Related
I have to admit that I'm getting upset about my N5 several times a day now. Since I updated to Lollipop, I'm experiencing random issues with WiFi and 4G data connectivity, my LG G Watch is randomly disconnected sometimes and the worst thing presubably is the memory leak bug - when the phone is running for a few hours, I can't even browse the web with music playing in the background as the music is stopped when I open up more than one tab in Chrome. Obviously, I don't even think of navigating with Google Maps while playing music, and the Google Now launcher is redrawing every time I hit the home button.
I actually never had a custom ROM on my N5 as I was happy with the unmodified stock ROM, but now, I really need to get another ROM to be able to properly use the phone again.
After quickly browsing the forums, I think Cataclysm or something like CM12 or Paranoid Android is what I'm looking for. I figured out that the first one is based on 5.0.1 while the latter are based on 5.0.2... is there any noticable difference? And the most important question: Is the memory leak bug fixed in one of those?
Which ROM would you recommend if I just want to have a ROM that runs very well overall (I don't want to be required to flash every weekly build for bugfixes) and is updated fairly fast when new Android versions are released?
Either downgrade to KitKat (my recommendation) or wait for 5.1.
YassinTP said:
I have to admit that I'm getting upset about my N5 several times a day now. Since I updated to Lollipop, I'm experiencing random issues with WiFi and 4G data connectivity, my LG G Watch is randomly disconnected sometimes and the worst thing presubably is the memory leak bug - when the phone is running for a few hours, I can't even browse the web with music playing in the background as the music is stopped when I open up more than one tab in Chrome. Obviously, I don't even think of navigating with Google Maps while playing music, and the Google Now launcher is redrawing every time I hit the home button.
I actually never had a custom ROM on my N5 as I was happy with the unmodified stock ROM, but now, I really need to get another ROM to be able to properly use the phone again.
After quickly browsing the forums, I think Cataclysm or something like CM12 or Paranoid Android is what I'm looking for. I figured out that the first one is based on 5.0.1 while the latter are based on 5.0.2... is there any noticable difference? And the most important question: Is the memory leak bug fixed in one of those?
Which ROM would you recommend if I just want to have a ROM that runs very well overall (I don't want to be required to flash every weekly build for bugfixes) and is updated fairly fast when new Android versions are released?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is no memory leak. Most reliable ROM is stock one. I would recommend 5.0.1, root, remove bloatware (yes, even Google can do that) and integrate all updates into system. Off course as @_MetalHead_ said, with 4.4.4 and Xposed you will also get a SuperRom.
_MetalHead_ said:
Either downgrade to KitKat (my recommendation) or wait for 5.1.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So the custom ROMs won't help with the issues I'm experiencing?
Downgrading to KitKat wouldn't be pretty as I'm using Lollipop's DNG capture feature with "L Camera" a lot...
zagorteney said:
There is no memory leak. Most reliable ROM is stock one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But what is this about then? http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...-android-5-0-1-lollipop-memory-leak-issue.htm
YassinTP said:
So the custom ROMs won't help with the issues I'm experiencing?
Downgrading to KitKat wouldn't be pretty as I'm using Lollipop's DNG capture feature with "L Camera" a lot...
But what is this about then? http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...-android-5-0-1-lollipop-memory-leak-issue.htm
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Custom ROM will only bring you more issues.
"The thread reveals that several Nexus devices ranging from the Nexus 7 (2013 model), the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5 were affected by the bug." (from your article) - I own all of them and never ever experienced such a bugs on non of them.
There is a lot off diferent users with their own habits and (no)knowledge. Google must answer some way.
YassinTP said:
I have to admit that I'm getting upset about my N5 several times a day now. Since I updated to Lollipop, I'm experiencing random issues with WiFi and 4G data connectivity, my LG G Watch is randomly disconnected sometimes and the worst thing presubably is the memory leak bug - when the phone is running for a few hours, I can't even browse the web with music playing in the background as the music is stopped when I open up more than one tab in Chrome. Obviously, I don't even think of navigating with Google Maps while playing music, and the Google Now launcher is redrawing every time I hit the home button.
I actually never had a custom ROM on my N5 as I was happy with the unmodified stock ROM, but now, I really need to get another ROM to be able to properly use the phone again.
After quickly browsing the forums, I think Cataclysm or something like CM12 or Paranoid Android is what I'm looking for. I figured out that the first one is based on 5.0.1 while the latter are based on 5.0.2... is there any noticable difference? And the most important question: Is the memory leak bug fixed in one of those?
Which ROM would you recommend if I just want to have a ROM that runs very well overall (I don't want to be required to flash every weekly build for bugfixes) and is updated fairly fast when new Android versions are released?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Frank by Sykopompos .........For the N5
YassinTP said:
So the custom ROMs won't help with the issues I'm experiencing?
