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4.2.2 Update Review

Having updated the phone for a few days for now,it's time to review this latest update from Sony,so let's get going
First of all,
THE GOOD
- update came sooner than we all
expected
- transparent navbar/notification bar and improvised quick settings look beautiful
- Lockscreen now has customizable screens(pre configured)
- Task manager now looks more like the stock jellybean, but now small apps can be customized as per one's need also uninstalled from task manager itself,also widgets can now be converted into small apps
- Display now changes brightness more quickly resulting in better contrast in all lighting conditions (Sony changed the algorithms)
- Camera now gives better performance,that is it focuses more easily and quickly at the subjects,also the camera app now launches in less than a couple of seconds rather than 3-4 secs taken by previous firmwares (no mention of quality here)
- Messaging UI is tweaked a lil bit
- My Xperia, is added incase the handset gets lost,support for dualshock3
- 64gb SD card is now supported
- Stamina mode now works brilliantly and can save some serious juice for the device, overall the battery now lasts a little longer.
New feature,named magnification gestures is added for magnifying anything on the screen by tripple-tapping the screen,daydream is added
- UI for Movies is tweaked
- Wi-Fi connectivity issue is now fixed and does not loose signal at its will
- More options are added in smart connect app
And now,,,ofcourse
THE BAD(includes known bugs)
- Update came with more bugs then we expected
- Though the lockscreen is meant to be customizable,,it has a limited number of screens to choose from and we can't have screen of our choice(customizable,huh?)
- The keypad tones are still inaudible,& hands-free volume can still be annoying
- The swipe up/down to unlock message does not disappear on touching the screen and is annoying as it spoils the beautiful lockscreen
- Camera quality is not improved overall( I mentioned about performance earlier not quality,remember?),,though the camera now takes some decent shots(better than burst mode,now),,it still does not do justice to the hardware provided.. The photos look good in the mobile because of the Bravia engine but once viewed on other devices or computers,the shortcomings are clearly evident...noise is less here but photos come with too much softness for everyone's liking,,in low light and indoors this becomes worse..HDR needs some serious improvement,also photos are over-compressed resulting in a mere 2-2.5 mb/photo which is ridiculous for a 13mp camera.same can be said for capturing videos, which still allows us to take a 1mp photo while recording
- My Xperia can find your handset if it's lost.but it requires both GPS and mobile network to work simultaneously,, and there's no provision for doing it remotely,,meaning it's pretty much useless at this point.
- Though stamina mode now works more effectively,,there is a serious bug which makes the battery die almost suddenly making it reboot the device, and once it's rebooted it gains 15-20% battery,,which can make any layman laugh at your ZL :-S
- Also once a photo is taken from the camera app,,and you preview it from the thumbnail provided there,,doing a pinch to zoom will result in a bad lag(last for 10-12 seconds)
- And talking about lag,,the device now laggs in homescreen swipes(though mere,it's quite evident) and also in applications,and while browsing webpages.The device now scores less than the previous firmwares in almost every benchmark(some suggest benchmarks don't tell anything,but they can surely tell the difference due to the firmwares on the same device)
- Through systemcontrol app I found out that the first core now works more harder in standby mode(12-15% now,from the previous 2-5%) this suggests that the New firmware is more heavier on the hardware then the previous one's,transparent navbar and other visual tweaks can be the culprit here..this overall gives us an idea of the lag faced during homescreen swipes.
-More bugs to be found out soon
In all we can say that Sony did do a great job getting this firmware ready early as promised,but they could've done a better job, if they released it a little late(- the bugs)..
But we can be sure about one thing that there are a hell lot of firmware updates coming soon for us,,hope that'll get us rid of these serious bugs.
These were compiled over a set period of time and bugs mentioned here have been reported by multiple users.If you find anything inappropriate here kindly let me know
If you feel that I've helped you in any way,,please hit the thanks button
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so will you stay on 4.2.2 instead of 4.1.2?

