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Built in Screen resolution changer??

I could have sworn there was an option in settings to change the screen resolution to, for example, 1080x1920. However I cannot figure out how(or if) I did it in the past. Maybe I had an app that gave me that option?(even though maybe the option didn't work). I've spent the last half hour going through my phone and caved in and decided to ask. Let me know if I am crazy you guys. thanks.
-None rooted
-Stock 10j

Mohamed1993 said:
I could have sworn there was an option in settings to change the screen resolution to, for example, 1080x1920. However I cannot figure out how(or if) I did it in the past. Maybe I had an app that gave me that option?(even though maybe the option didn't work). I've spent the last half hour going through my phone and caved in and decided to ask. Let me know if I am crazy you guys. thanks.
-None rooted
-Stock 10j
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I have 850TR version but this option came with Nougat, it was not before.

Thanks man. Seeing you're the only reply maybe I am just imagining.

Mohamed1993 said:
Thanks man. Seeing you're the only reply maybe I am just imagining.
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You must have been using a 3rd party app as the post above stated this is something new Google introduced in android N. It's a nice feature btw instead of having to manually change it with 3rd party apps.

jeffsga88 said:
You must have been using a 3rd party app as the post above stated this is something new Google introduced in android N. It's a nice feature btw instead of having to manually change it with 3rd party apps.
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So I got the update for 7.0 but the closet thing I could find as far as changing resolution is the option to lower resolution and frame rate for apps ONLY. Other thing I saw was the slider to change the "zoom" of things. Is this what you guys are referring too?. If not can you lead me in the right direction. The reason is I share a lot of screenshots and it takes a hit on data as well as a bit longer upload times. Thanks.

Mohamed1993 said:
So I got the update for 7.0 but the closet thing I could find as far as changing resolution is the option to lower resolution and frame rate for apps ONLY. Other thing I saw was the slider to change the "zoom" of things. Is this what you guys are referring too?. If not can you lead me in the right direction. The reason is I share a lot of screenshots and it takes a hit on data as well as a bit longer upload times. Thanks.
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Not sure how t mobile has it in their settings as I'm on cm 14.1 and it's under settings --> Display --> Display size. But each rom is a little bit different. Maybe someone on stock can chime in as I'm waiting to take a look at the stock Android 7 after it's released as a flashable zip from twrp.

Yeah thats the zoom thing in was talking about. It is called display size, thanks. Isn't that just working kinda like a dpi change. Meaning same resolution but more space?

jeffsga88 said:
Not sure how t mobile has it in their settings as I'm on cm 14.1 and it's under settings --> Display --> Display size. But each rom is a little bit different. Maybe someone on stock can chime in as I'm waiting to take a look at the stock Android 7 after it's released as a flashable zip from twrp.
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I couldn't get 14.1 on my g5 I really wanted to. How is it anyways? I might try it again since I read so much more about flashing to the h830

jduenes said:
I couldn't get 14.1 on my g5 I really wanted to. How is it anyways? I might try it again since I read so much more about flashing to the h830
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I love cm 14.1. I use dual boot to boot stock N primary, cm14.1, Tesla and RR as secondary roms. Personally I use resurrection remix 7.1 as my primary ROM. Only issues i care about is no video recording without using footej camera but switch to stock when wanting to record video usually.

jeffsga88 said:
I love cm 14.1. I use dual boot to boot stock N primary, cm14.1, Tesla and RR as secondary roms. Personally I use resurrection remix 7.1 as my primary ROM. Only issues i care about is no video recording without using footej camera but switch to stock when wanting to record video usually.
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I didn't even know you can dual boot!

jduenes said:
I didn't even know you can dual boot!
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Yep. Dual boot is awesome. For the longest time we didn't have support on T-Mobile but we finally got support and I've used it ever since. Now I dual boot everything to test out every ROM. Always fun to have options. Dual boot thread is located under main g5 thread instead of t mobile thread.

jeffsga88 said:
Yep. Dual boot is awesome. For the longest time we didn't have support on T-Mobile but we finally got support and I've used it ever since. Now I dual boot everything to test out every ROM. Always fun to have options. Dual boot thread is located under main g5 thread instead of t mobile thread.
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Sweet man I'll give it a shot!

Should I bother trying to speed up my s8+?