Downgrading to KitKat wouldn't be pretty as I'm using Lollipop's DNG capture feature with "L Camera" a lot...
But what is this about then? http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...-android-5-0-1-lollipop-memory-leak-issue.htm
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Honestly, I've had nothing but problems with Lollipop. I've tried stock, and a couple custom ROMs and there was no difference. I don't think it performs that much better than KK and I'm also not a fan of how it looks so I decided to keep all my devices on KK. Hopefully 5.1 will take care of all of the issues, I might upgrade then.
Or stay on LP and use this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/arm-arm64-android-5-0-lollipop-t3032247
Primokorn said:
Or stay on LP and use this fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/arm-arm64-android-5-0-lollipop-t3032247
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Doesn't have much effect, if any at all, people said they still have "memory leak issues".
If anything, there are probably multiple "memory leaks", and non-developers on XDA will spam links to "fixes" in every single thread/forum section, every time they're posted, and are under a placebo effect.
Then there are also the people who spam about Android 5.1 as if it's a huge improvement over 5.0–5.0.2.
The best band aid for this I've found is to use a kernel with zram compression like Faux kernel and the FauxClock app. I never though I'd have to resort to using compressed ram on my Nexus 5 but it was a godsend on reducing launcher redraws on an HTC Evo LTE running Sense with only 1GB of ram. The issue still pops up but much less frequently for me. BTW I have not run any comparison testing and this statement is pure anecdotal. I just have repeatedly observed on the same rom with the same exact setup for 2-3 months that using 3 kernels without zram required a reboot every day. On the same exact setup with zram I could go 3-4 days. A repeatable test for me was to browse on Chrome for a bit then go to the home screen. Without zram the launcher would redraw almost every time which was the same issue I had on Sense. With zram the launcher never redrew. Poo on Google for letting this issue go on this long without a fix.
I finally went back to lot kat for the same reason a month a go and couldn't be happier. The aggressive memory leak caused me to reboot several times a day. I liked cataclysm, but it's a modified stock nexus rom. So it contains all the same bugs the stock nexus rom does like the memory leak. It only adds new features.
Android lollipop memory leak not fixed in cm 12.1 with android 5.1.1 sources!!
I am using cm 12.1 latest nightlies which is based on android 5.1.1 sources and still I am faxing the lollipop memory leak issue and applications are restarting and the free Ram reduces up to 400 mb with no reason and the Apps will start restarting. I don't know when this memory leak will be fixed!
Hello, I am officially downgrading back to Oreo now due to not seeing bugfixes from Xiaomi for several months on common problems reported by many people to Xiaomi ever since Android Pie update was pushed. They did not fix anything, and it does not look like they will either.
Let me debunk for you my thoughts on Android One and how Xiaomi has handled it:
- We are guaranteed two major updates and security patches, but we are not guaranteed any stability or bugfixes! This is just a cheap update to Android Pie with only security updates being pushed, and I find it absolutely unacceptable. Xiaomi probably does not want to give resources to such a unpopular not profitable or well-selling device (compared to their other devices and MIUI) and are just delivering the minimal they have to in order to stick to and fulfil the conditions set in the Android One project.
- I noticed not only lower battery lifetime, but also several bugs. This includes completely random MASSIVE lags in for example something as simple as using Google Maps (nothing else being used on my phone when lagging!)
- My Wi-Fi not working well at all taking a long time to scan and connect, not being able to connect to hidden networks AT ALL
- Random crashes even when I was on my way to an important exam and even "freezing" up in calls and weird buzzing screeching noises in calls.
- I have LTE, but I cannot call over VoLTE or VoWiFi, because this phone does not have the support for my carrier. My phone calls now go through 2G! While my Apple, Samsung and Huawei friends are laughing at me.
- My friend reported one of his speakers DIED on him not even half a year after the purchase.
Note, I have done factory resets, I have tried to give it a chance, but it just doesn't improve. This is a horrible device, and that is my 2 cents.
You should not buy phones just from the specifications you see it has, you should care about plenty a other things that might be wrong. I have decided to go back to Oreo, and at least have a decent device, and I think you should too, which is why I am sharing this with you. Will I buy another phone from Xiaomi? I am not so sure after this ...
How you do it is simple, you just download the latest Oreo OTA: V9.6.10.0.ODLMIFF, do OEM unlocking and flash it using flash_all_lock_crc.sh on Linux or the flash_all_lock_crc.bat on Windows (will erase all data NB)
Join me downgrading to Oreo, WARNING: Only at your own risk!
Need drivers, download the fasboot package binary for Linux or Windows from Google and install Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot drivers, for Linux it is not necessary when I tried it:
Windows: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Linux: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip
Mac: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip
1. Download the latest 8.1 OTA http://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.6.11.0....0.ODLMIFF_20181112.0000.00_8.1_8028e3bf1c.tgz
2. Enable developers options by tapping the build number in about phone multiple times, and in developer options enable OEM unlocking
3. Shut the phone down, hold the volume down when plugging it into the PC or hold the volume down + power to enter fastboot mode (you should see it say fastboot and the Mitu mascot).