Also the scrool is so much laggy now.... In 4.1 it was very much smooth.
The lockscreen is much worst both in look and performance.
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Hmmm, I'm on 4.2.2 and I'm not having any lag issues on my home screen, lock screen, camera pinch and zoom, and as well my scrolling xD but I am rooted so I made some modifications battery wise removing similar bloat ware and wake locks from 4.1.2 and my battery lasts 7% = 25-30 minutes as well I've been keeping intense watches on partial wakelocks and other apps that disturb deep sleep. Anyways nice post though, I've been seeing these problems everywhere but I haven't encountered one other than Apollo freaking out on my lock screen when I went to change songs and unlock quickly.
Oh a quick fix to your battery dying then restarting with 15-20% is to download batterycalibrator wait for 100% then calibrate, in better battery stats make a custom ref and use your phone regularly after your battery is almost dead check out wakelock detector and betterbatterystats to be aware of your battery drainers. As well the only lag I get is when I try making a long word and the phone keeps trying to suggest what I'm writing and if I write a huge 1 word it lags a bit. Otherwise I'm happy as hell froze a ton of apps in titanium backup btw to avoid drain xD also Greenify/hibernate now is a glorious app.
Edit 2: if anybody knows how to insert a personal dictionary for the Xperia keyboard I'd be a happy camper xD

I also don't have any lag issues. Guys, what are you doing with your phones. You can't load every apps from play stores. Not every app is a good app. A lot of them cause lags, slow performance, battery drains, etc. Be smart, less is more!

is there a way to wipe cache? like on samsung devices by pressing some keys it enter to the android menu ?

danieldp1990 said:
is there a way to wipe cache? like on samsung devices by pressing some keys it enter to the android menu ?
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Clean Master (cleaner) from KS Mobile is a really good app and it's free !

sarobi said:
Clean Master (cleaner) from KS Mobile is a really good app and it's free !
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but i mean not to clean internet and all that stuff, I mean to clean dalvic cache and errors on sistem and all that. :good:

danieldp1990 said:
but i mean not to clean internet and all that stuff, I mean to clean dalvic cache and errors on sistem and all that. :good:
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Sorry, my misunderstanding

This is a pretty good list, but something tells me it is not complete. I've noticed a lot of things that make me scratch my head.

No any lag issues on mine at all. But I gotta face to the bug of time without signal always more 20%, never ever been on previous 4.1.2. anyone else on c6502 got this? except that, 4.2.2 is a deserved choice still.

Some UI things I didn't like at all...
This "platform" is really strange...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Color of semi-transparency is terrible.
Should be as the app drawer...
Terrible white... Should be black or semi-transparency though, with smaller size and smaller icons, closer with each other...
What the hell is this blue strip at the top when selecting things...
Nevertheless, the scroll overall is terrible. Using Tapatalk, for example, scrolling in a 20 post page with some pictures or YT videos, it gaps as hell.
The wifi here is the same ****. Already dropped sometimes and the signal is the same... Terrible (comparing with S3, for example).
Battery is the same.
Sony lacks on UI friendly. Even though they want to do as close as possible to stock, with lots of things calling stock pop-ups, different from Samsung, they lack on unifying the theme, colors, animations,...
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Almost forgot, the backlight shortcut on notification drawer have a bug. It doesn't go back to the previous brightness that you set, before active it to full brightness.

I just noticed something for the first time after the 4.2.2 upgrade. My screen flickers, I can see it very clearly when viewing pictures/apps that are dominated by medium to dark gray background. It's so annoying.
After running into this, and getting fed up with the new lockscreen (hated it on my Galaxy Nexus), I just said screw it and flashed back to 253. Phone is smoother and no flickr issue. I'll wait until Sony releases an update to address all these issues before updating again.

