S8 Statusbar pulldown laggy - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

I had the S7 and now the S8 and pulling the Statusbar down is way less smooth than on a S5 with cm14.1 or any other phone with stock Android or similiar.
Feels janky on S8. I compared it with cm14.1 on my S5 side by side.
Embarrasing .
I love my S7 and I'm using Galaxy S devices since the S2.

It's smooth on my exynos s8+
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htc fan89 said:
It's smooth on my exynos s8+
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You have to compare it with a device with lineage os 14.1 or stock-(ish) Android.

T-Mobile variant and it's just as smooth as my rooted Nexus 6, LG V10 and the wifes stock Nexus 6.

iamnotkurtcobain said:
You have to compare it with a device with lineage os 14.1 or stock-(ish) Android.
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Which one do you have? the sd835 is just awful when it comes to performance, also for sure stock Android will be slightly quicker than bloated ui like TouchWiz. But coming from an iPhone 7 plus, it seems pretty quick.
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htc fan89 said:
Which one do you have? the sd835 is just awful when it comes to performance, also for sure stock Android will be slightly quicker than bloated ui like TouchWiz. But coming from an iPhone 7 plus, it seems pretty quick.
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The Exynos Variant. Pulling down and up seems really janky.

iamnotkurtcobain said:
The Exynos Variant. Pulling down and up seems really janky.
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I have the S8+ Exynos Variant( since April ) no root ,stock
Overall my status bar is smooth.
A while back i noticed the same behaviour with my status Bar.
As you described it "janky" and sometimes it might just be unresponsive ..etc .
In the back of my mind i suspected ,that it could to be "some app" causing this .
As status bar was out of box ,smooth .
Now it became laggy /janky etc .
i eventually found the culprit .
It was a Samsung Theme (paid ) from Theme store .
(So theme is supposed to be well optimized ?)
i suspected the theme status bar as at times when scrolling in status bar,
theme just did not "look/behave ? " right to me
(eg . the way the icons "lit " up and fade ,when toggled etc )
Change my Samsung theme to something else .
Immediately i noticed a difference .
Status bar was no longer sticking /janky etc .
I am positive maybe a "bad code" in theme could have affected my status bar
Bottomline ,
So who knows, it might just be some other 3rd party app /mod causing this ?
Good luck

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KarlokLP said:
Turn off the saving mode
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Never ever used it.

It is extremely smooth in my Exynos edition. Can't pick any lag or any frame drop.
It is instant in my unit.

Try using third party launcher, I'm using nova
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htc fan89 said:
Try using third party launcher, I'm using nova
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Using Nova since first Beta in 2011.

There's no way around this fellas, it is laggy.

htc fan89 said:
Try using third party launcher, I'm using nova
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Launcher has nothing to do with status bar pull down.

iamnotkurtcobain said:
Feels janky on S8
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htc fan89 said:
It's smooth on my exynos s8+
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ggrant3876 said:
T-Mobile variant and it's just as smooth as my rooted Nexus 6, LG V10 and the wifes stock Nexus 6.
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htc fan89 said:
the sd835 is just awful
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iamnotkurtcobain said:
The Exynos Variant. Pulling down and up seems really janky.
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willcor said:
I have the S8+ Exynos Variant( since April ) no root ,stock
Overall my status bar is smooth.
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Andrewtst said:
It is extremely smooth in my Exynos edition
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EnterLordVader said:
There's no way around this fellas, it is laggy.
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Rule #1 of xda never ask for anyone's opinion... its smooth, its laggy, its perfect, its trash....
Oh and its perfectly smooth on my sd835.

Masterfellow said:
Launcher has nothing to do with status bar pull down.
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Doh, my bad I don't know why I thought it will have anything to do with it
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htc fan89 said:
Doh, my bad I don't know why I thought it will have anything to do with it
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Lol no worries.
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I've had this issue before, and it was the theme that I was using just like someone already mentioned.
Right now I'm not using any theme.

