 USD in on this phone. Only thing going for it on my side is the battery (so far) and dual sim as I travel a lot.
The rest is just unacceptable... At the very best. Likely the first and the last Huawei I'll own.
It's not just software that is bad for notifications. The hardware is poor too. The LED is tiny and almost invisible. The vibration is very weak so you can't feel it in your pocket.
This is a great phone underneath, but the little things really spoil it.
Huawei had a great opportunity to take business off Samsung, but they have blown it.
This has put me off Huawei. I'll be trading in the Mate for a Note 8. Or perhaps I won't wait for that. The S8+ is looking good.
Coming from a Nexus 6, the software has it's issues, but overall I like my Mate 9 so much more. Thought I would be missing the stock Android in a daily basis, but I seem to be very happy with my new phone.
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Coming from a Nexus 6, the software has it's issues, but overall I like my Mate 9 so much more. Thought I would be missing the stock Android in a daily basis, but I seem to be very happy with my new phone.
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Coming from the disastrous year of Samsungs (s7 Active, s7 Edge, Note 7) Im loving the mate 9. Getting 10 hours of screen on time, notifications havent been an issue at all (Ive had to unlock the phone to reply to a text on every single phone Ive used including iPhone). I prefer the lockscreen stay clean and the led flash when I have something unread. Out of all the phones Ive used this past year, this is the only one Ive kept. Ive got a Moto Z Force sitting on my table thats for sale and once its gone all Ill have left is my iPhone 6s plus and the Mate 9.
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Coming from the disastrous year of Samsungs (s7 Active, s7 Edge, Note 7) Im loving the mate 9. Getting 10 hours fo screen on time, notifications havent been an issue at all (Ive had to unlock the phone to reply to a text on very single phone Ive used including iPhone). I prefer the lockscreen stay clean and the led flash when I have something unread. Out of all the phones Ive used this past year, this is the only one Ive kept. Ive got a Moto Z Force sitting on my table thats for sale and once its gone all Ill have left is my iPhone 6s plus and the Mate 9.
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Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
RR-99 said:
Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
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I have no issues with the brightness of the led at all, in fact I prefer it to the absurd brightness of the s7 series. My phone is primarily on a desk or table and I havent missied any notifications at all. Also my volume is always on so I hear my phone go off and never really pay attention to the vibration of it but I would say its right on par with my iPhone. Another thing is I use Textra and always have so Ive got the vibration set to "multiple short" and if the phone is for some reason on silent I still hear the vibration when a notification comes in. Honestly I have no complaints about anything with this phone especially now that Ive been able to change out the emojis without root (hate android emojis).
coming from a pixel
i really like the mate 9, the software could do with abit more though.
if it was pure vanilla, this phone would be the end all.
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Do you find the LED bright enough and the vibration strong enough? If so I have a different phone to yours
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I use an app called Flash notificationn 2. basically on any missed notifications it keeps flashing the camera and lights up the screen( set every min or so). it works very well. coming from a note 4 i was also tossed. I do love this phone and at 599.00 seems a steal. does it have shortcomings , ya it does. but so does every phone. price to price with the s8+ or note 8 rumored at close to a grand makes this phone a steal. especially considering the list of shortcomings the galaxys 8 will have.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manzy.flashnotification2&hl=en
admorris said:
Not being able to reply to a text without unlocking the phone is a no go for 2017.
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That seems like an odd issue to me. All it takes to unlock the phone is touching a sensor. Unless the complaint is about doing it while sitting flat on a surface, then I agree the sensor placement isn't optimal. But if replying to a text without unlocking the phone is important, that's easily solved with a 3rd party text app, like Textra.
I also haven't noticed the issues with notifications in my usage that others have had. But I do agree the notification LED could be brighter, and the vibration stronger.
tommy281 said:
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
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This just doesn't work reliably. Spotify works 60% of the time maybe but PocketCasts about 5%. Totally rubbish.
Really mixed bag of opinions here.
I'm almost wondering if there are multiple software versions showing different behaviour?
The 2 notifications issues i have are :
1. Music playback controls. Dreadful. Seems like some apps whitelisted but even those don't work 100% of the time. PocketCasts (even latest version from 2 days ago) works basically never, meaning i need to unlock phone to pause. A total joke.