Now is a new update via OTA??I hope they fix the problems
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For me I am using Xposed framework with Xperia V mods module and have changed nav bar fpi to 36 and there is an option to improve scrolling. Which worked and itd awesome now ultra smooth
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Easy. Back up your phone completely, then download the appropriate 253 stock FTF for your specific model (e.g. C6506 US Generic). Search the forum, users posted them back in May. Then flash the FTF with Flashtool (version 0.9.10.2beta6).
Worth noting you don't need an unlocked bootloader (and will obviously remain locked).
reynan29 said:
how to downgrade back to 4.1? haha
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It's the same number as the one released last week via PCC, so same update, same issues
nutzuTo said:
Now is a new update via OTA??I hope they fix the problems
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spielnicht said:
Easy. Back up your phone completely, then download the appropriate 253 stock FTF for your specific model (e.g. C6506 US Generic). Search the forum, users posted them back in May. Then flash the FTF with Flashtool (version 0.9.10.2beta6).
Worth noting you don't need an unlocked bootloader (and will obviously remain locked).
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It's the same number as the one released last week via PCC, so same update, same issues
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Ok how can it be the same??last week I got 253 over OTA today 423 hmmm
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The 253 update (Android 4.1.2) has been available since the middle of May, where as the 423 (Android 4.2.2) started rolling out via PCC/SUS last week, and generally takes about 5-7 days before being made available via OTA, which happened to be today So, the problems that everyone is reporting are related to the 423 update they have been installing since last week.
nutzuTo said:
Ok how can it be the same??last week I got 253 over OTA today 423 hmmm
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spielnicht said:
The 253 update (Android 4.1.2) has been available since the middle of May, where as the 423 (Android 4.2.2) started rolling out via PCC/SUS last week, and generally takes about a 5-7 days before being made available via OTA, which happened to be today So, the problems that everyone is reporting are related to the 423 update they have been installing since last week.
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My bad wow I have to stay away from it wow no way I will update
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No worries, but yeah, hold off on the update, the cons definitely outweigh the pros.
nutzuTo said:
My bad wow I have to stay away from it wow no way I will update
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Keyboard glitch?

Anyone else having trouble with the AOSP keyboard? I have experienced issues with the keyboard nearly every time I use it. The keyboard seems to pickup rapid taps of a button when I only press it once, never had this issue with my old N7. It even does it sometimes when I try to "swipe" type. Anyone else experiencing this?
I am completely stock ATM...

Check your screen touch inputs. Some devices are having touch issues and dead spots.
My keyboard is great and no rapid taps.

Yeah I seem to have these issues as well. I'm not sure what dead spots would have to to with all the double clicks. Either way I just ran a dead spot app and it appears I do not have any.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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michaelg1030 said:
Yeah I seem to have these issues as well. I'm not sure what dead spots would have to to with all the double clicks. Either way I just ran a dead spot app and it appears I do not have any.
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I found it not to be constant but new one fixes it...so far
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I'm having the same issue... did anyone find a fix?

Synister said:
I'm having the same issue... did anyone find a fix?
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Install the Google keyboard from the play store. Problem solved
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brkshr said:
Install the Google keyboard from the play store. Problem solved
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No, problem not solved. He said he's running the stock keyboard which is the Google keyboard. I have the same problem and it seems to only be getting worse. They're not dead spots but rather the screen is registering multiple inputs on the screen.

brkshr said:
Install the Google keyboard from the play store. Problem solved
Sent from my Nexus 7
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No, problem not solved. He said he's running the stock keyboard which is the Google keyboard. I have the same problem and it seems to only be getting worse. They're not dead spots but rather the screen is registering multiple inputs on the screen.
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yup im running stock keyboard... i reinstalled google keyboard from the play store and it didn't help... rebooted a few times... no help.. disabled google currents, no help.
next step is to do a full restore... if the problem still persists then im going to exchange for a new one and hope i don't find any other issues...
the one i got is pretty good (no bleed or dead pixels) - im afraid if i exchange im going to be plagued with other hardware issues. if its a simple software issue - i can wait for an update vs risking hardware faults in a exchange.

I've had probs with LatinIme but not LatinGoogleIme. Ive jus gave up on ASOP LatinIme for now ... Google Ime seems fine tho...
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I swapped mine a short time ago today, and the replacement has neither the multiple simultaneous touch event problem nor the oil slick around the nexus logo on the rear of the device.
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I don't think these issues are with the keyboard app, it has something to do with the touchscreen and/or software controlling it. I add the latter only cause it's not always bugging out.
I tested using Touch Test which draws a continuous line as you move your finger and disappears if it fails to track. I have very little issues with it tracking and can see no apparent dead spots on my digitizer, yet if I'm holding my n7 in portrait and my thumb or middle finger over reach just a bit and touch the edge (on the thin bezel side), the touch screen will sometimes lose the tracking...
To further test, I went into Developer Options and turned on Show touches. I then went back into Touch Test and started tracking along the edges of the n7 slowly... every once in a while, i'd see extra phantom touches appear elsewhere on the screen and the line I was drawing neatly along the edge, abruptly jumps out to that phantom touch point (seen by the Show touches as a white glowing circle).
To make this more obvious, try drawing a line down the left edge of your screen and try moving your thumb on the right edge and see if the line you were drawing jumps from one side to the other creating a sideways graph looking drawing.
Now, try this again, but don't use the very edge, just do it more in the middle...run both fingers down, and you should only draw a single line with no jumping as it successfully tracks the first finger it sees.
My thought is, when you are touch typing, the base of your thumbs sometimes hit the bottom corners of the screen and this causes jumps or phantom presses on your keyboard.
Can somebody else test and see if this happens to them as well?