My s8 plus exynos version has no lag at status bar, quick and instant
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It's not "lag" in that sense. It's just that it isn't 60 FPS like Galaxy S7 has. It's more like 30 or something. I have the Exynos S8+ and I notice it very well.

tell me about it, my S8 is so slow, thinking about going back to my Nexus 5 or maybe to my rooted G3.
but really, obviously something is wrong with your specific set up...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 official Update

Samsung has started releasing official 4.3 update for Galaxy S4. I have already updated my phone and here is my first impression of Galaxy S4.
The update does feel smooth but not much of the change in terms of interface. Knox does comes to Galaxy S4 with this update.
Most of those things in settings were in 4.2
Still waiting for it in the UK
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Nice review. I'm in the UK and I must admit is a little nicer. Easier on the eyes. Little smoother and the battery is actually really good.
100% 7 am
89% after flashing aokp then flashing tw rom then this 4.3 update tw. Now I'm on 18% after 10 hours. Also played angry birds and Facebook and twitter and used titanium backup.
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Im in the uk
I have the Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 version and I manually installed jellybean 4.3
but my battery as always been bad, I know I use the phone a lot
as anybody got any tips for me to try and get it last longer,
Al Gore said:
Most of those things in settings were in 4.2
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Reading mode, Knox, full screen Internet browser are main addition in this update...rest all were available earlier also....
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Finally 4.3
Any improvements so far?
Any way to create more user profile and restricted profile?
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darushah.shah said:
Any way to create more user profile and restricted profile?
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No, Multi user is not available in this update...
Danilovieira said:
Any improvements so far?
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Transitions are more smooth otherwise there is not much of change in looks and feel...
Small modifications like by default multi window mode, paired window in multi window mode, music soundalive settings have not reached from Note 3...
skrapi said:
Nice review. I'm in the UK and I must admit is a little nicer. Easier on the eyes. Little smoother and the battery is actually really good.
100% 7 am
89% after flashing aokp then flashing tw rom then this 4.3 update tw. Now I'm on 18% after 10 hours. Also played angry birds and Facebook and twitter and used titanium backup.
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Still testing the battery life, updated last night and have 77% after 8 hours with almost 1 hour of screen on...looks an improvement from Android 4.2
Full screen Internet browser!
is it possible to switch to the non full screen mode?
Coz i really need the status bar view and all those notifications :what:
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smep said:
Full screen Internet browser!
is it possible to switch to the non full screen mode?
Coz i really need the status bar view and all those notifications :what:
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Yes, you can change it in settings and get the older look..
Also in full screen mode, notification bar is just not visible. Swapping down from top will still bring the notifications bar...
arnie2012 said:
Im in the uk
I have the Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 version and I manually installed jellybean 4.3
but my battery as always been bad, I know I use the phone a lot
as anybody got any tips for me to try and get it last longer,
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It all depends on the usage but with the official update it looks like an improvement....My battery is lasting longer than Android 4.2
I've been having some various problems with 4.3. I'm probably going back to 4.2.2.
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I've been having some various problems with 4.3. I'm probably going back to 4.2.2.
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Are you on the official update or on leaked build?
hi.
did anyone try knox..
what are your views.
G1sanju said:
Still testing the battery life, updated last night and have 77% after 8 hours with almost 1 hour of screen on...looks an improvement from Android 4.2
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Tw 4.3 is awful. This is 4.2 Cm10.1
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Camera lag improved?
Any improvement on the shutter lag with the camera firmware update?
ionutzvio said:
Tw 4.3 is awful. This is 4.2 Cm10.1
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How high are you?
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Battery percentage within battery - NO ROOT

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kroegerama.android4batpercent
Great app just install and reboot. Only shows up once the battery gets low. which should be only when you care about your percentage.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kroegerama.android4batpercent
Great app just install and reboot. Only shows up once the battery gets low. which should be only when you care about your percentage.
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Not sure this works with TouchWiz, this was meant for AOSP ROMs initially. Have you actually tested this on an S5 before posting?
(Not criticizing just being skeptical, I'm only getting my device tomorrow evening)
I'm using nova launcher and it's shuffling great. Never used touch wiz since I bought it. I'll post results one my battery dies
open1your1eyes0 said:
Not sure this works with TouchWiz, this was meant for AOSP ROMs initially. Have you actually tested this on an S5 before posting?
(Not criticizing just being skeptical, I'm only getting my device tomorrow evening)
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You are using TouchWiz. Nova is just the launcher you are using. Touchwiz is much more than the launcher.
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It works on stock S5, but the text is white, battery is white and so is the outline. Cannot read the % in the battery....FLOP!
EVOme said:
It works on stock S5, but the text is white, battery is white and so is the outline. Cannot read the % in the battery....FLOP!
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Same exact as in AOSP so working as intended. Just surprised it affected the TouchWiz UI as well. I guess Samsung didn't do too much modding there.
EVOme said:
It works on stock S5, but the text is white, battery is white and so is the outline. Cannot read the % in the battery....FLOP!
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It's actually code written into KitKat. As openyoureyes mentioned, it's surprising it made its way all the way through Samsung's modifications. The app doesn't create the feature, just allows you to see it. Can't touch the framework.
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Why should you care what percentage your battery is at? Once it's getting low I start to panic. I'd say it's as designed
patchnauty said:
Why should you care what percentage your battery is at? Once it's getting low I start to panic. I'd say it's as designed
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Don't you want to know prior to when you can see it with this mod though?
Once it hits 50% I can see the top of the number. As long as I know when I can start to see the numbers I'm starting to get low
EVOme said:
Don't you want to know prior to when you can see it with this mod though?
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patchnauty said:
Once it hits 50% I can see the top of the number. As long as I know when I can start to see the numbers I'm starting to get low
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Makes sense
Anyone can get help from here in any issue..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...-enable-battery-percentage-android-4-t2516913

LG UX 5.0?