2. Notifications. Lock screen shows them once and once only. As soon as i unlock, all notifications are not shown again on lock screen, unlike normal Android.
For those that "don't have issue with the notifications"... Do you see what i see?
tommy281 said:
for lock screen music playback -
settings> then uptop type in notifications> notifications panal> notification managment. then find the app you want to allow on the lockscreen. hope that helps.
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That doesn't fix the issue...It's a known problem.
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RealEvil said:
Really mixed bag of opinions here.
I'm almost wondering if there are multiple software versions showing different behaviour?
The 2 notifications issues i have are :
1. Music playback controls. Dreadful. Seems like some apps whitelisted but even those don't work 100% of the time. PocketCasts (even latest version from 2 days ago) works basically never, meaning i need to unlock phone to pause. A total joke.
2. Notifications. Lock screen shows them once and once only. As soon as i unlock, all notifications are not shown again on lock screen, unlike normal Android.
For those that "don't have issue with the notifications"... Do you see what i see?
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I think what you have are two types of people on here...Not two software versions. You have people that have given up on the phone and people who are justifying their purchase...lol
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Hey together. I have been using the Mix3 for a few month now. The black 265GB variant, China version with international Software.
But I got to say that there are a few problems I wasn't able to solve. Maybe you can!
So here is the List
Love
Screen ratio
MIUI
The overall Look. Gave it to a friend so he can call someone... Damn this phone looks good!
Position of Volume-rocker and Powerbutton
Wireless-charging
Not that good or worse
Thickness
The battery lasts barely a day (medium use)
The AI button... I hit this one too often by accident
No pocketdetection. The screen activates too often by accident (while calling, in the pocket or just picking up)
While calling you got to position the speaker very near to your ear, because if you move it a bit you can't understand the one on the other side anymore
inconsitent strength of the magnetic slider (sometimes it moves very hardly and other times too easy)
connection delays with bluetooth devices. If you did not connect a device in the last few days you got to manually connect the device (click on it in bluetooth settings)
If you got solutions for my concerns you can maybe safe it from getting abandoned or beeing forwarded to my brother
agree on AI button - hate it! especially in phone case it gets triggered too often just holding the phone
any way to mute that button or change it to another usage? I think I can only deactivate the google assistant itself, but it keeps reacting starting it up and asking to enable the assistant again
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agree on AI button - hate it! especially in phone case it gets triggered too often just holding the phone
any way to mute that button or change it to another usage? I think I can only deactivate the google assistant itself, but it keeps reacting starting it up and asking to enable the assistant again
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There is a magisk module to remapped the button
dondrexer said:
Hey together. I have been using the Mix3 for a few month now. The black 265GB variant, China version with international Software.
But I got to say that there are a few problems I wasn't able to solve. Maybe you can!
So here is the List
Love
Screen ratio
MIUI
The overall Look. Gave it to a friend so he can call someone... Damn this phone looks good!
Position of Volume-rocker and Powerbutton
Wireless-charging
Not that good or worse
Thickness
The battery lasts barely a day (medium use)
The AI button... I hit this one too often by accident
No pocketdetection. The screen activates too often by accident (while calling, in the pocket or just picking up)
While calling you got to position the speaker very near to your ear, because if you move it a bit you can't understand the one on the other side anymore
inconsitent strength of the magnetic slider (sometimes it moves very hardly and other times too easy)
connection delays with bluetooth devices. If you did not connect a device in the last few days you got to manually connect the device (click on it in bluetooth settings)
If you got solutions for my concerns you can maybe safe it from getting abandoned or beeing forwarded to my brother
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Totally agree with the AI button thing, I click it ALL the time by accident it's super annoying. There is a thread on XDA for changing the functionality and a Magisk module as well. The Magisk module is for the Mi 9 but may work for the Mix 3 as well, not entirely sure on that. I haven't experienced the Bluetooth issues though, and I have the global hardware (6 GB RAM 128 GB ROM). My Bluetooth works flawlessly. The slider does feel a bit inconsistent, not sure how/why but I rarely use the selfie camera anyway so it's not a big deal for me. I feel like the battery is pretty average for a smartphone, nothing great but not bad. I can usually get through a day with it and its better than my V30 so that's a plus. Hope you're still enjoying the phone overall!