It is most certainly a driver issue. The sensitivity is way to high. Hopefully they provide a bug fix update to lower the sensitivity. That should fix the double button press issue.

daijizai said:
I swapped mine a short time ago today, and the replacement has neither the multiple simultaneous touch event problem nor the oil slick around the nexus logo on the rear of the device.
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thanks - looks like im going to have to do a swap.
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It is most certainly a driver issue. The sensitivity is way to high. Hopefully they provide a bug fix update to lower the sensitivity. That should fix the double button press issue.
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good theory, for those not experiencing the issue: did you update to the latest 4.3 version?

Synister said:
good theory, for those not experiencing the issue: did you update to the latest 4.3 version?
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Swapping can fix it somewhat because there are certainly slight variations in the coating on the glass so some might not exhibit this behavior as much as others. However, if it were me, I would just wait to see if the next update fixes it before going through the hassle of an exchange.

bozzykid said:
Swapping can fix it somewhat because there are certainly slight variations in the coating on the glass so some might not exhibit this behavior as much as others. However, if it were me, I would just wait to see if the next update fixes it before going through the hassle of an exchange.
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Thanks... im new to the android scene... how often does google release updates? my exchange period is 31 days so hopefully we can get an update before then.
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a thread about the issue on google groups https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/W0Hfkq8hf-c/EW8QZbIE834J

Synister said:
Thanks... im new to the android scene... how often does google release updates? my exchange period is 31 days so hopefully we can get an update before then.
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It's hard to say when they will release an update. It could be days, weeks or months. But I would wait until the end of your return period at least.

Any new info on this? I also noticed my pinch to zoom function on Google Maps is very jumpy. Sometimes when I pinch out it zooms me in.
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Maps is a bit laggy on the newest update, so I wouldn't rule that out. I have noticed the Google keyboard has a bad habit of locking up for a few seconds at a time though, which can be annoying if you're putting in a long password.

SmartScreen App

Smart Screen
Simple application with two powerful features Smart Stay & Smart Widgets
Smart Stay :
"It waits till you're done"
The screen maintains a bright display as long as you're interacting with it.
Smart Widgets :
"It learns you're applications usage"
Displays "Most Launched,Most Recently Launched and Most Addicted" applications
on the home screen (widget),click on the App icon to launch
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dondeti.smartscreen
11/6/2015
Android M support

Nice app
Great app man, it works fine. But i think it should let the user select which app to make use of the function.

Thank you for the feedback
and i'm very happy to hear back..i'm working on it..will bee out soon...!

Will be updating to a new version before October 2nd
this will have features of a pro version but it just gives the feel not the functionality
Please let me know your comments

@MultiPDev V2 will give you the option to select your own app

ravitez86 said:
@MultiPDev V2 will give you the option to select your own app
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Awesome! I'll give it a try. Waiting for it to be available in the playstore.

V2.2 is the latest
may take some time to get published
V2 is already out...check it out and provide your feedback..!

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V2.2 is the latest
may take some time to get published
V2 is already out...check it out and provide your feedback..!
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Good job!! I love the app, the concept is great. I think the idea is better than Samsung's Smart Stay(or something like that) that never worked well enough for me. I'd surely use this app daily when it's finished. I didn't vote on the playstore because it needs some more development.
Here's a major bug I encountered: It sometimes doesn't work until you switch the feature off and on again, and switch between apps.
Also the sensibility is kinda low, i think ot should be higher(or maybe let the user select some kind of levels?).
Anyways, I call this app a good example of great use of a smartphone's sensor.
I have a question, does this app only work on Samsung devices? if not, I think you should make a thread in a general forum so any people can give you feedback, not only s3 owners.
I'm a student developer, so I hope I will submit an app to the store soon.
Cheers!!:good:

Thank you for the valuable feedback....
Its a strange issue..! Will definitely look in to the issue
When you said its not working are telling based on the Message you see on the screen when you open the app..if so that message will be displayed only for the first launch of the app.
right now sensitivity is at the best lowest as possible
you need not move the device slight angle change will also be considered

Good Luck with you app
and this will support all phones running android 4.0 and above

ravitez86 said:
Thank you for the valuable feedback....
Its a strange issue..! Will definitely look in to the issue
When you said its not working are telling based on the Message you see on the screen when you open the app..if so that message will be displayed only for the first launch of the app.
right now sensitivity is at the best lowest as possible
you need not move the device slight angle change will also be considered
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I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you what I meant by "it doesn't work".
Well...sometimes the screen just forgets to turn off, even if phone is on the table.
About the sensibility, I think the app should detect a trembling hand, so it knows you're holding the phone. It's just a suggestion, I don't know how practical this would be.
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Good Luck with you app
and this will support all phones running android 4.0 and above
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Thanks!

cool...from the last movement detected phone will wait for (defaultscreentimeout - say 3 seconds) to actually turn off the screen..
is the screen staying on for more than defaultscreentimeout value...!

ravitez86 said:
cool...from the last movement detected phone will wait for (defaultscreentimeout - say 3 seconds) to actually turn off the screen..
is the screen staying on for more than defaultscreentimeout value...!
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Yes it is, the screen timeout was actually 15 secons...just for testing. But the screen just refused to turn off while on the selected app. So I had tu turn the app off and on again few times till it worked. I think it's only the first time, after you install the app, I'm not sure. But it happened more tan once. Needs more testing.

MultiPDev said:
Yes it is, the screen timeout was actually 15 secons...just for testing. But the screen just refused to turn off while on the selected app. So I had tu turn the app off and on again few times till it worked. I think it's only the first time, after you install the app, I'm not sure. But it happened more tan once. Needs more testing.
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Thank you...Will have an eye on it...please let me know if you can find a sequence and the app that's causing the issue,i will try to run it from my end

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Thank you...Will have an eye on it...please let me know if you can find a sequence and the app that's causing the issue,i will try to run it from my end
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It happened to me again. The default timeout was 15 seconds. I just started Word app and kept the phone still. But the screen just refused to turn off(I waited 2 minutes). I solved this by turning the app off and on and switching between timeout times. However, it may be a rom bug (I'm running a cm12 based rom), as I found out it happens even after I turn off the app.
Good luck!!

Hello
Thank you for the info i tried to reproduce but couldnt
please find the screen shot please check if the app is correct "Word app"
since you have the issue even when you turn off the service i think its not related to SmartScreen

ravitez86 said:
Hello
Thank you for the info i tried to reproduce but couldnt
please find the screen shot please check if the app is correct "Word app"
since you have the issue even when you turn off the service i think its not related to SmartScreen
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No buddy, I meant the "Word" application. You know...the one from Microsoft. Lol!! Anyway, the bug happened also with firefox...
Yeah maybe it's my rom's fault. I'll give it a try again when I switch to another one.
Good luck with the app!!

Ooops sure let me know if you come up with any issues..working on optimizing it so may be an update with minor improvements will be out later some time...
Thank you

V2.4 is out...!

V2.6 is out...Check it out
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Could anybody please test if Calls Recall app (= free) works with Nexus 5x?

Hi,
One of my favorite free apps on my galaxy S4 is "Calls Recall" which allows for automatic recording of all calls in and out without any beeps or fees. I mainly use it to not forget details when calling a store so i don't have to write stuff down.
Now I consider buying the Nexus 5x but would first want to know if that app works on it, so would anybody be so kind to just try it out. It's a simple free install.
To find the app just google "calls recall app" (as new user i can't post external links apparently). Just the regular free version, not the Pro version which you may also find. Just do a phone call with somebody (or let somebody call you) and see if it records fine and how good the quality is of you and the other person. The only special setting (wrench top right) is "record from LINE" on or off. Let me know if this works with LINE on which normally gives better quality on both sides.
Thanks alot to anybody who could test this for me. Maybe the app is also useful to you.
PS. aside from this app, any other (free) call recorder apps you know which record all calls in and out automatically without any annoying beeps or having to pay fees or anything. Thanks again.