4. OEM unlock using command "fastboot oem unlock" WARNING: Full data wipe, unless you hold volume down you might be able to stop this, look for other threads on xda-developers for this.
5. Flash using flash_all_lock_crc.sh on Linux or the flash_all_lock_crc.bat on Windows, maybe you can use the ones without data wipe, again you should take backup of your important data!
6. Enjoy a not so terrible device
Now I just have to figure out how to stop auto-downloading of May OTA and notifications about updating, probably needs root?
EDIT:
Can go into Developer Options and disable Automatic system updates
I complete agree with you bro, Android One is almost like we are beta testers for all the time. My Mi A2 lite give me some annoying issues:
1) Bluetooth don't work proprely with my sound car system (freeze the music when I take in my hands or the road shake the device);
2) Autofocus don't work for Gcam in low light and even in the stock app camera the focus isn't correct edge to edge, making some softness in the corners;
3) Hotspot wifi router works for some minutes and for nothing the mobile data stop.
4) Ram management is a rubbish, just opening the camera any other application reload;
After all I understand Samsung and others Brands for delay updates, at least is not full of bugs like Xiaomi (same with MIUI).
if you only downgrade, without patches or fixes, android 8.1 will be a pain in the ...
the anti-roll back politic of xiaomi only makes harder to downgrade...
NeoZX58 said:
if you only downgrade, without patches or fixes, android 8.1 will be a pain in the ...
the anti-roll back politic of xiaomi only makes harder to downgrade...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And about customs ROMs? They are more stable and bugfixeds than stock or not reliable yet? Actually I prefer to install Pixel Experience (Pie) and not downgrade to Oreo.
I like pir granted I never use stock ROM custom is the way to go
Yep pie OS definitely consumes more battery than oreo and I'm almost tempted to role back to oreo just to have more battery life.
I'm currently using lineageos by 33bca it's very stable, I recommend you to give it a try. The only thing I hate is that the ram management is really awful (both with stock and custom rom), most of the time the phone has to reload the applications even if I only have 2 applications opened.
Are you having some problem with sim/network? Because I saw in some post a fix to use after downgrading from pie to oreo.
I never upgraded from Oreo to Pie. Looks like i made the right choice.
gatomestre08 said:
I complete agree with you bro, Android One is almost like we are beta testers for all the time. My Mi A2 lite give me some annoying issues:
1) Bluetooth don't work proprely with my sound car system (freeze the music when I take in my hands or the road shake the device);
2) Autofocus don't work for Gcam in low light and even in the stock app camera the focus isn't correct edge to edge, making some softness in the corners;
3) Hotspot wifi router works for some minutes and for nothing the mobile data stop.
4) Ram management is a rubbish, just opening the camera any other application reload;
After all I understand Samsung and others Brands for delay updates, at least is not full of bugs like Xiaomi (same with MIUI).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems like more of the same issues I have experienced, it is simply not good enough for what would be expected of day-to-day use. I think we got exactly what we paid for with this device, sadly, and from what I know the Pie update already released to for example S8 and it is working perfectly well and stable for those. But, again, much more popular and well-financed device than our cheap A2 Lite.
NeoZX58 said:
if you only downgrade, without patches or fixes, android 8.1 will be a pain in the ...
the anti-roll back politic of xiaomi only makes harder to downgrade...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For me this has been the easiest device to downgrade. Xiaomi hosts the OTA officially, OEM unlocking simply by an easy command no phone or e-mail verification just like the Pixel(Probably Android One related), and they made the script to downgrade it for you. I had much more trouble before on other devices. like Samsung using ODIN, Xiaomi with MIUI and similar, having to go through a verification by e-mail to unlock at HTC etc etc. I do not get what you are on about?
Also, why is it a pain without patches or fixes? It is much better than what you get with Pie so far, at least that is for me. There is way more lacks of patches and fixes for Pie than for Oreo ...
Remember, this was the last version released just before the May Pie update, it is very recent in itself only by some 7 months ...
anzhaki said:
Yep pie OS definitely consumes more battery than oreo and I'm almost tempted to role back to oreo just to have more battery life.
I'm currently using lineageos by 33bca it's very stable, I recommend you to give it a try. The only thing I hate is that the ram management is really awful (both with stock and custom rom), most of the time the phone has to reload the applications even if I only have 2 applications opened.