I bought this phone 2 days ago and I have to say it does have delays stutters and everything. the animations aren't smooth at all.
I was trying to see if anyone had any luck trying to make it faster.
my animations are on 0.5x and i have disabled a lot of packages but freaked out a bit about KNOX. should I disable that too? I'm not sure if it made much of a difference since it's slower but I did get a lot more battery life on my s7 edge after doing this!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8-mods-remove-carrier-labels/amp/
install the PAS like a normal app. Reboot. Change animations to .2 or .1
Profit.

muppetmaster916 said:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8-mods-remove-carrier-labels/amp/
install the PAS like a normal app. Reboot. Change animations to .2 or .1
Profit.
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Thanks! but I think even 0.5x is a bit too slow already! I love animations as long as they're not running at 12fps

The lower the setting the faster the phone will feel. in my opinion. So. .1 or .2 will feel faster than the .5 that you're using

Nope nope nope. If you want butter, and want to blow your d*ck off, install the Unlocked Firmware. Removes bloat, and it is as smooth as my pixel was. I'm seriously in shock still

jzero88 said:
Nope nope nope. If you want butter, and want to blow your d*ck off, install the Unlocked Firmware. Removes bloat, and it is as smooth as my pixel was. I'm seriously in shock still
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Wanted to do that so bad but I have a snapdragon variant.

sNoxious said:
Wanted to do that so bad but I have a snapdragon variant.
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As do I.
Follow the Unlocked Firmware installation instructions to a T. Including using the files that thread provides and you'll have the fastest and smoothest phone on the block.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3627255

kamranhaghighi said:
I bought this phone 2 days ago and I have to say it does have delays stutters and everything. the animations aren't smooth at all.
I was trying to see if anyone had any luck trying to make it faster.
my animations are on 0.5x and i have disabled a lot of packages but freaked out a bit about KNOX. should I disable that too? I'm not sure if it made much of a difference since it's slower but I did get a lot more battery life on my s7 edge after doing this!
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Same problem here. But the rest says this device is perfect :silly: Really strange behavior for a flagship. But after a 1-2 weeks, u will get used to this.

mefistoreyon said:
Same problem here. But the rest says this device is perfect :silly: Really strange behavior for a flagship. But after a 1-2 weeks, u will get used to this.
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Yeah! even the annoying ghosting of theSamsung AMOLEDs is gone! unless I got min which Is only at late night!
What's funny is that the only reason this phone lags is Samsung's bloatware!
Can't they just ask us if we want the features at the beginning (First boot? like stock android or Samsung experience)

jzero88 said:
As do I.
Follow the Unlocked Firmware installation instructions to a T. Including using the files that thread provides and you'll have the fastest and smoothest phone on the block.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3627255
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I bought mine unlocked!

Hi there . Got the same problem . I got before iPhone 6s plus nexus 6 nexus 6p oneplus 3t and many more . When I pick up Samsung a8+ i don't have lag . I have low performance or slow os or I don't know how to define the point is my phone move so slow .I changed the animation . I got the unlocked version . I don't know how to debloat but I tried different thinks on my s8 to make it faster with no luck . I think the 7.0 is the problem. On 7.1.1 the speed improve a bit for sure . O hope they will fix it with a software update or something . Or xda guys manage to make lineage os or RESURECTION REMIX stable so we can get rid of lag .

jzero88 said:
As do I.
Follow the Unlocked Firmware installation instructions to a T. Including using the files that thread provides and you'll have the fastest and smoothest phone on the block.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3627255
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Noooo. I already have the fastest phone on the block 00)

Aburel18 said:
Hi there . Got the same problem . I got before iPhone 6s plus nexus 6 nexus 6p oneplus 3t and many more . When I pick up Samsung a8+ i don't have lag . I have low performance or slow os or I don't know how to define the point is my phone move so slow .I changed the animation . I got the unlocked version . I don't know how to debloat but I tried different thinks on my s8 to make it faster with no luck . I think the 7.0 is the problem. On 7.1.1 the speed improve a bit for sure . O hope they will fix it with a software update or something . Or xda guys manage to make lineage os or RESURECTION REMIX stable so we can get rid of lag .
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It's not 7.0. it's the hundreds of bloat apps and services. Disabling hellos but to really deal with it you need to actually remove the apps from the device

Fixed. I just bought razer phone

Oreo bug,please help!