Did anyone else get the new LG UX 5.0 cause I didn't. ;-;
Can you provide a screenshot
HtcOnekid said:
Can you provide a screenshot
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screen shot there
Thast a good side by side difference left old right new lg ux 5.0
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HtcOnekid said:
Thast a good side by side difference left old right new lg ux 5.0
Image courtesy Florence Ion
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I guess mines don't have the UX 5.0 yet ;-;
How do I know if I have this UI?
If you want app drawer back, download LG Home 4.0 theme from the SmartWorld app.
Fyi
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If you want app drawer back, download LG Home 4.0 theme from the SmartWorld app.
Fyi
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Yeah so after getting Nova setup and going, I feel like an idiot that I just did not go install the UX 4.0 Theme. Now it looks like it should with the UX 4.0 theme, having my app drawer back .
dillmanr3 said:
Yeah so after getting Nova setup and going, I feel like an idiot that I just did not go install the UX 4.0 Theme. Now it looks like it should with the UX 4.0 theme, having my app drawer back .
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I did the exact same thing with nova and then seeing this thread and downloading 4.0
I can't find any updates on this. I got 4.0 but LG released that video and everything about 5.0 and no one has it. Assuming an ota will come out sooner or later.
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I can't find any updates on this. I got 4.0 but LG released that video and everything about 5.0 and no one has it. Assuming an ota will come out sooner or later.
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Mine shipped with 5.0? Not sure what you mean
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From when I was setting up my phone
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DualSportDad said:
From when I was setting up my phone
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We got like 4.9, which rounds up to 5, unless you have something different. There are features missing when compared to LGs official 5.0 video.
What do you see in your home screen selector? Can you add the app tray back.
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Link to the video?
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yea you have to download 4.0 or you only have 5.0 or google now by default I think. Who likes 5.0 anyways *eeek* I got 4.0 right away and life is again good.
OK I saw the video, I don't have the option to choose a launcher with app drawer like they show
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Just get Nova
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Does the LG android skin lag/stutter like samsung's s6/s7 touchwiz?

For anyone that claims there's no lag on the G4, s6 or even s7 please don't even reply because you are just wasting time. I'm guessing anyone who ever experienced stock android can answer this and hopefully one of them can answer this. Please let me know if it lags and stutters, I am thinking of trying out this phone for 3 months
I have both the lg g5 and s7 edge and my onest opinion the lg g5 does not lag like the s7
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I've owned an S7 and returned it back after dealing with the G5.
So, no the G5 does not lag like the S7.
I see the same. My G5 is quicker and smoother than my S7 edge. The S7E was super smooth but as with most if not all Samsungs lag develops after some time. I love Samsung devices. Heck I always have one around but I will not deny that there is a little lag.
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The phone feels much slower than a Nexus device. My Nexus 6 and Nexus 5x running pure Nexus Roms blew it out of the water. You can tell tho it's the launcher, I never tried the Google now launcher cause tap to wake wouldn't work. The LG launcher seems to focus more on looking smooth and fluid than being fast.
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I use Nova Launcher and it's as smooth as buttered glass. Menus, settings menu, basically everything that has been LG'ed is also plenty fast
DualSportDad said:
The phone feels much slower than a Nexus device. My Nexus 6 and Nexus 5x running pure Nexus Roms blew it out of the water. You can tell tho it's the launcher, I never tried the Google now launcher cause tap to wake wouldn't work. The LG launcher seems to focus more on looking smooth and fluid than being fast.
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If the smooth animation is not desired, one simply has to disable the animation in the developer's options in the settings area.. Not fair to bash the G5 for animation that we actually can turn off. I'm just saying.
I'm clearly bashing the launcher, not the phone.
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Coachmark2 said:
I use Nova Launcher and it's as smooth as buttered glass. Menus, settings menu, basically everything that has been LG'ed is also plenty fast
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Seconded. Put on Nova, custom icons, and changed System settings to a single list - snappy as all get out.
scottricketts said:
Seconded. Put on Nova, custom icons, and changed System settings to a single list - snappy as all get out.
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That doesn't fix the bloated lg ui, same as you can't get rid of touchwiz stutters on 2015 phone's... I tested the s7 and its still not as smooth as a nexus or my htc 10