Are you having some problem with sim/network? Because I saw in some post a fix to use after downgrading from pie to oreo.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I really wanted to try the custom ROMs, but I have banking apps that complain to me if my device is rooted or similar, and refuses to run. These are important apps for paying for goods and services that you need in order to go about your life normally. I can get around it using Magisk Hide, but I would rather not
SIM/network problems actually worked fine on Oreo and Pie (official ROM) for me all the time. I can use 4G LTE band20 perfectly and other bands to access internet, and it immediately connects to 2G/3G(3G being closed in my country soon for 4G and 5G improvement) for calls when it needs to. Coverage is also well in my country. My company use Ericsson base stations and not Huawei ones, but not like that matters.
gatomestre08 said:
And about customs ROMs? They are more stable and bugfixeds than stock or not reliable yet? Actually I prefer to install Pixel Experience (Pie) and not downgrade to Oreo.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
pixel experience, AOSiP and Lineage are the best custom Roms so far, but, my issue is from RAM management in android Pie (custom or stock).. after hours of use the phone becomes unusable... :/
courfazor said:
For me this has been the easiest device to downgrade. Xiaomi hosts the OTA officially, OEM unlocking simply by an easy command no phone or e-mail verification just like the Pixel(Probably Android One related), and they made the script to downgrade it for you. I had much more trouble before on other devices. like Samsung using ODIN, Xiaomi with MIUI and similar, having to go through a verification by e-mail to unlock at HTC etc etc. I do not get what you are on about?
Also, why is it a pain without patches or fixes? It is much better than what you get with Pie so far, at least that is for me. There is way more lacks of patches and fixes for Pie than for Oreo ...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
nope, if you only do this, you don't have RIL, can't record videos from camera and only one sim works...
i told you because i did it, you need a several fixes for sim, modify files in the official OTA to flash more files and need the modem pie img and flash it too...
i agree that the android one program wont ever give us a solid flawless build, after all it is ment for lower to mid range devices that will be quickly overlooked after release , i must admit this a2 lite is the best phone i have had so far even with the instabilities but thanks to the xda community i have been able to make the device truly mine and how i like it. i had to get this device after my nexus 5x broke during in a motorcycle accident, it was all i could afford and it performs well for my needs, i did install twrp and Butterfly for Daisy to fix the GCam mis focus issues, eventually i gave in and installed magisk to manage tge kernel with arduitor and increase battery life. i never had the luxury to run Oreo on this devixe because as soon as i got it i unlocked the bootloader and when it restarted it booted into the updated pie partition and i decided to run with it. i dont think xiaomi or Google will actually fix any bugs but we are on XDA and DIY is always an option.
NeoZX58 said:
pixel experience, AOSiP and Lineage are the best custom Roms so far, but, my issue is from RAM management in android Pie (custom or stock).. after hours of use the phone becomes unusable... :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not good. I think this was the same massive lagging issue I experienced, I just did not know it was due to bad RAM management. Is this a fix that needs to be done to the ROM directly or only the kernel? I am not familiar with custom ROM/kernel development that much, but I have experienced some kernels on devices working much better than others like ElementalX.
NeoZX58 said:
nope, if you only do this, you don't have RIL, can't record videos from camera and only one sim works...
i told you because i did it, you need a several fixes for sim, modify files in the official OTA to flash more files and need the modem pie img and flash it too...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am able to record videos from my camera perfectly, it works very stable. I used this version of Oreo just some months ago and it worked great. I have the version with 4GB RAM and 64GB eMMC. I think the reason I experience no issues is because I only use one primary SIM for 4G and calling in SIM slot 1, and do not have a use for the 2nd SIM slot so for me, it is perfect, but too bad for the people that actually needs this feature like you About updates to RIL I assume the firmware used for modem/calling, which for me works so any updates are not that needed for me to have it working perfectly.
Azatecas said:
i agree that the android one program wont ever give us a solid flawless build, after all it is ment for lower to mid range devices that will be quickly overlooked after release , i must admit this a2 lite is the best phone i have had so far even with the instabilities but thanks to the xda community i have been able to make the device truly mine and how i like it. i had to get this device after my nexus 5x broke during in a motorcycle accident, it was all i could afford and it performs well for my needs, i did install twrp and Butterfly for Daisy to fix the GCam mis focus issues, eventually i gave in and installed magisk to manage tge kernel with arduitor and increase battery life. i never had the luxury to run Oreo on this devixe because as soon as i got it i unlocked the bootloader and when it restarted it booted into the updated pie partition and i decided to run with it. i dont think xiaomi or Google will actually fix any bugs but we are on XDA and DIY is always an option.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But it was actually working well enough for me too on some of the builds, but I do agree that it is probably not a phone that was meant to be supported for long. Another person I know has the A2 model, and he says it has been working perfectly well for him for all this time even on latest Android Pie. I do not know if there are much differences between them, but I do know the A2 is a much more popular device. Personally I prefer the A2 Lite just for the audio jack, and I still like the legacy MicroUSB. People would call me mad for this, but haha, that is just who I am.
