Amazon Fire 5th gen. tablet updated 4 - 12 - 18. Noticed that Home pages launcher can not have the updates uninstalled.That's all I noticed at a glance. If this version can't be rooted, how hard would it be to just replace the whole operating system ? I am tired of Fire OS.
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hi everyone
i just recieved my oneplus one and i've noticed that the recent app interface was way too big for my taste : only 3 apps fit on a 5.5" display
do you know if there is a way either to get the android 5.0 style (with staking cards) or to make the recent apps smaller
thank you in advence
1. Change your DPI to something less (e.g. 480 to 380).
2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jaydvl.idealthemes.light for Android L "cards" recent apps.
Since i installed lineage os 15 my chrome (since v58, normal, beta, dev and canary) the tab switcher shows the old Holo UI tab switcher, and the menu that appears when pressing the 3 dots have no animation..
I checked chrome://flags and the Accesibility tab switcher ks disabled, i reinstalled chrome and formatted my device..
This doesn't happen in nougat.
I'm runnibg in the moto g2015 xt1542 1/8 GB version.
Are you signed into google? I ask because I thought I'd poke at this a bit and wanted an even playing field - I do NOT sign into google on chrome on Ubuntu - I think I found it got too confusing (100 tabs)
My tab page looks different:
It seems that Google is carrying out A/B testing* on a redesigned app download page in the Play Store. However, this redesign currently only affects Android software, not any other media type Google Play carries.
*I don't like how some of the major tech companies don't even want to allow users to opt-in for new features, and instead test random people thinking they're the same, while clearly I feel like I'm not the same.
Summary:
I don't like the redesign. There's a boring white UI, and coloured circles around category and milestone markers are now gone, but it does retain its green header within Android Overview.
The version number of the Play Store package carrying this redesign, is "11.8.09-all [0] [PR] 213536367". One thing I noticed right from the go is that there's boring white design. Ugh! I hate certain implementations of minimalist design, notably Apple's UX design, but also whatever the stock UX is in Android 8.0 and later, which is why I stay on 7.1. Whatever it is, the coloured circles around category and milestone markers are now GONE, I have also noticed that the pages feature different layouts depending on whether the app is installed or not, so I'm providing 2 examples. The phone screenshots are stitched together using Samsung's "scroll capture" feature, while the tablet screenshots are not stitched together.
I'll provide screenshots here that are from the Singaporean Play Store.. If anyone wants, I can provide a few more examples featuring apps if anyone here wants, as long as the developer has made it available there. I have 4 different Androids, 3 of them have Play Services, and out of those 3, I'll pick my Galaxy Note8 to represent the phone** and my Yoga Tab 3 Pro to represent the tablet, however, of course, I also received this update on my Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and the tablet layout is identical between both my tablets. However, Play Store does retain its green header within Android Overview, and I know this because I refuse to upgrade my Note8 to Android 8.x because of Samsung's modification they decided to do to it, which is to make the headers white with coloured text in order to get it to match their own apps instead of the custom apps I have in order to give it a near-stock Android experience. The status bar shadow in the tablet screenshot was added by Lenovo's buggy Android 6.0 custom UX, which is so buggy that it deserves its own separate rant in a thread, if anyone wants to hear about how bad it really is, and how much Lenovo sucks at Android device support.
**(but it does have a modded custom font package to replace Roboto with Comic Neue, no, it's not Comic Sans)
Additional note for those who want to mention my post in a news video:
My Twitter profile description provides a clue as to how to pronounce my username, otherwise, you could mention me by my Reddit username, MustardOrMayo404, as I might repost this to r/android there if I feel inclined.
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That's a big NO from me. I usually don't mind change, but I have no idea what Google was thinking with this latest Play Store update. The layout feels heavily padded and full of wasted, blank space. It feels really stretched out and just junky. Here are the only positives:
- Share and flag actions are easily accessible via the 3-dot menu
- Ability to view app review edit history
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After watching, 2021 Google I/O I was so excited for the new Android 12 w/ Material You!