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raven213 said:
There is a magisk module to remapped the button
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Are you talking about the one for the Mi 9? It works fine for the Mix 3 too?
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Totally agree with the AI button thing, I click it ALL the time by accident it's super annoying. I've been looking for a way to disable it entirely but haven't found anything I understand yet. I'll keep you updated on that. I haven't experienced the Bluetooth issues though, and I have the global hardware (6 GB RAM 128 GB ROM). My Bluetooth works flawlessly. The slider does feel a bit inconsistent, not sure how/why but I rarely use the selfie camera anyway so it's not a big deal for me. I feel like the battery is pretty average for a smartphone, nothing great but not bad. I can usually get through a day with it and its better than my V30 so that's a plus. Hope you're still enjoying the phone overall!
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Are you talking about the one for the Mi 9? It works fine for the Mix 3 too?
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Yeah it should be check on magisk it's there it's called Xiaomi AI remapper
raven213 said:
Yeah it should be check on magisk it's there it's called Xiaomi AI remapper
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Awesome thanks!
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Awesome thanks!
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No problem
Personally, I don't have any issues with the thickness and actually, it makes it easier to hold with my large hands. I have had thinner devices, like the LG V30, S9 Plus, and Note 9, but they just feel like toys by comparison.
The AI button isn't an issue for me. I am not rooted but I have used ADB to uninstall Xiaomi's when I was using the Chinese ROM my device came with and used ADB to remove Google Assistant when I installed the Global Stable ROM. I have no issues finishing a day of very heavy use with about 10% battery left using both SIM slots simultaneously. On average, I finish my day with about 30% left, but I do travel often, so those days, I spend more time watching YouTube on planes and texting more than anything else. I have used ADB though to remove a lot of bloat that can run and waste battery life.
I don't use Bluetooth devices at all so i can't really comment on how well or how well it doesn't work on the Mi MIX 3. However, many devices do experience Bluetooth issues for various reasons. Firmware updates for cars or the Bluetooth in the device itself is usually the more common answer. No manufacturer is exempt from these issues.
I definitely agree with the earpiece. Because it is technically set in the bottom part of the device, it has to send sound straight through the other to get to your ear. If your ear is right over the hole where this comes through, it's fine, but it does take some getting used to and makes it hard to rest the phone on your shoulder and still talk on it.
I haven't had any issues with the slider. From the day I got my device, the slider has been stiff and robust. I often use it just fiddling around as well. The magnets pull and push feel just as strong as the day I opened the box. I also haven't noticed the screen being on when it is in my pocket and have never had my screen on when removing it from my pocket. I do have double tap to wake and lift to turn on the screen disabled though. Perhaps it is one or a combination of both of those settings causing that issue for you.
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Personally, I don't have any issues with the thickness and actually, it makes it easier to hold with my large hands. I have had thinner devices, like the LG V30, S9 Plus, and Note 9, but they just feel like toys by comparison.
The AI button isn't an issue for me. I am not rooted but I have used ADB to uninstall Xiaomi's when I was using the Chinese ROM my device came with and used ADB to remove Google Assistant when I installed the Global Stable ROM. I have no issues finishing a day of very heavy use with about 10% battery left using both SIM slots simultaneously. On average, I finish my day with about 30% left, but I do travel often, so those days, I spend more time watching YouTube on planes and texting more than anything else. I have used ADB though to remove a lot of bloat that can run and waste battery life.
I don't use Bluetooth devices at all so i can't really comment on how well or how well it doesn't work on the Mi MIX 3. However, many devices do experience Bluetooth issues for various reasons. Firmware updates for cars or the Bluetooth in the device itself is usually the more common answer. No manufacturer is exempt from these issues.
I definitely agree with the earpiece. Because it is technically set in the bottom part of the device, it has to send sound straight through the other to get to your ear. If your ear is right over the hole where this comes through, it's fine, but it does take some getting used to and makes it hard to rest the phone on your shoulder and still talk on it.