I am afraid this device is not nearly as popular to get enough DIY effort into making a custom ROM/kernel, I am certainly not anyone who knows enough to get into development of it. I hope it will go well and that somebody will take the challenge, or maybe it has already happened?
courfazor said:
I am afraid this device is not nearly as popular to get enough DIY effort into making a custom ROM/kernel, I am certainly not anyone who knows enough to get into development of it. I hope it will go well and that somebody will take the challenge, or maybe it has already happened?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i actually think the mi a2 lite is more popular than the regular A2, it has more features and a better battery for a cheaper price so it is more accessible to more people and therefore more reach developers. Butterfly for Daisy is a great Custom Kernel that fixes some issues including the GCam focus issue among other things on Pie, i highly suggest you read that thread to see if it offer solutions to some of your issues with the device. im still running stock Rom with the custom kernel and everything works great. others have reported Resurrection Remix/Puxel Experience/ and Lineage Os bring additional stability and fixes in coordination with the kernel. i havent found the need to try a custom rom yet but development is very active on the device. however it is a low end phone and QA is not as good so some devices might be lemons straght out of the factory and not perform as good.
I have almost no issues with my Mi A2 Lite. No slowness except what I expect from a $159 phone, GPS works, bluetooth works albeit I hate that they removed AAC, WiFi is perfectly fine and maxes out my connection with bluetooth on. Only thing I don't like is how crap calling is, but I figured that would be the case when I bought it at again, $159 and knew some American bands were missing. Battery life is 8-11 hours of SOT with regular usage. I use the IR blaster to control my stereo receiver, FM radio is nice. Glass has some light scratches, but again I expect that for $159.
I have a brand new never opened Oreo Mi A2 Lite in my desk drawer still in the box that I haven't felt the need to pull out yet. I think as someone else has pointed out, there may be two hardware revisions because mine is fairly flawless.
I downgrade my Mi A2 Lite to Oreo V9.6.6.0.ODLMIFF (August 2018) and was surprised how good and perfect is this version, looks like I have an new Smartphone. Now Bluetooth works perfect, Gcam Autofocus is accurate, fine RAM mannagement, battery life is great, only miss FM Radio.
Mi A2 Lite was arruined by Android Pie.
Shame on you Xiaomi, I'm very disappointed with the crap updates that we received from you, seems like your only purpose is for the users buy an new one device.
anzhaki said:
Yep pie OS definitely consumes more battery than oreo and I'm almost tempted to role back to oreo just to have more battery life.
I'm currently using lineageos by 33bca it's very stable, I recommend you to give it a try. The only thing I hate is that the ram management is really awful (both with stock and custom rom), most of the time the phone has to reload the applications even if I only have 2 applications opened.
Are you having some problem with sim/network? Because I saw in some post a fix to use after downgrading from pie to oreo.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For the ram management... open your kernel 'tweaker' app and disable 'Adaptive Low Memory Killer', it seems to like killing apps on background, even with enough ram to spare... It'll make no magic, but definately helps :highfive:
Sorry, needing Help.
Could you please post a tutorial for this, or a good noob Xiaomi step by step? I have unlocked my phone a few months ago. I don't remember how I did it. I have since moved to another phone. I have installed twrp and had it rooted with majisk. a factory reset took care of majisk. I would love to go back completely to stock oreo.
I only need one slot on the sim so this should be ok.
Your directions for install sound good but seems like something might be missing. I'm new to the xiaomi devices. They seem way more comlicated than all the Samsungs I've had.
PLEASE, and thank you:good::good:
Rev10eight said:
Could you please post a tutorial for this, or a good noob Xiaomi step by step? I have unlocked my phone a few months ago. I don't remember how I did it. I have since moved to another phone. I have installed twrp and had it rooted with majisk. a factory reset took care of majisk. I would love to go back completely to stock oreo.
I only need one slot on the sim so this should be ok.
Your directions for install sound good but seems like something might be missing. I'm new to the xiaomi devices. They seem way more comlicated than all the Samsungs I've had.
PLEASE, and thank you:good::good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
All your data on phone will be lost , take back-up on PC if necessairy.
For full stock rom , download Miuflashtool zip. extract and install on your PC, download stock rom for your phone on your PC and extract it , boot into fastboot and connect your device to PC ,in flashtool click on refresh, your device should appear ( numbercombination 225cc80.... or something like that) click browse in the left corner and select the extracted stock rom file, hit flash and wait till you see succes in green on the right . Your device will take about 10 min to boot . You're now on stock rom, locked bootloader, no root and stock recovery . I flashed my device MiA2 lite) yesterday with latest Pie stock rom after I had bootloop
bricked it. I don't now about oreo stock rom , there could be issues with network connection, video playback and swapped simcard because of anti rollback protection.
Thank you so much.
That was super simple and super quick. I am back to stock Pie, unrooted and and the boot loader is locked again. I used OREO and the phone works fine. Make sure you disable update or it will update to pie. I need to redo it to go back to oreo.
