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Duplicate thread: too late.
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It has been updated, but there is a serious BUG.
When the screen is locked, there is always a situation that can't wake up or wake up and slow it.

mapleshadow said:
It has been updated, but there is a serious BUG.
When the screen is locked, there is always a situation that can't wake up or wake up and slow it.
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That's just you...
If that was really happening... It would be all over with as critical as everyone here is of this device...
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mapleshadow said:
It has been updated, but there is a serious BUG.
When the screen is locked, there is always a situation that can't wake up or wake up and slow it.
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No problems here. Everything is working fine and battery life has improved dramatically imo!

Caltinpla said:
No problems here. Everything is working fine and battery life has improved dramatically imo!
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I have this same issue. Had to remove the beta and go back to last build. I suspect though it might have something to do with all in one gestures or layout navigation hider app
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ddish said:
I have this same issue. Had to remove the beta and go back to last build. I suspect though it might have something to do with all in one gestures or layout navigation hider app
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I'm stock and unrooted. Nowadays, stock android has all the features that I wanted so there is no need to root my phone anymore. I've been done rooting and modifying all of my other phones and tablets over the years without problems but I'm getting tired of waiting and fixing so I quit.

mapleshadow said:
It has been updated, but there is a serious BUG.
When the screen is locked, there is always a situation that can't wake up or wake up and slow it.
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I too have this and is anoying. When using fingerprint reader to unlock, it just never unlocks. Got to wait like 30sec for the screen to actually wake

atrix_noob said:
I too have this and is anoying. When using fingerprint reader to unlock, it just never unlocks. Got to wait like 30sec for the screen to actually wake
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I'm not having any issues, and battery life improved significantly. Especially with Bluetooth on, it doesn't drain like it did in beta 1. I think it's ready for release, and I think Essential should start working on features beyond stock. Improve their camera, or just licence the Oneplus Camera.
Has anyone tried porting the Paranoid Android Camera?

reverenddak said:
I'm not having any issues, and battery life improved significantly. Especially with Bluetooth on, it doesn't drain like it did in beta 1. I think it's ready for release, and I think Essential should start working on features beyond stock. Improve their camera, or just licence the Oneplus Camera.
Has anyone tried porting the Paranoid Android Camera?
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After factory reset no problems at all, battery life is great.
For tye camera I am taking some great shots with it.
Paranoid Camera? Jum not sure if any one has ported it