I haven't had any issues with the slider. From the day I got my device, the slider has been stiff and robust. I often use it just fiddling around as well. The magnets pull and push feel just as strong as the day I opened the box. I also haven't noticed the screen being on when it is in my pocket and have never had my screen on when removing it from my pocket. I do have double tap to wake and lift to turn on the screen disabled though. Perhaps it is one or a combination of both of those settings causing that issue for you.
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I will add one more issue regarding MIUI - can't add trusted device (snartwatch) and trusted places
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I will add one more issue regarding MIUI - can't add trusted device (snartwatch) and trusted places
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I have some issues with MIUI as well. Would they stop me from buying another Xiaomi device? No.
Tue stock apps suck! The default Messaging app doesn't support rotation and doesn't display group texts under those in that. It splits tue group texts under their individual threads. Changing Messaging apps leaves me with notification sounds that can't be changed because Xiaomi developers are stuck in the years of KitKat with how their sounds work!
The change to not being able to lock the bootloader when switching ROM's is probably the worst I can think of. I get the reasoning behind the change but I bought thebChinese model as the Chinese model because I wanted more RAM.
MIUI settings are also lacking when it comes to restricting roaming from one SIM but not the other.
My T-Mobile plan works in multiple countries and I want that to roam when outside of the US. My Telus SIM though is insane for roaming so I don't want that SIM roaming but I want that SIM left enabled to see who calls and texts.
All that said and a few more gripes. The Mi MIX 3 is still a superb device and one I don't regret buying.
Notifications are awful. I have yet to have a notification display on the lock screen. When I do receive new mail or an SMS message, it can take up to 40 minutes before notifying me if the screen is off. If the screen is on I get the notification within a couple of minutes but that is only if the screen is on. Screen on means the screen is being displayed and the lock screen has been dismissed. It does not mean that the always on ambient display is on. That is just as bad as the display being completely off which makes me think that the problem lies with the phone being locked and is not just an over aggressive doze problem. I am using the notification repeater app and I also use Auto-notifications with its notification categories feature. Both of those have helped a little bit but it is rare that I get a notification within 10 minutes of my phone receiving e-mail or text messages when the screen is off (10 minutes is actually good).
There is also an issue with Android calendars. These aren't the calendars attached to your gmail account and they are not local calendars as well. Android calendars are usually created by 3rd party apps that offer holiday calendars for every country, sports scedules for every NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and NCAA teams (motor sports and European football in some apps). The apps that also create TV listing calendars create their calendars as Android calendars. Any calendar app for Android can display them and you can choose to display or hide them individually within any android based calendar apps. Not with MIUI though. I can see them in the settings of any calendar app I install and can set them as hidden or viewable but they will not display as a calendar in any calendar app. MIUI has a few nice features but it is not worth the lack of timely notifications and it would also be nice if I could actually display all of my calendars. I have gone the custom GSI route and there were issues with every GSI based ROM I tried. I could install every GSI ROM I tried. I could even install Resurrection Remix GSI without a problem (repairing and resizing the system partition so you can install GAPPS is easier than most people realize. I kept running into deal breaker isssues with each GSI ROM though. I don't remember what the issue was with BlissROM but I do remember taking half a day to try and find a work around to no avail. Pixel Dust had an annoying random reboot problem and Resurrection Remix seemed to work just fine until it randomly would display a Setting up phone message after logging into the phone at a very random time. It would sometimes do this somewhere with the first few hours of use but could go as long as a day and a half before doing it. The only way to get past that screen was to get into the phones settings and clear out your fingerprints and set the phone to not require any type of password, pin or pattern. Once you clear those out the phone will continue to boot. If you want security you will need to setup security again and you will find yourself doing this all over again anywhere within the next hour too 24 hours. This is a known issue and there is a thread about it. It is a ROM issue because it is doing it on many different brands of phones. It is doing it very randomly though and the developers of the ROM have not had it happen to one of their phones yet. It makes the ROM unusable for those of us that are running into it though which is why I am back to MIUI (eu version) and in my opinion, MIUI ruins what would be a very good phone experience.