I want to downgrade. What about second sim slot OREO error ??? What version is the best? And what version havent bluetooth/wifi/gps issue? I dont remember what version I was at last on oreo.
This is my 2nd OP phone, first was the OPO. Couldn't believe how much life I squeezed out of that phone, and by most accounts OP has been good about keeping their old phones updated and usable.
Instead we've had broken Android 10 on the OP6 for months. Did something change at OP? Between this, unstable TWRP on the 7t, and unlocked bootloader issues with the McLaren, it seems like they DGAF anymore.
fonebone2 said:
This is my 2nd OP phone, first was the OPO. Couldn't believe how much life I squeezed out of that phone, and by most accounts OP has been good about keeping their old phones updated and usable.
Instead we've had broken Android 10 on the OP6 for months. Did something change at OP? Between this, unstable TWRP on the 7t, and unlocked bootloader issues with the McLaren, it seems like they DGAF anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm running stock Android 10 on the op6 ... What is broken again? I haven't been even rooted on this phone (yet) so I'm not aware of dev related issues... But stock has been pretty good for me.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk
Im on OP6 beta channel.. OP has provided 4 updates till now and all of them have been pretty good and stable. So its hard to believe that the stable channel is broken and not addressed for a long period.
Its always a good practice to factory reset after a major update. My brother's Galaxy M30 was lagging after the recent Android 10 update but factory reset made it fine again. So maybe it might work for you as well
vgpranav said:
Im on OP6 beta channel.. OP has provided 4 updates till now and all of them have been pretty good and stable. So its hard to believe that the stable channel is broken and not addressed for a long period.
Its always a good practice to factory reset after a major update. My brother's Galaxy M30 was lagging after the recent Android 10 update but factory reset made it fine again. So maybe it might work for you as well
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm rooted but did a full wipe incl. data when I upgraded. Had the same lag, battery drain, brightness and keyboard issues people have been complaining about with the latest stable release. Toughed it out for 2 weeks before reverting back to 9.0.9. It sucks because I don't want to give my headphone jack or my rear fingerprint sensor, and definitely won't be sticking with OnePlus if they cannot be trusted to keep a 2 year old phone properly updated. I have not tried any of the beta versions.
fonebone2 said:
I have not tried any of the beta versions.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well, I guess it's time you give it a go
I can feel your disappointment bro, I owned a OP2 for 3 years., and we all know how OP DGAF about it.
Yes.
fonebone2 said:
This is my 2nd OP phone, first was the OPO. Couldn't believe how much life I squeezed out of that phone, and by most accounts OP has been good about keeping their old phones updated and usable.
Instead we've had broken Android 10 on the OP6 for months. Did something change at OP? Between this, unstable TWRP on the 7t, and unlocked bootloader issues with the McLaren, it seems like they DGAF anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
fonebone2 said:
I'm rooted but did a full wipe incl. data when I upgraded. Had the same lag, battery drain, brightness and keyboard issues people have been complaining about with the latest stable release. Toughed it out for 2 weeks before reverting back to 9.0.9. It sucks because I don't want to give my headphone jack or my rear fingerprint sensor, and definitely won't be sticking with OnePlus if they cannot be trusted to keep a 2 year old phone properly updated. I have not tried any of the beta versions.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You cant blame OP if you have rooted the phone. Once you mess with the original rom then its on you. I have clean beta official ROM and it works like charm.
QUOTE=vgpranav;81564129]You cant blame OP if you have rooted the phone. Once you mess with the original rom then its on you. I have clean beta official ROM and it works like charm.[/QUOTE]
This is a stock ROM. I never mess with custom ROMs on OnePlus devices. And the mere fact that I'm using TWRP and Magisk should not break the UI. It never has on any other phone I've had going back to the HTC Evo 4G. On every other phone, stock performs the same whether or not it's rooted. If that's no longer the case with OP then that's another reason to reconsider paying $6-700 for their phones.
Not sure.. But Oneplus literally screwed this device with their Android 10 update.
fonebone2 said:
QUOTE=vgpranav;81564129]You cant blame OP if you have rooted the phone. Once you mess with the original rom then its on you. I have clean beta official ROM and it works like charm.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is a stock ROM. I never mess with custom ROMs on OnePlus devices. And the mere fact that I'm using TWRP and Magisk should not break the UI. It never has on any other phone I've had going back to the HTC Evo 4G. On every other phone, stock performs the same whether or not it's rooted. If that's no longer the case with OP then that's another reason to reconsider paying $6-700 for their phones.[/QUOTE]
You might add that TWRP doesn't have anything to do with the ROM, and Magisk is fully systemless, so without active modules, this shouldn't be able to break anything ...
fonebone2 said:
I'm rooted but did a full wipe incl. data when I upgraded. Had the same lag, battery drain, brightness and keyboard issues people have been complaining about with the latest stable release. Toughed it out for 2 weeks before reverting back to 9.0.9. It sucks because I don't want to give my headphone jack or my rear fingerprint sensor, and definitely won't be sticking with OnePlus if they cannot be trusted to keep a 2 year old phone properly updated. I have not tried any of the beta versions.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This. Bump!