Nobody can help with this?

Most people don't use it due to the legal issues that change from place to place. An example is that call recording is legal where my brother lives but not where I do so if he records my call without my permission (before anything is said) then I could have him arrested.

omega 6 said:
Hi,
One of my favorite free apps on my galaxy S4 is "Calls Recall" which allows for automatic recording of all calls in and out without any beeps or fees. I mainly use it to not forget details when calling a store so i don't have to write stuff down.
Now I consider buying the Nexus 5x but would first want to know if that app works on it, so would anybody be so kind to just try it out. It's a simple free install.
To find the app just google "calls recall app" (as new user i can't post external links apparently). Just the regular free version, not the Pro version which you may also find. Just do a phone call with somebody (or let somebody call you) and see if it records fine and how good the quality is of you and the other person. The only special setting (wrench top right) is "record from LINE" on or off. Let me know if this works with LINE on which normally gives better quality on both sides.
Thanks alot to anybody who could test this for me. Maybe the app is also useful to you.
PS. aside from this app, any other (free) call recorder apps you know which record all calls in and out automatically without any annoying beeps or having to pay fees or anything. Thanks again.
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Hello. The app doesn't work. In fact, no recording app works with nexus 5x or 6p, as it does on samsung or lg generic phones. There are some apps which promises you that they work on nexus phones, but the recording is very bad and inconsistent, meaning that sometimes it works (bad), sometimes not at all.

neinfricatu said:
Hello. The app doesn't work. In fact, no recording app works with nexus 5x or 6p, as it does on samsung or lg generic phones. There are some apps which promises you that they work on nexus phones, but the recording is very bad and inconsistent, meaning that sometimes it works (bad), sometimes not at all.
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This app actually does works on the Galaxy S4! Can you give the latest version a try on the nexus 5x please and see if it works? You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eupheme.callrecorder Please let me know how it goes and make sure to try with "record from LINE" on or off in the settings. That's the only setting you might need to change.

omega 6 said:
This app actually does works on the Galaxy S4! Can you give the latest version a try on the nexus 5x please and see if it works? You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eupheme.callrecorder Please let me know how it goes and make sure to try with "record from LINE" on or off in the settings. That's the only setting you might need to change.
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The app works on the s4 because they use the same kernel as they do in the EU devices that has call recording built in. Call recording needs to be added to the kernel.

zelendel said:
The app works on the s4 because they use the same kernel as they do in the EU devices that has call recording built in. Call recording needs to be added to the kernel.
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I actually live in Europe (Belgium). Are you saying that EU models of the Nexus 5x should work with the recording app and US models don't?

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I actually live in Europe (Belgium). Are you saying that EU models of the Nexus 5x should work with the recording app and US models don't?
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No Im saying that Samsung has long had call recording built into their version of android. These devices are only released in EU as in the states call recording is on the verge of illegal depending on where you are. As google is a US based company call recording is never built into their kernels. So what Im saying is that if you want it to work on the nexus you will have to make a custom kernel with it enabled.

On the homepage of this apps they say: "Calls Recall supports Android 2.3.4+. It will run if your phone meets this requirement."
So if you have a recent android version it should work apparently.
Nobody here who has a Nexus 5x and could give it a go? It will only take a couple of minutes.

omega 6 said:
On the homepage of this apps they say: "Calls Recall supports Android 2.3.4+. It will run if your phone meets this requirement."
So if you have a recent android version it should work apparently.
Nobody here who has a Nexus 5x and could give it a go? It will only take a couple of minutes.
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You cant believe those in the least. The first give away is the android version. There was no official 2.3.4 version issued on devices. The only devices that ran that were Asian knock off devices.
You can search for the info and see that it needs to be built into the kernel.
Most here dont mess with call recording due to legal issues.

When using speakerphone during a call, should that allow you to record both sides or not? Just wondering. BTW, where i live recording calls is legal.
Otherwise i guess i'd have to root it. I haven't done this before. I found info about how to root but then you need to install a specific rom for this to work so what do i look for? Thanks again for the help.