The pocket detection is occasionally driving me crazy, it's an issue on the PE rom too. The settings pull-down is active even on the lock screen, so while it's in my pocket it will sometimes turn wifi/bluetooth on or off, etc. I'm hoping the Cyanogen rom will eventually improve this. Only seems to be a problem for me when the radio app is automatically activated when I turn on my bluetooth headset.
Bluetooth connection also causes me some minor irritation. It won't auto-connect to the A2DP unit in my car, although it does connect to the phone module. I've been looking through the configuration files trying to find something to tweak this, but the structure of the current roms makes finding anything useful almost impossible.
AI button, also a hassle, but it can't be that bad because I haven't bothered to install the Magisk module to remap it yet. I much prefer a button to call up the assistant rather than "ok google".
Battery, I have no idea what you're talking about, but I guess it depends on what device you came from. This device is far and away the most battery frugal I've ever had, by a long shot, and the speed of the wireless charging makes it even better.
I never have a problem with the earpiece, but I do remove the lint from it fairly regularly, maybe that's the problem? If anything, the sound on calls I would rate as way better than previous phones.
My slider mechanism is also variable. Sometimes it's perfect, other times it's hard to get it to slide, but I think it's more to do with the friction from my fingers than the mechanism itself, sometimes the surfaces feel super-slippery! Give me cheap, rubberized plastic and a removable rear cover and battery every day of the week!
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Battery, I have no idea what you're talking about, but I guess it depends on what device you came from. This device is far and away the most battery frugal I've ever had, by a long shot, and the speed of the wireless charging makes it even better.
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I guess you are right there with the point from where you came from. In comparison to my "old" Huawei Mathe 10 Pro the Battery is bad. But on the other Hand the Mix3 has (fast) Wireless Charging :good:
I checked the last weeks my Battery stats and usage. There was nothing uncommon. To me it is not satisfying, especially when I am on a trip (like last week) I barely made it back to the Hotel with a few % left.
Just to get this into Context (for most of you tl;dr):
Listening to music for 2 hrs
Navigation for public transport - also active for 2 hrs
checking Mails - hard to measure
searching for a place for diner - 20 min
checking social media... every minute is too much
In my opinion this is an average usage and therefore the battery is considered bad to me.
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I guess you are right there with the point from where you came from. In comparison to my "old" Huawei Mathe 10 Pro the Battery is bad. But on the other Hand the Mix3 has (fast) Wireless Charging :good:
I checked the last weeks my Battery stats and usage. There was nothing uncommon. To me it is not satisfying, especially when I am on a trip (like last week) I barely made it back to the Hotel with a few % left.
Just to get this into Context (for most of you tl;dr):
Listening to music for 2 hrs
Navigation for public transport - also active for 2 hrs
checking Mails - hard to measure
searching for a place for diner - 20 min
checking social media... every minute is too much
In my opinion this is an average usage and therefore the battery is considered bad to me.
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I think you must have a problem somewhere. Which software are you running?
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I will add one more issue regarding MIUI - can't add trusted device (snartwatch) and trusted places
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That's the deal breaker, had to go custom ROM route, no smart lock is no good.
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Hey together. I have been using the Mix3 for a few month now. The black 265GB variant, China version with international Software.
But I got to say that there are a few problems I wasn't able to solve. Maybe you can!
So here is the List
Love
Screen ratio
MIUI
The overall Look. Gave it to a friend so he can call someone... Damn this phone looks good!
Position of Volume-rocker and Powerbutton
Wireless-charging
Not that good or worse
Thickness
The battery lasts barely a day (medium use)
The AI button... I hit this one too often by accident
No pocketdetection. The screen activates too often by accident (while calling, in the pocket or just picking up)
While calling you got to position the speaker very near to your ear, because if you move it a bit you can't understand the one on the other side anymore
inconsitent strength of the magnetic slider (sometimes it moves very hardly and other times too easy)
connection delays with bluetooth devices. If you did not connect a device in the last few days you got to manually connect the device (click on it in bluetooth settings)
If you got solutions for my concerns you can maybe safe it from getting abandoned or beeing forwarded to my brother
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im very sure the problem with the slider is because of your case, remove ur case and try again move the slider
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I think you must have a problem somewhere. Which software are you running?