And so I immediately updated my Pixel 3 XL from Android 11 to Android 12 Beta 1 on the release day itself! And It's nothing but amazing so far!
I see smoother animation and less stuttering while navigating around the phone. Material You has drastically changed most of the user interface!
So many changes has been made it to Android 12 (S)!
Video of Pixel 3 XL updating to Android 12 Beta 1
Video of UI comparison with Android 12, Android 11 and Android 10 with the first 3 generation of Google Pixels
Can't wait for the next Android 12 Beta release.
Biggest question I have about Android 12: did they fix immersive mode? Google removed it in Android 11, so now I'm sure the battery, cell signal, and other status bar icons are burned into my screen...
What about Android 12 beta 2?
What's battery life like?
I need to freeze half of my apps just to get through the day on a single charge on Android 11.
Greetings everyone,
I've recently bought a new phone with android 12 preinstalled ( Xperia 5 II ) and I can't express how ugly and awfully that UI is being designed.
On top of that lack of customization is getting on my nerves as well as some of the functionalities, despite how it looks this is not only a rant, I really want your help.
-Notification bar ( completely reworked, swiping once shows only 4 HUGE tiles instead of 6 as it should be, and swiping twice 8 instead of 9)
-Notification Tile toggles ( lack of wifi, mobile data, nfc, 3G/4G+ switch toggle)
-Recent apps Tab ( checking overview tab shows apps vertically positioned, each taking almost full screen preview and having to navigate through all of them to reach CLEAR ALL)
-Unable to set main Homescreen page
I've 'fixed' some things to my liking by using different launcher, adb to restore wifi,data toggles(functional but not showing whether it's pressed or not) and still got some things that I'm stuck with.
With all that said my question is: What would my options here be? Could I 'flash' (replace) only the UI version without rooting ( that was maybe too stupid of a question but I'm wondering)
Is it possible that I rollback to A11 or even force upgrade to A13 (phone wont get any further updates past A12) and retrieve functions mentioned above? (If I go on this path would only use official android stock version for my device, not rooting, hopefully without losing any functionalities)
Please give me your thoughts on this as I would be very grateful for every reply!
Thanks in advance!
ColdMove said:
Greetings everyone,
I've recently bought a new phone with android 12 preinstalled ( Xperia 5 II ) and I can't express how ugly and awfully that UI is being designed.
On top of that lack of customization is getting on my nerves as well as some of the functionalities, despite how it looks this is not only a rant, I really want your help.
-Notification bar ( completely reworked, swiping once shows only 4 HUGE tiles instead of 6 as it should be, and swiping twice 8 instead of 9)
-Notification Tile toggles ( lack of wifi, mobile data, nfc, 3G/4G+ switch toggle)
-Recent apps Tab ( checking overview tab shows apps vertically positioned, each taking almost full screen preview and having to navigate through all of them to reach CLEAR ALL)
-Unable to set main Homescreen page
I've 'fixed' some things to my liking by using different launcher, adb to restore wifi,data toggles(functional but not showing whether it's pressed or not) and still got some things that I'm stuck with.
With all that said my question is: What would my options here be? Could I 'flash' (replace) only the UI version without rooting ( that was maybe too stupid of a question but I'm wondering)
Is it possible that I rollback to A11 or even force upgrade to A13 (phone wont get any further updates past A12) and retrieve functions mentioned above? (If I go on this path would only use official android stock version for my device, not rooting, hopefully without losing any functionalities)
Please give me your thoughts on this as I would be very grateful for every reply!
Thanks in advance!
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Maybe it's worth trying A13 (please read carefully the pre-requirements and install process):
[ROM][13][pdx206] LineageOS 20 for Sony Xperia 5 II [OFFICIAL]
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 13, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device. LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra...
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