i got official oreo update yesterday (MHA-L29 8.0.0.361(C432)),but i have a bug.i tried to install antutu,to see the difference in performance,if there is one, but i keep getting error 501 in google play when trying to install it.also i get the same message when trying to install geekbench.other apps install without any problems,only these seem to have this problem.anybody knows a fix?

lev04 said:
i got official oreo update yesterday (MHA-L29 8.0.0.361(C432)),but i have a bug.i tried to install antutu,to see the difference in performance,if there is one, but i keep getting error 501 in google play when trying to install it.also i get the same message when trying to install geekbench.other apps install without any problems,only these seem to have this problem.anybody knows a fix?
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I think Huawei disabled install for those apps. I have the same bug. And someone else posted the same thing a few days ago.

ante0 said:
I think Huawei disabled install for those apps. I have the same bug. And someone else posted the same thing a few days ago.
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whaat?!why would they do that?

lev04 said:
whaat?!why would they do that?
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Might be antutu as well. Judst downloaded from apkmirror and it just says there was a problem parsing the package.
Edit: using pm install gives the following
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR: Failed to extract native libraries: Failed to parse package: /data/app/vmdl371834363.tmp: Inconsistent package com.antutu.ABenchMark in /data/app/vmdl371834363.tmp/base.apk]
1|HWMHA:/ #
Edit 2: I might have had trouble installing antutu on C432B198 as well. I can't remember.

lev04 said:
whaat?!why would they do that?
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Oreo compatibility issues and/or they don't want benchmarks to be run on the device.
Try sideloading the app if possible, via APKMirror or similar site.

robogo1982 said:
Oreo compatibility issues and/or they don't want benchmarks to be run on the device.
Try sideloading the app if possible, via APKMirror or similar site.
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tried it,downloaded both apps from apkmirror,latest versions,and tried to run them on mate 9.it says "staging app" and after a few seconds i get an error message "there was a problem parsing the package."
this is crazy,could be from the apps tho.
Edit: i have a leagoo s8 and tried sideloading on it too,and it worked.pretty sure is a compatibility issue tho,as i see antutu is changed,there are some new tests, so i guess that could be the problem.

What about an alternative benchmark program? Maybe it's just that one?
Personally, I'm not into benchmark programs. If the phone seems smooth, quick & snappy, good enough for me.
I guess gamers are another issue, which I understand, but for most people, benchmark programs are kind of worthless, to me
anyway.

p51d007 said:
What about an alternative benchmark program? Maybe it's just that one?
Personally, I'm not into benchmark programs. If the phone seems smooth, quick & snappy, good enough for me.
I guess gamers are another issue, which I understand, but for most people, benchmark programs are kind of worthless, to me
anyway.
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i don't care about them either, i want to see if and how big is the difference in performance from nougat,that's all.

ante0 said:
I think Huawei disabled install for those apps. I have the same bug. And someone else posted the same thing a few days ago.
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I am posted that. No way to install antutu benchmark, kepp getting 501 error, even after hard reset

I bet that Huawei blocks benchmarks on this build.
It rolled out via HiCare - os update early adopters.
Additionally, I found xml-file with list of popular benchmarks on one of oldest ROM. Don't know why Huawei made it and why stored in /system.
If someone is on Oreo build and has root - please, search for xml-file with names of benchmarks. Maybe it is there.

is it really necessary to know how fast it work? If a benchmark app will run, what does it change???
If the phone is running more or less fast, you could not change that. So for me thinking about that makes no sense.
Sorry, but this is my statement about that.
feel free to start a **** storm now.

There is another bug i noticed.
Autobrightness turned off.... Still dims the screen sometime.
Performance of the Oreo is not consistent as nougat. It is sometimes faster but can get choppy.
At least the battery is the same.