I even didnt try update to 10...
Rarly came here due lack of interesting new things....except Gcam....
Happy with 9.0.9 and period. Root + TWRP + xXx rom for ViperSound.
Everything works, don`t touch more.
But i really feel OP already left this device to abandon......such a shame.
Or, due to many models, the team is the same with lot more work, anyway we all suffer lack of confidence in them. Or at least me.
Camera, sound =piece of crap
I think all you cant complain about Op support. Say me which brand dice you Active and fresh support on devices older than 2 years.
Mord0rr said:
I even didnt try update to 10...
Rarly came here due lack of interesting new things....except Gcam....
Happy with 9.0.9 and period. Root + TWRP + xXx rom for ViperSound.
Everything works, don`t touch more.
But i really feel OP already left this device to abandon......such a shame.
Or, due to many models, the team is the same with lot more work, anyway we all suffer lack of confidence in them. Or at least me.
Camera, sound =piece of crap
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't understand what is your expectation when you say OP has abandoned this device? They worked towards providing Android 10 update, but it was your choice to not to install it. People reported bugs and stability issues in Android 10 update, and OP has worked and fixed many of them, and they are still working on it (been using Android 10 since beta and at current state, very much satisfied with it). But is not beneficial as you have chosen not to use it. If you like using rooted ROM with mods installed, and if your expectation is that OP provides you the mod functionalities in the ROM (if that's what you expect), that doesn't mean they are not working at all on this device. If you are happy with older ROM and do not wish to upgrade, then I don't understand why complain about OP not providing anything new?
Camera and sound are not up to the mark, for Camera, even with GCam I don't find the image quality satisfactory. And this is a major drawback of this phone, and only solution is to buy a phone from some other manufacturer, like Samsung which is better in these aspects (at least that's what I could think of for my next purchase)
Apologies if I sounded rude anywhere.
I'm running the first version of Android 10 that was released and the only issue I have encountered is the black screen while trying to unlock the phone. That's easily circumvented by just pressing the power button to turn the phone off and then back on and done. I've had this phone since launch and it has by far had more updates than any other OnePlus device that I have owned. I have been a faithful customer since the OnePlus 3 and I have owned every device since
OP here. 10 3.1 fixes nearly every issue I was having with Android 10. I'm rooted and running the latest TWRP and having no issues at all except for the space under the keyboard, which is an easy fix. Furthermore it looks like a lot of the issues I was having were with Android itself, not OOS. In any case I hereby withdraw my criticisms of OnePlus' handling of this. Great work, team.
I will also add that I recently acquired a OP7Pro, and while it is a great phone, Android 10 is just as glitchy and 98% of the time it does not feel any faster than the OP6.
So its Feb 2021, I feel like my HTC U11 is dying, I've been stock since day 1, but after not being able to take pictures of videos of my kids yesterday because my camera was stuttering like mad, I can't take it anymore.
I wanted to hold out just a little longer for a 5G phone, but I am so close to pulling the trigger on a Pixel 4a 5g because I'm just done with third party manufacturer's crappy software.
My issues:
1. Wifi goes to crap after a few months after a factory reset - not sure what's causing this, but factory resetting usually cleans it up for a time. Half the time in my house I cannot connect to wifi. Reset network settings doesn't fix it.
2. SD-card no longer readable (this might be physical because doesn't come back after a factory reset).
3. Camera is SLOW 50% of the time.
I hacked the hell out of my HTC M7, but I haven't done a custom rom on my u11. I just want something as stable as possible where everything works. There are only 4 threads on the sprint HTC-U11 forums (my variant) and Lineage looks like it never officially supported the U11.
I read that Stock Pie is garbage and that's what I have, so maybe I should go with a non-aosp custom rom based on Oreo 8.1?
I don't need android 10, I'm sure that will bring more issues than it will solve, I used to love my U11, now I want to throw it against a wall.
I'm going to spend the next 2 days getting up to speed on the roms for this device, I used to use Viper on my HTC-M7 but IIRC viper rom has a million tweaks which I do not need. Just want my camera and wifi to work and not have a ton of things that are listed in the "wont work" section of the rom.
why you don't need android 10? I have the pixel 10 from here and it's perfect.
your other choices are Lee's rom which is also on oreo or viper.
aristidis_halk said:
why you don't need android 10? I have the pixel 10 from here and it's perfect.
your other choices are Lee's rom which is also on oreo or viper.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess since android 10 was never supported I was worried about compatibility. Lineage looks like it has tons of issues but I hadn't looked at the pixel rom.