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Latest weekly. MIUI 10 / 9.5.17 / (weekly)
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im very sure the problem with the slider is because of your case, remove ur case and try again move the slider
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Appreciate that tipp, but I don't use any case. (Why buy a pretty phone, when you put plastic around it?!) *screen is crying silently in fear :crying: *
Love the phone. The screen, everything. Running Lineage at the moment.
Really hate:
Notifications on MIUI. Seriously.
The process around flashing roms. Vendor image, dirty flash doesnt work (at least for me), switching roms difficult. Just very, very tiresome.
Would I buy it again? Definitely.
dondrexer said:
Hey together. I have been using the Mix3 for a few month now. The black 265GB variant, China version with international Software.
But I got to say that there are a few problems I wasn't able to solve. Maybe you can!
So here is the List
Love
Screen ratio
MIUI
The overall Look. Gave it to a friend so he can call someone... Damn this phone looks good!
Position of Volume-rocker and Powerbutton
Wireless-charging
Not that good or worse
Thickness
The battery lasts barely a day (medium use)
The AI button... I hit this one too often by accident
No pocketdetection. The screen activates too often by accident (while calling, in the pocket or just picking up)
While calling you got to position the speaker very near to your ear, because if you move it a bit you can't understand the one on the other side anymore
inconsitent strength of the magnetic slider (sometimes it moves very hardly and other times too easy)
connection delays with bluetooth devices. If you did not connect a device in the last few days you got to manually connect the device (click on it in bluetooth settings)
If you got solutions for my concerns you can maybe safe it from getting abandoned or beeing forwarded to my brother
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Mine is running rooted crDroid ROM, which allows me to address most of these points.
Thickness: this is a tradeoff for sliding display.
Battery: crDroid is very good battery-wise, but also installed magic module LKT and get easily 1.5 days of heavy use now
AI button: Used magisk module and button remapper APK to remap mine, for me single press does nothing (because like you i press it accidentally all the time) double press toggles flashlight and long press launches google assistant.
Pocket detection: You can enable this in crDroid settings
Holding phone to ear: I don't have this problem
Slider: My slider took a bit of wearing in. That might sound strange but it was a bit squeeky and felt weaker than it should be to begin with but after a few months of use it now feels great.
Bluetooth delays: No idea, never use bluetooth. Sorry about that one.
I know on the launch they talked about the light on the edge of the screen.
I don't see this option on my phone or I am missing something??
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I know on the launch they talked about the light on the edge of the screen.
I don't see this option on my phone or I am missing something??
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You're not missing something, it's supposed to come in a future update soon. I think it was mentioned in that ask me anything on oneplus.com
Think it flashes for one second. Dont have the phone but I think you can enable it in display settings somewhere
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You're not missing something, it's supposed to come in a future update soon. I think it was mentioned in that ask me anything on oneplus.com
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Reviewers already shown that it's already working.
I don't have the device yet to tell the steps find the edge lighting setting.
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I've looked everywhere for the option. I couldn't find it.
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Mine has the light on the edges with notification
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I have it now. I literally tapped everything that had notification on it. Will have to investigate to find which option exactly it is
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I have it now. I literally tapped everything that had notification on it. Will have to investigate to find which option exactly it is
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I can't find it In settings either just yet. But lights up blue when they come in
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I know on the launch they talked about the light on the edge of the screen.
I don't see this option on my phone or I am missing something??
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There is no option that I found to turn it on or off. It just works....When you receive at text you will receive a blue light is going to appear down the curved side of the glass. It happens really fast. They should really have an option to extend how long you will see it for.
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I can't find it In settings either just yet. But lights up blue when they come in
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You probably just need to have ambient display enabled for new notifications. Bit of a useless feature mind you.Needs inprovment to flash or pulse but could then become a battery drain
According to an ask me anything session in their forums they are looking into making it more customizable and are also considering adding Always On Display:
Q: Any enhancements in OOS to utilize the curved display in 7Pro?
A: Edge lighting for notification would be a handy feature and we are still considering to add more features that will utilize the curved display in future.
Q: Are the edge notification colors customizable?