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Hi,
yesterday I was on racetrack Nürburgring and tried my new OnePlus One.
Everything was cool except one thing.
Most time, when I took the OPO out of my trousers, the screen was on and an app was open?
Is there a setting for that, that this never happens? Don't want to share battery lifetime to my pockets and don't want to place calls to the whole world.
Is anyone having same problems or could someone help me?
Settings/Interface/Gesture Shortcuts, disable everything.
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You forgot display -> double tap to wake
It is scheduled to be fixed by OTA-update xnph28s; before unlocking the proximity sensor checks if the device is currently in a pocket.
See bugreport: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-16
Good to see, d4fseeker.
Do you know, when this update is ready for download?
Don't want to disable the Oppo features on opo
They say the update should be released in the next week or two.
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Where can i see the gerrit of cm11s??
Any news on the date of the next OTA update ?
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Any news on the date of the next OTA update ?
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Typically when its ready, it was posted a week ago in 2 weeks time but no promises as they want to get it right in this OTA.
If you can't wait, you can flash custom ROMs as they already have this commit where it checks the proximity sensor. If the proximity sensor is blocked then gestures will be disabled until the proximity sensor is not blocked.
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Typically when its ready, it was posted a week ago in 2 weeks time but no promises as they want to get it right in this OTA.
If you can't wait, you can flash custom ROMs as they already have this commit where it checks the proximity sensor. If the proximity sensor is blocked then gestures will be disabled until the proximity sensor is not blocked.
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Thanx for the tip :good: ...but I think I will wait.
d4fseeker said:
It is scheduled to be fixed by OTA-update xnph28s; before unlocking the proximity sensor checks if the device is currently in a pocket.
See bugreport: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-16
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Does paranoid android fix this?
jameslfc5 said:
Does paranoid android fix this?
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I don't use paranoid android but go into their thread and search for the keyword proximity. Chances are they probably did include it.
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zephiK said:
I don't use paranoid android but go into their thread and search for the keyword proximity. Chances are they probably did include it.
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Does paranoid android have the lockscreen gestures then?
Thanks
jameslfc5 said:
Does paranoid android have the lockscreen gestures then?
Thanks
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Like I said before, I don't use Paranoid Android. Go into the thread and search for the keyword "lockscreen" ... if the ROM is based on CM for the OPO then it will have the gesture controls.
Edit: Heres your answer, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53677403&highlight=gesture#post53677403 next time just search
Not only as stable as CM is, it includes all device specific features of CM like offscreen gestures, Quickboot, Soft/hard buttons...
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FormelLMS said:
Hi,
yesterday I was on racetrack Nürburgring and tried my new OnePlus One.
Everything was cool except one thing.
Most time, when I took the OPO out of my trousers, the screen was on and an app was open?
Is there a setting for that, that this never happens? Don't want to share battery lifetime to my pockets and don't want to place calls to the whole world.
Is anyone having same problems or could someone help me?
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You either need to upgrade the trousers or keep your hands where they belong - in someone else's trousers.
Mike
mhannigan said:
You either need to upgrade the trousers or keep your hands where they belong - in someone else's trousers.
Mike
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Or just disable the "Double tap to wake" feature like I did... ...and wait for the next OTA update.
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Or just disable the "Double tap to wake" feature like I did... ...and wait for the next OTA update.
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That is a FIX and not a full-fledged semi-effective workaround. Unacceptable, but thanks for trying.
Mike
This is CM inc's chance to show what they can do.
You know they have a One Plus as a test phone but they let it go out with low call volume and sub par signal strength. As well as touch screen problems and more. Just look at the bug reports. There no hiding them.
Software makes the phone work so to me that is what I have to look at.
All in all its a great phone I just expect more from CM inc.
Vortex1969 said:
This is CM inc's chance to show what they can do.
You know they have a One Plus as a test phone but they let it go out with low call volume and sub par signal strength. As well as touch screen problems and more. Just look at the bug reports. There no hiding them.
Software makes the phone work so to me that is what I have to look at.
All in all its a great phone I just expect more from CM inc.
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To be fair the phone is still in its infancy stages and is invite only. So in a way you can say we paid for the phone to be "internal beta testers" and when the phone is not invite only thats when its out for the masses.
I agree with you though, these major problems should have been addressed in a hotfix rather than having users wait for the next OTA. Luckily for the most of us, we're able to fix it in our own hands but for those who aren't then they'll just have to wait.
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To be fair the phone is still in its infancy stages and is invite only. So in a way you can say we paid for the phone to be "internal beta testers" and when the phone is not invite only thats when its out for the masses.
I agree with you though, these major problems should have been addressed in a hotfix rather than having users wait for the next OTA. Luckily for the most of us, we're able to fix it in our own hands but for those who aren't then they'll just have to wait.
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I agree with that and thank you for one of the fixes.[emoji3]

Factory Images and Oreo Beta OUT!!!