This the one you are using?
[ROM][10.0]&[11.0] Pixel Experience PLUS (ocn) [Unofficial][AOSP] (11.0 - upd 2021-12-26; 10.0 - upd 2020-12-18)
Thread restored after forum upgrade. You can continue the discussion again. (y)
forum.xda-developers.com
Looks promising!
I downloaded Leedroid overnight but I will take a good look at this one as well, would be cool to be on Android 10 if its stable.
Thanks!
Oh spoke to soon:
"
Known Issues:
the same as for LOS 17.1 thread
"
LOS thread:
Known Issues:
On dual SIM devices, a SIM cannot be re-enabled once it has been disabled
VOIP calling (problem with the microphone when making VOIP phone calls using Viber, Skype, Telegram, Facebook)
Wi-Fi calling (checked it for mcc="310" mnc="260" only, but I cant check it for me. My carrier supports Volte only for our device and VOLTE works fine for me)
SeLinux permissive (will be fixed when the bugs are fixed)
You tell me
That's why I was going to stay away from LOS, I use VOIP calling as well as WIFI calling. Are you not having those issues?
To be honest I dont use these features so I don't know. you can send a message to the developer and ask him. if these are solved then just put the rom. if not choose another.
So leedroid started out great, after a week I'm having issues again, things are sluggish, a few times apps force close.
I was going to try viperU but downloads no longer available.
Not sure if I should try another kernel or what.
I'm starting to think my phone is just dying. Been three years now, the SD card reader is broken so maybe other things inside are busted as well. The first few days of leedroid was wonderful. Same things happen after a factory reset to stock, works great for a time, then slowly starts to degrade.
Maybe its time to move on ='( I'm eying the pixel 4a 5g because I'm sick of manufacturers abandoning older devices, my Dad has a nexus 6 that still works to this day, I replaced the battery for him 2 years ago since it wasnt lasting long and it gave it new life.
Should I keep trying new roms or give up hope?
Lineage seems to have a host of issues, and I need wifi calling and video calling in mesenger which it lists as issues.
I was on custom ROM since day one. It was working great all the time. Since Jan I'm back on stock ROM. I'm excited about how well the phone is doing since. The biggest benefit is battery life. It is almost like a new phone. Of course, some root settings is missing but it fades out. My Favs after HTC is the Sony Xperia 5ii, it still has sd card or Nubia Red Magic 6 maybe, it is more powerfull but I can wait till the end of the year. It is because the SD 888 has the wifi module included which make it more efficient compared to the SD 865 if I understand it right.
When I was back on Stock tried to lock the bootloader I had to go back to a custom ROM to do so. The only one which works with the new firmware was "ROM 9 unofficial pixel experience" at this time, it seems it is a clean ROM in my short view. It is an option maybe. Good luck.
I am talking about the main camera of the Samsung S22 ULTRA. The preview while you record is laggy. Even if you dont record and you just obseve through the camera, waiting to record, is also laggy, like a 5 frames per second video. What is happening here Samsung. Another lag issue?
The only good thing is that, this laggy preview is not applying to the actual video if you record one. The recorded video is ok. Please fix it. Its been months after the release of this phone, and so many updates. Camera should be in your NO 1 priority, and its not!!!
Same thing here. Just realized that this morning.
And I'm using BeyondROM!
Same here. Running the latest official firmware from Samsung BTU
I had not noticed anything about what is mentioned here so, I made some tests in all video modes, but, no, no lag presented, I have a 908E, 12 GB ram 256 storage, snap D. version México, I am still running on android 12 UI 4.1
Can relate, happened yesterday on latest OneUI on S22 Ultra Exynos
I can only remember there was an update for gallery and expert raw, so i think it couldn't affect the camera
Will wait for next patches, cuz this is totally a software issue
I noticed it yesterday too , exynos here . Camera preview is laggy but the preview in gcam is smooth.. Samsung software department needs a reboot ..
I'm not getting this at all on the Exynos with latest FW. Mine is fine in preview?
On the latest firmware too (december patch) with Exynos S908B model and i don't encounter any lags or whatsoever.
So far so good as i'm concern
It solved by itself...
Same here, snapdragon variant 8gb +128. Suddenly started to lag on preview. But recording is good.
Guys, just reboot your phone, and it will work again as it shoud without lag. I've tried everything, even read somewhere that Good Lock, or Nice Lock is problem, but it wasn't.
I'm running BVL1 fw, with december 22 security patch, Exynos.
Stefan.Popov89 said:
Guys, just reboot your phone, and it will work again as it shoud without lag. I've tried everything, even read somewhere that Good Lock, or Nice Lock is problem, but it wasn't.
I'm running BVL1 fw, with december 22 security patch, Exynos.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just got fixed for me also, dunno how
I can confirm that restart fixed the problem. S22 Ultra with Exynos and latest updates...