Pie update

Just got pie update now. Pls hw is d battery life. Is it good as oreo.
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Nobody wants to answer my question,thats unfair ooo
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You said you just got the update so you tell us.
Ultimatewarrior21 said:
You said you just got the update so you tell us.
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I havent install it
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Personally, I dont understand why you would want to mess with Betas which is what these updates are. My Phone works awesome with Oreo and Nova Prime. I uninstalled all the Chinese crap with adb...... and I'm not even thinking of updating to Pie until all the kinks are worked out. If it ain't broke don't fix it...........
i am using pie for a week. there is no issues at all. i feel battery slightly better than oreo. but bluetooth music consumes a lot.
i do not have any problems so far.
cheers
cirecomputers said:
Personally, I dont understand why you would want to mess with Betas which is what these updates are. My Phone works awesome with Oreo and Nova Prime. I uninstalled all the Chinese crap with adb...... and I'm not even thinking of updating to Pie until all the kinks are worked out. If it ain't broke don't fix it...........
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is not beta at all.
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benzersizadam said:
i am using pie for a week. there is no issues at all. i feel battery slightly better than oreo. but bluetooth music consumes a lot.
i do not have any problems so far.
cheers
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Am on pie now. it's awesome , d only problem Is the battery. battery was superb on Oreo n that's the only thing that will make me go back to Oreo.
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if there is someone who has downgraded to oreo then is it possible to return to pie with hisuite? or should the whole procedure be repeated with the request?
ogoobaby said:
Am on pie now. it's awesome , d only problem Is the battery. battery was superb on Oreo n that's the only thing that will make me go back to Oreo.
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I would call less than great battery life on a 5000mah battery a big problem. I'm getting 3 to 4 DAYS of Battery life on Oreo. I'm staying on Oreo for now. If you guys think that Huawei has perfected their version of Pie with their updated EMIU 9. .... you're wrong. They haven't even rolled out the Pie update to my part of world yet. And I live in Los Angeles. Every early release of any OS is always buggy in some way.
benzersizadam said:
i am using pie for a week. there is no issues at all. i feel battery slightly better than oreo. but bluetooth music consumes a lot.
i do not have any problems so far.
cheers
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Same for me!
I think 186 best Batterylife,i use 2 Days with 12 Hours SOT.
cukisan said:
if there is someone who has downgraded to oreo then is it possible to return to pie with hisuite? or should the whole procedure be repeated with the request?
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yea. its possible to return to pie.
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Gestures fully doesn't work
Hi, just got Pie update, but gestures for " home" and "recent tasks" doesn' t work anymore only "back" works. Using nova prime launcher. Any solutions?
Dombrr said:
Hi, just got Pie update, but gestures for " home" and "recent tasks" doesn' t work anymore only "back" works. Using nova prime launcher. Any solutions?
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Gestures don't work with other launcher. Only the default EMUI launcher will do the magic
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Gestures don't work with other launcher. Only the default EMUI launcher will do the magic
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Wow, that's sucks, before update worked even with nova launcher.
Dombrr said:
Wow, that's sucks, before update worked even with nova launcher.
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Am in 165 but I can't use nova launcher.. Only default
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Dombrr said:
Hi, just got Pie update, but gestures for " home" and "recent tasks" doesn' t work anymore only "back" works. Using nova prime launcher. Any solutions?
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same here on 9.0.0.186
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
As said, gestures won't work in other launcher apart from EMUI9 default. It's been like this since Pie update
benzersizadam said:
i am using pie for a week. there is no issues at all. i feel battery slightly better than oreo. but bluetooth music consumes a lot.
i do not have any problems so far.
cheers
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Hi friend,
I have just got this phone from 2nd but battery on emui 9.1 is not as good as I imaged. SOT only 5h30 from 100% to 5%> My current firmware is 9.1.0.338.
Should I rollback to emui 8.0 for better battery?
Thanks
cirecomputers said:
Personally, I dont understand why you would want to mess with Betas which is what these updates are. My Phone works awesome with Oreo and Nova Prime. I uninstalled all the Chinese crap with adb...... and I'm not even thinking of updating to Pie until all the kinks are worked out. If it ain't broke don't fix it...........
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Please can you refer me to the method of doing it, i got a chinese version, RVL-AL09 and i'm fed up with these chinese apps plus the fact can't install my prefered launcher (Nova or Microsoft Launcher)
Thx

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