@invisiblek - as you are currently the only developer out there
Factory images:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/current-builds
Oreo beta:
https://essential-live.herokuapp.com/developer/beta-builds
Just wanted to add that in order to completely flash the factory image you will need to unlock the critical partition in fastboot before flashing:
fastboot flashing unlock_critical
wow, very cool, will give the oreo a try.
cheers
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Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?
wegwolv said:
Can someone Post His experiences please? Is it good as a Daily Driver?
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from the source
Known issues list (updated 11/14)
Intermittent Bluetooth connectivity issues with certain auto brands
Battery performance degradations until optimized Oreo framework complete
Occasional ANRs with certain apps
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haven't tested this myself yet.
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from the source
haven't tested this myself yet.
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Thanks for the Infos! I'm getting Mine tomorrow.
Can I flash NMJ32F on the Sprint version?
unfortunately, the stutter has not improved on Oreo. In fact, it feels worse.
Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though
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Oreo is working fine for me this whole 25 minutes. I haven't tested Bluetooth yet though
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Has the camera app improved in Oreo?
Has anyone successfully tried flashing NMI81C to an unlocked device? I can't imagine there'd be a problem, but if no one has done it or seen any problems with it then I know what I'm doing when I get home tomorrow. That was the last build my bluetooth music controls worked with, so I'm pretty excited to be able to flash back to it.
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Has the camera app improved in Oreo?
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I do not think any app was updated. Unless there is some API in Oreo that would inherently improve the cam.
Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Yes it works
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Oreo running great...only found one bug dealing with wifi hotspot and not being able to select 5ghz as the band to use.
Since flashing Oreo last night I am getting excellent battery life and it appears that I may do better than I was on Android nougat. Personally I really like this phone and no the camera is not the best but for $450 this is probably the nicest phone anyone can hold in their hand at any price point. Once the dads get interested because of price and we can get a port for the Huawei camera I'm sure this camera would do very well
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Yes it works
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Nice, I will try to flash the Oreo beta of the Unlocked version to my Sprint variants. BTW, do you happen to know how to trigger the UICC unlock menu without having to have the Sprint sim in there and activate the phone? Sprint reps told me the phone is unlocked on their end, but my phone still say invalid sim because the UICC unlock menu has not been activated on the phone itself. Would flashing the unlocked firmware solves this?
Only downside for me so far on the beta is battery life.
On nougat I would go to bed with 100% battery and wake up with 100%.
On Oreo I woke up with like 97%. Keeps dying quicker during the day as well, but this is expected as they mentioned the Oreo framework wasn't optimized for battery life yet.
jasonevil said:
Yes it works
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Does anyone know if you can flash the unlocked firmware onto the Sprint's variant of the Essential after it is carrier unlocked?
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Not only does it work but definitely recommended as you will get the latest fingerprint sensor fix as well as better screen touches.
I am coming up on 24 hours into this Oreo beta, and it's my daily driver. So far, so good. Battery life seems a bit better for me, although it was great before - hard to do an apples to apples comparison though. No bluetooth issues, in fact, this seems a bit better with Plantronics Voyager/Legend than before - haven't tried in the car yet. I had one spontaneous reboot (I wasn't using it, just sitting on the desk and I noticed it rebooting) but so far, I can't see any reason not to charge ahead. The install did turn off wifi calling, I had to re-enable that. No service/signal issues (on T-Mobile in central Texas).

No fingerprint gesture?!