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When using speakerphone during a call, should that allow you to record both sides or not? Just wondering. BTW, where i live recording calls is legal.
Otherwise i guess i'd have to root it. I haven't done this before. I found info about how to root but then you need to install a specific rom for this to work so what do i look for? Thanks again for the help.
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It's also not just about where you live. You have to take into account where the person your talking to lives. Like with me. It's legal where my brother is but not where I live so if he records my call I can have him arrested.

zelendel said:
It's also not just about where you live. You have to take into account where the person your talking to lives. Like with me. It's legal where my brother is but not where I live so if he records my call I can have him arrested.
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I'm pretty sure all he has to do is tell you the conversation is being recorded. Think about the last time you called any customer support. 'this call is being recorded for quality assurance' or some BS.
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PiousInquisitor said:
I'm pretty sure all he has to do is tell you the conversation is being recorded. Think about the last time you called any customer support. 'this call is being recorded for quality assurance' or some BS.
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That depends on where you live. Yes he would have to tell them before the call even starts. Here they cant record any calls so I have to tell them where I live so they stop the recording.

omega 6 said:
When using speakerphone during a call, should that allow you to record both sides or not? Just wondering. BTW, where i live recording calls is legal.
Otherwise i guess i'd have to root it. I haven't done this before. I found info about how to root but then you need to install a specific rom for this to work so what do i look for? Thanks again for the help.
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The record from line feature doesn't work. With it turned off I think it will work.
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That depends on where you live. Yes he would have to tell them before the call even starts. Here they cant record any calls so I have to tell them where I live so they stop the recording.
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That doesn't sound right to me. Where do you live?
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zelendel said:
That depends on where you live. Yes he would have to tell them before the call even starts. Here they cant record any calls so I have to tell them where I live so they stop the recording.
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Unless you live in Vermont and probably not even then, if you inform the person they are being recorded you are fine. See below.
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/573fe842c1efa/LAWS-ON-RECORDING-CONVERSATIONS-CHART.pdf
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PiousInquisitor said:
The record from line feature doesn't work. With it turned off I think it will work.
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If you have a couple of minutes could you please test this for me since you have an Nexus 5x. It's not gonna make any sounds when you make a call with somebody. That i know from my S4. Just need to know if this works on the 5X.

omega 6 said:
If you have a couple of minutes could you please test this for me since you have an Nexus 5x. It's not gonna make any sounds when you make a call with somebody. That i know from my S4. Just need to know if this works on the 5X.
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It seems to only work on speaker phone.
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It seems to only work on speaker phone.
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Thanks for trying. When on speaker phone, does it record both sides and how is quality?
Also, did you get best result with "record from line" on or off (settings)? Thanks again.

omega 6 said:
Thanks for trying. When on speaker phone, does it record both sides and how is quality?
Also, did you get best result with "record from line" on or off (settings)? Thanks again.
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Quality was OK on speaker. My side of the conversation sounded better than the other end though. It simply wouldn't work with record from line enabled.
Here is what it said.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I should also mention I'm on the Android N preview. Marshmallow may have different results.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Quality was OK on speaker. My side of the conversation sounded better than the other end though. It simply wouldn't work with record from line enabled.
I should also mention I'm on the Android N preview. Marshmallow may have different results.
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It says "Failed to record". Was that with line enabled?
Also, i'm not sure if you used the app i was referring to. The interface looks different. To clarify, i was referring to this Calls Recall app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eupheme.callrecorder see also the 2 screenshots below. Is this the app you used as maybe there are different apps with similar names. Thanks again.
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AOKP for the Nextbit Robin

I just stumbled upon AOKP's website to see that they have a build for the robin. I flashed it with gapps and used magisk for root, i can confirm that it works. I am surprised to see that this is nowhere to be found on the xda forums (even though there is a thread for aokp its for marshmallow, and the nougat links that are for download on the build page are quite outdated), as far as i can tell everything is working (wifi, lte, bluetooth, nfc, camera)
Go to that link and press nextbit, and it will take you to the ether download page
Here is a screenshot of the settings page
http://aokp.co/devices/

I already flashed the rom a few weeks ago and it was quite laggy especially in the settings menu. You could easily see the lags by closing windows in the menu. Are these lags gone now?
And how about the typical LOS bugs like notification light and static screen, could you notice them in the aokp rom?