A: Not as of now but its something we are considering for future updates
Q: Is there any consideration of added a Always On Display feature? I currently own the Galaxy S8 and I actually like the AoD feature.
A: It's still under consideration. We are working on improving power consumption efficiency for this feature before we implement it.
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The edge lighting is pretty useless as is. It flashes for one cycle then disappears. I don't understand how OnePlus thinks this is of any use. Normal people don't stare at their phones all day hoping to catch a glimpse of a notification. I also don't want to have to pick up the phone or tap the screen to check. They opted for no LED, so make edge lighting persistent and customizable. The promise of this feature was actually one of the main reasons I upgraded from the 6T. The 7 Pro is a very impressive device but edge lighting in its current form is worthless.
Isn't there a Notification Reminder in Accessibility
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Isn't there a Notification Reminder in Accessibility
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found this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe&hl=de
looks ok until OP build in this feature
Really hope the add AOD. Miss that from my 2XL.
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found this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe&hl=de
looks ok until OP build in this feature
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I was just getting ready to post this. I used it on my 6T, S10+ (untill Holey Light came out) and now also using it on my 7 Pro.
Once set up it works great.
Still don't have the phone, but does this app cause the phone not to go to deep sleep (causing loads of wakelocks)? And does it contribute to screen on time? (meaning that the phone thinks that you're using the screen while it's only the edge lighting that is on).
Makes sense to stay until cleared (comparing with Samsung devices all the time clock on). At the end this is the same display which can handle it without too much battery drainage
Ordered my OP7P today buy I'm quite ready to cancel it. I knew that there's no led notification light but was 100% convinced that there will be some sort of alternative. From what I can read there's nothing like that? No AOD, no nothing. I mean - really? Any third party apps?
Please don't tell me that I have to DT2W every time or worse - lift my phone to check battery percentage (if on charge) or notification icons? I found similar thread on OPs community forum that was closed after 4 replies and with suggestion of.... getting a Samsung phone. Bloody joke.
So, any alternatives?
Well you have to tap it once to wake up te clock, and immediately after you picked the Phone the clock is also waking up. For me it's fine. For you maybe annoying. Some guy here made a notofication light on the screen but for now at least it's battery draining
Lift to wake is very sensitive where even slight movements will trigger ambient display.
I'm on a custom ROM though and this has AOD baked in but even if I was still on OOS, lift to wake is perfect for me.
I remember Ambient Display from Nexus phone and it was terrible. But at least I had notification light back then.
Someone did make an app for the 6t and I think it works for the 7 pro also. I think it's called notifybuddy.
NotifyBuddy is great, but don't use it if you use OK GOOGLE as they clash. Use pixel pulse instead
NotifyBuddy indeed is great, but it totally drains your battery. I am now using "Plus Beat" (find in Play Store) which uses your complete sides of the screen. Per app customizable, works great together with Renovate Ice
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NotifyBuddy indeed is great, but it totally drains your battery. I am now using "Plus Beat" (find in Play Store) which uses your complete sides of the screen. Per app customizable, works great together with Renovate Ice
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Plus Beat also reported by others as clashing with ok google.
Possible. But since I do not use Google stuff, that is all frozen, so wouldn't know (neither would want to test)
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Lift to wake is very sensitive where even slight movements will trigger ambient display.
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I actually find this usefull.
Yes, NotifyBuddy could work for you now...
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Ordered my OP7P today buy I'm quite ready to cancel it. I knew that there's no led notification light but was 100% convinced that there will be some sort of alternative. From what I can read there's nothing like that? No AOD, no nothing. I mean - really? Any third party apps?
Please don't tell me that I have to DT2W every time or worse - lift my phone to check battery percentage (if on charge) or notification icons? I found similar thread on OPs community forum that was closed after 4 replies and with suggestion of.... getting a Samsung phone. Bloody joke.
So, any alternatives?
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Just download an AOD app l on the play store or install a custom rom.
But canceling your order simply because of that is a little weird... Especially when there's loads of options available. Also, did you not look up all the details about the phone before ordering? If so, maybe next time look at ALL the info for the device you're about to buy.
Assuming something with no research, especially with new technology, will always bite you in the ass
I use this one here closest thing I found to an actual aod https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newgen.alwayson