Oneplus 6 got rid of the swipe down for notifications gesture. Is there any way we can get it back? Maybe like the flashable zip the 5t had in omnirom? This may seem like such a small thing but it's huge for me. With this gesture I dont have to reach up to get my notifications down and thats a lot less of a chance for having the phone drop and break on me. Especially because it's all glass now.
Logan0829 said:
Oneplus 6 got rid of the swipe down for notifications gesture. Is there any way we can get it back? Maybe like the flashable zip the 5t had in omnirom? This may seem like such a small thing but it's huge for me. With this gesture I dont have to reach up to get my notifications down and thats a lot less of a chance for having the phone drop and break on me. Especially because it's all glass now.
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Well, the phone hasn't practically even released at this time, so it will take a bit of time to know.
I think the reason why there are no fingerprint gestures is because of the reduction in the size of the fingerprint sensor.
Logan0829 said:
Oneplus 6 got rid of the swipe down for notifications gesture. Is there any way we can get it back? Maybe like the flashable zip the 5t had in omnirom? This may seem like such a small thing but it's huge for me. With this gesture I dont have to reach up to get my notifications down and thats a lot less of a chance for having the phone drop and break on me. Especially because it's all glass now.
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I'm in the same boat I'm worried about this I really want this phone but this would be abit of annoyance
lukeet said:
I'm in the same boat I'm worried about this I really want this phone but this would be abit of annoyance
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Well I'll be getting mine hopefully on thursday. If I figure out how to add it back I'll let you know.
I have it since monday, there's no fingerprint gestures :/
pesfan50 said:
I have it since monday, there's no fingerprint gestures :/
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ztc1997.fingerprint2sleep
This may work, I used it before but it was a little buggy.
joeb690 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ztc1997.fingerprint2sleep
This may work, I used it before but it was a little buggy.
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Hi thanks. Tap actions are working but swipe actions aren't working
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aecampos.android.fingerprintgestures
I use this on my 2XL, not sure if it will work with the 6, but I hope it does as my 6 should be here early next week.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aecampos.android.fingerprintgestures
I use this on my 2XL, not sure if it will work with the 6, but I hope it does as my 6 should be here early next week.
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I have tested it and it doesn't seem to work on the OnePlus 6 ...
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I have tested it and it doesn't seem to work on the OnePlus 6 ...
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Ahh, thanks for giving it a try and letting me know before I get my hands on the device. Hopefully the developer updates the app to make it compatible with the 6! (if possible)
Quite upset about the removal of this feature as well. It was really useful. I'll be looking out for it / monitoring this thread to see if anyone has a solution. Wish OnePlus would simply add it back.
Workaroud
I followed this guide and it seems to be the only app that works with my OP6
android.gadgethacks.com/how...e-notification-gesture-other-devices-0174514/
just add https before it as i can't post links yet
would be amazing to get swipe gestures, especially while reading ebooks or articles, its so convenient scrolling and reading with one hand and a coffee in the other 
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I followed this guide and it seems to be the only app that works with my OP6
android.gadgethacks.com/how...e-notification-gesture-other-devices-0174514/
just add https before it as i can't post links yet
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That's not swipe either. I think the hardware doesn't support it
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Quite upset about the removal of this feature as well. It was really useful. I'll be looking out for it / monitoring this thread to see if anyone has a solution. Wish OnePlus would simply add it back.
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I'm holding off on purchasing until I hear confirmation that it can be added
Works
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That's not swipe either. I think the hardware doesn't support it
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It does work if you download the app from the guide and enable foreground activity.
I've been using it for the past 24 hours with no issues (just the annoying android notification that there is an app running in the background which I hid so now all good)
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It does work if you download the app from the guide and enable foreground activity.
I've been using it for the past 24 hours with no issues (just the annoying android notification that there is an app running in the background which I hid so now all good)
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That's not swipe gestures on fingerprint, it's a tap gesture on the fingerprint not a swipe
pesfan50 said:
That's not swipe gestures on fingerprint, it's a tap gesture on the fingerprint not a swipe
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Ya i guess you are right, i thought it was swipe
I really hope they bring that feature back
joeb690 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ztc1997.fingerprint2sleep
This may work, I used it before but it was a little buggy.
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I find this works well when you set it up for tap to toggle notification tray and enable foreground services under the non-exposed settings.
Any more updates on this? It's quite annoying they've not included that feature