5[Strogino] said:
I bet that Huawei blocks benchmarks on this build.
It rolled out via HiCare - os update early adopters.
Additionally, I found xml-file with list of popular benchmarks on one of oldest ROM. Don't know why Huawei made it and why stored in /system.
If someone is on Oreo build and has root - please, search for xml-file with names of benchmarks. Maybe it is there.
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/system/etc/benchmar_app.xml
Removed all [values] in that xml and now antutu can be installed.
Not sure if you need to remove ",verify" from /system in /vendor/etc/fstab.hi3660
I have removed all verify and avb, else if you edit files in /system you might end up in a avb loop.
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There is another bug i noticed.
Autobrightness turned off.... Still dims the screen sometime.
Performance of the Oreo is not consistent as nougat. It is sometimes faster but can get choppy.
At least the battery is the same.
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I've noticed choppiness in both stock and lawnchair launcher drawer.
non-toxic said:
is it really necessary to know how fast it work? If a benchmark app will run, what does it change???
If the phone is running more or less fast, you could not change that. So for me thinking about that makes no sense.
Sorry, but this is my statement about that.
feel free to start a **** storm now.
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I'm getting a score of 120700 in Oreo, in Nougat I got around 140000

you know my opinion about that. Anyhow, i wish you a lot of fun with your phone and...
Merry X-mas.
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removed "mary"

non-toxic said:
you know my opinion about that. Anyhow, i wish you a lot of fun with your phone and mary X-mas.
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It's just weird that they'd disable it in a release. Sure if it's a beta, then your device might not perform at max performance.
Oh well. It's Huawei
Merry x-mas!

lev04 said:
i got official oreo update yesterday (MHA-L29 8.0.0.361(C432)),but i have a bug.i tried to install antutu,to see the difference in performance,if there is one, but i keep getting error 501 in google play when trying to install it.also i get the same message when trying to install geekbench.other apps install without any problems,only these seem to have this problem.anybody knows a fix?
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I have the same problem since i upgraded (MHA-L29 8.0.0.360(C636)) to Oreo. The problem also exists for Geekbench and other similar apps. I had installed antutu and geekbench and after upgrading, disappeared. i tried to reinstall but i get the 501 error

3dmark can be installed.
surprisingly bad and incosistent results.
sth isn't working properly in the graphics department.
I ran sling shot, NOT extreme.

NasGR said:
3dmark can be installed.
surprisingly bad and incosistent results.
sth isn't working properly in the graphics department.
I ran sling shot, NOT extreme.
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Extreme lagged like hell for me. Sling shot was constant 60 fps.

can you post scores?
for me it was a 580-1798-704-588-1960-1806 sequence
wild variation and some abysmal scores.
the botched ones all have low graphics score.
physics score is pretty consistent and high.

Same antutu and geekbench problems here. ****!

scrolling fix

A lot of us have faced some blur or sort of scrolling irregularity on android P. It isn't very noticeable but exists. If u copy the following to root/system/build. prop, and reboot, you will notice some improvements. Actually im pretty sure it fixed it. Additionally, if anyone knows what the signal cheat i have in my screenshot does please let me know. Dunno if placebo effect but i have had better LTE all day since adding that. These are from the op6 latest P dev preview..

jacksummers said:
A lot of us have faced some blur or sort of scrolling irregularity on android P. It isn't very noticeable but exists. If u copy the following to root/system/build. prop, and reboot, you will notice some improvements. Actually im pretty sure it fixed it. Additionally, if anyone knows what the signal cheat i have in my screenshot does please let me know. Dunno if placebo effect but i have had better LTE all day since adding that. These are from the op6 latest P dev preview..
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I can make that a magisk mod.

aer0zer0 said:
I can make that a magisk mod.
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Awesome, thats a great idea

Is this basically the same thing as screen smoothness on Oreo-based custom ROM's (under settings>system) or would it further help with scrolling on Oreo? I haven't tried out P yet.

hx3 said:
Is this basically the same thing as screen smoothness on Oreo-based custom ROM's (under settings>system) or would it further help with scrolling on Oreo? I haven't tried out P yet.
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Dont know depends on if the feature is included inside the oreo source, i think it is just for the shakiness of scrolling in P and the google devs added this to correct it for the one plus 6 latest P preview.. make a backup and try.

I dunno if placebo but it does seem less janky to me. Thanks op!!

crixley said:
I dunno if placebo but it does seem less janky to me. Thanks op!!
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Welcome.Did u try the signal cheat too? I think they both work great. Im testing some other stuff i found in that preview too. It will give a good show of whats coming in our next update..

jacksummers said:
Welcome.Did u try the signal cheat too? I think they both work great. Im testing some other stuff i found in that preview too. It will give a good show of whats coming in our next update..
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I did! I'll let you know about that one throughout the day.

Is this to help the screen jittering or the sporadic lag spikes I'm getting on p?

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904017598
updated to new magisk template, enjoy

Don't recommend that signal mod, it really wrecked my signal and gave me a qcom_rx wakelock. Could be my area or carrier though

Joylesstuna said:
Is this to help the screen jittering or the sporadic lag spikes I'm getting on p?
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Never had lag on p myself but yes the screen jittering

aer0zer0 said:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14-p95Zp9fGwiL4LgN5DIo5segiKnPU0c
yayz, one magisk mod, enjoy
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Awesome thanks man...

crixley said:
Don't recommend that signal mod, it really wrecked my signal and gave me a qcom_rx wakelock. Could be my area or carrier though
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Hmm would make sense that it is only helpful in areas where signal is weak. Where it is strong it could mess it up

Here's what the new messages app looks like in full material 2.. as much as i could get working my substratum screwed up the lines in between each contact. I think..Yes, this has nothing to do with anything but it has potential.

Oh shoot

aer0zer0 said:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14-p95Zp9fGwiL4LgN5DIo5segiKnPU0c
yayz, one magisk mod, enjoy
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does this have the signal fix?
One without would be awesome too, but either way thanks for this

aer0zer0 said:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14-p95Zp9fGwiL4LgN5DIo5segiKnPU0c
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Keep getting failed installation.

spotmark said:
Keep getting failed installation.
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Seems to flash here... Not sure why it would fail.

aer0zer0 said:
Seems to flash here... Not sure why it would fail.
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Are you on P? What Magisk?

Question AVDA - Another April Update!

Quite surprised to see a 3rd update notification this month. Downloading now! Exynos UK.

yeah i just did a check and im due an update, i wont be installing it for a while though, samsung cant be trusted lol, il wait a few days to see if anyone has any complaints about it

Installed! The system it's much better, I love it!
Much lighter in all aspects.

lpdavidgc said:
Installed! The system it's much better, I love it!
Much lighter in all aspects.
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Lighter? What do you mean by that?

lpdavidgc said:
Installed! The system it's much better, I love it!
Much lighter in all aspects.
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lighter ? you man smoother ? could you be more specific please ?

gav83collins said:
lighter ? you man smoother ? could you be more specific please ?
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Yes smoother, the apps open more fastest and the scroll it's a lot better.

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Yes smoother, the apps open more fastest and the scroll it's a lot better.
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Do you have the transition and animations enabled ?

gav83collins said:
Do you have the transition and animations enabled ?
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ofc 1.0x all, just install it!

Yes it's actually... an improvement!
Twitter lag is a little bit better, but Gallery and Chrome scrolling lag completely gone. App switcher lag is gone.
This is actually impressive.
ed I have 0.5x animations because I live on the edge.

Tysss said:
Yes it's actually... an improvement!
Twitter lag is a little bit better, but Gallery and Chrome scrolling lag completely gone. App switcher lag is gone.
This is actually impressive.
ed I have 0.5x animations because I live on the edge.
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i think i will try with 0.5!

ive always found that the animations and transitions create a little lag, i have kept them off ever since they were introduced, but if your saying the new update seems faster even with them enabled il give it a whirl, although, i havent experienced any lag as of yet on my current firmware

Yeah this is a big improvement. Coincidence maybe, I dunno.
I have a 12GB UK Exynos.

gav83collins said:
ive always found that the animations and transitions create a little lag, i have kept them off ever since they were introduced, but if your saying the new update seems faster even with them enabled il give it a whirl, although, i havent experienced any lag as of yet on my current firmware
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Then try it and tell us

installing now.....

ah yes it does seem a little more fluid, i wish they would bring back the "scrollable" wallpaper, so uou see part of a landscape image on one screen and the other parts as you swipe to the next screen

Update is on BR marketing too, for Snapdragon.
Same as others, phone seems more smooth, but I never had experienced scroll lags on Chrome/Gallery app.

My csc is EUX 512GB Exynos UK but I haven't received any update. Mine is stuck at AVCJ
April 1 security patch.

alixra said:
My csc is EUX 512GB Exynos UK but I haven't received any update. Mine is stuck at AVCJ
April 1 security patch.
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I installed it with odin with the csc home so as not to lose the data

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Installed! The system it's much better, I love it!
Much lighter in all aspects.
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Yes - same here! I got an update to the One UI Home Launcher before the AVDA update and it improved some of the animations & now it`s even better.

Just got the OTA notification, I'm installing it right now!