Android Q Beta 3

It's that time again. Please share bugs and anything new
Apparently if you update to beta 3 it wipes your phone but not sure if that is from ota or from factory image installation
Ok so ota doesn't wipe data
Always on display still turns off after about 10 seconds or so.. Really Google? You got everyone used to this, now it's broken since Beta 2??
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Apparently if you update to beta 3 it wipes your phone but not sure if that is from ota or from factory image installation
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Ok can confirm it won't wipe your phone ota
Dark theme is back. There is a toggle as well
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Always on display still turns off after about 10 seconds or so.. Really Google? You got everyone used to this, now it's broken since Beta 2??
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I can confirm mine works fine no issues. I didn't have mine turned on before I updated. If you did you might have to factory reset
For me, I can't re-enable dual sim
Damn! Google home doesn't work. Going to try and factory reset but that's a shame because so far this beta is amazing but that's a deal breaker for me
This is F'n Amazing!!!! Great job Google !!! lol
https://9to5google.com/2019/05/07/android-q-pixel-3-navigation-buttons/
I've installed it , it doesn't wipe anything. All I can say, is this a copy paste from iOS when it comes gestures but much less polished. Dark UI toggle is finally here. Performance seems better than DP2. Moving from app to app using gestures is not super smooth cuz some apps keep refreshing.
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This is F'n Amazing!!!! Great job Google!!!
https://9to5google.com/2019/05/07/android-q-pixel-3-navigation-buttons/
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That really is amazing. I think it's awesome for the user to have choices. I agree with you. Great job Google! Finally we have choices, and not locked into gestures only.
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I can confirm mine works fine no issues. I didn't have mine turned on before I updated. If you did you might have to factory reset
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Weird... I installed via ADB with a full wipe..
Are theyre any new wallpapers with q b3 or only for the new pixel 3a devices? If so can someone upload them...thnx
Jiggs82 said:
This is F'n Amazing!!!! Great job Google !!! lol
https://9to5google.com/2019/05/07/android-q-pixel-3-navigation-buttons/
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That's retro progress right thar! :silly::laugh:
Is that dual SIM (DSDS) option removed in this release ?
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Ok so after a factory reset Google home is working again. There where a couple other little issues but after a factory reset everything is running like butter. I am extremely impressed with this update. I didn't use beta 2 because I found to many little issues for my liking but this is night and day better. Im not a huge beta guy but I might be on q to stay
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Ok so after a factory reset Google home is working again. There where a couple other little issues but after a factory reset everything is running like butter. I am extremely impressed with this update. I didn't use beta 2 because I found to many little issues for my liking but this is night and day better. Im not a huge beta guy but I might be on q to stay
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Do you think this can be a daily?
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Do you think this can be a daily?
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Yes !!! ?
Stuck optimizing apps. Not sure why mine takes so long. Then I get a phone call, the update pauses, then I resume it it starts optimizing apps all over again. Ugh...
Anybody get time lapse in the camera app yet?

Slow fingerprint unlock

After updating to march security patch my fingerprint unlock has an awful delay, wondering if anyone else have the same issue and if there us any known fix.
Already tried removing and re registering the fingerprints,no luck.
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After updating to march security patch my fingerprint unlock has an awful delay, wondering if anyone else have the same issue and if there us any known fix.
Already tried removing and re registering the fingerprints,no luck.
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Yep same here. If I wake the screen first it's fine (ie as before the update), but now it takes maybe a second to display the screen. Someone posted on Reddit too, but nothing on the issue tracker- hope this can be fixed
I guess i will wait a few days, hopefully the issue get fixed, dont really feel like doing yet another factory reset
Same is happening here.
Anyone else notice the new animation when exiting out of an app? it sucks lol.
Seems like turning AOD on is fixing the delay. Not perfect but works
Same slow here
Also have the same problem too. Wish I didn't install the update now
Yeah, same problem on pixel 4a 5g.
Same here, also my battery life is bad and I'm not heavy user. I have 6h sot.
Did a clean install, and still a delay.
go back to A11
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go back to A11
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Funny you should mention that. I got tired of the lag today and flashed back to Lineage 18.1.
Has anyone tried the April build to see if fingerprint speed is faster?
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Has anyone tried the April build to see if fingerprint speed is faster?
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Fingerprint is NOT fixed in April build.
Krsmqn said:
Fingerprint is NOT fixed in April build.
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exactly ... same with the missing alarm clock icon in notification bar when an alarm has been set
Same thing on aprils update , how annoying. It really ruining the feel of the phone.Google really need to step up for bug patching and broken updates
Still the same issue with the build of May ... also, the alarm clock icon is still missing in the notification bar when an alarm has been set. That kinda sucks ...
Pixel experience ROM has it fixed...
badaas said:
Pixel experience ROM has it fixed...
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Where can I find such ROM? I do not see it in the Development section.

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