Qohor said:
I already flashed the rom a few weeks ago and it was quite laggy especially in the settings menu. You could easily see the lags by closing windows in the menu. Are these lags gone now?
And how about the typical LOS bugs like notification light and static screen, could you notice them in the aokp rom?
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static screen is still indeed there, the notification light seems fine but i have only had it for about 3 hours now so it may act up later, to be frank this rom is exactly like aicp but with everything working. To me it seems smooth but ill run some benchmarks to test it out. But to answer your question i dont notice any huge lags in the settings, its just as snappy as it is on lineage or pa

The geekbench score is a bit low for single core at only 774, multi core is on par at 2213

Just flashed the rom and the lag in settings menu is still there. You should see it if you switch from a sub menu back to main settings. The window is not vanishing instantly it's more like dragging.

Qohor said:
Just flashed the rom and the lag in settings menu is still there. You should see it if you switch from a sub menu back to main settings. The window is not vanishing instantly it's more like dragging.
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oh i think i see what you are saying, i dont necessarily think thats lag, it could just be the animation, if you turn down the animation speed its faster too

Yes maybe lag is not the right description . Is there an option in aokp to change the animation speed?
Edit: Found the option and now the problem is gone. If the notification light was also working this rom would be really nice.

Qohor said:
Yes maybe lag is not the right description . Is there an option in aokp to change the animation speed?
Edit: Found the option and now the problem is gone. If the notification light was also working this rom would be really nice.
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well thats a bummer after about 8 hours on the rom the notification light stayed on permenantly

This is the best LOS based ROM out of the ones for this device in my honest opinion.
It's got the right amount of needed features and feels really stock los (plus the features). Speedy and reliable which is just how I like it. Not to mention the feeling you get when you use a ROM that's provided by a team who's been around for many android releases. Great work if you ask me and I'm excited to see where it will go.

AnierinB said:
This is the best LOS based ROM out of the ones for this device in my honest opinion.
It's got the right amount of needed features and feels really stock los (plus the features). Speedy and reliable which is just how I like it. Not to mention the feeling you get when you use a ROM that's provided by a team who's been around for many android releases. Great work if you ask me and I'm excited to see where it will go.
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And the static screen bug is fixed in latest release!

Ahh that means I was right xD I saw the commit that fixed it this morning on los cmx log. Aokp Builds every two days so I should've known they'd be the first to merge.

AnierinB said:
Ahh that means I was right xD I saw the commit that fixed it this morning on los cmx log. Aokp Builds every two days so I should've known they'd be the first to merge.
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Yeah, great eye haha! Only issue in this ROM is that the brightness slider is a bit jumpy when sliding up/down (because of the icon next to the slider when adjusting it)

Sparubens said:
Yeah, great eye haha! Only issue in this ROM is that the brightness slider is a bit jumpy when sliding up/down (because of the icon next to the slider when adjusting it)
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Seems to be working pretty well over here on my end but I haven't updated to the latest build yet. Did you clean flash?

AnierinB said:
Seems to be working pretty well over here on my end but I haven't updated to the latest build yet. Did you clean flash?
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Yeah, did clean flash. It only happens when you slide the brightness slider, not tapping. When sliding, only a box with the slider in it appears with a icon next to it (to show if adaptive brightness is on or off), however because in the preview box the slider is a bit shorter, the slider icon acts a bit jumpy. Just nitpicking tho!

Thus rom is fast, fluid, lag free and the battery life is amazing. Take a look at the images.
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This rom is fast, fluid, lag free and battery life is amazing. Take a look at the images.
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I'm happy with this rom. I have absolutely no issues and have even flashed the pixel experience and the Dolby audio mod.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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How about the notification led? Is it fixed now?

Qohor said:
How about the notification led? Is it fixed now?
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Notification led has always worked for me.
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AnierinB said:
Seems to be working pretty well over here on my end but I haven't updated to the latest build yet. Did you clean flash?
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Hi, are you still running aokp? Could you check if the auto brightness next to slider toggle works ( rom control - navigation drawer ? When i enable it nothing happens

Sparubens said:
Hi, are you still running aokp? Could you check if the auto brightness next to slider toggle works ( rom control - navigation drawer ? When i enable it nothing happens
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No, sorry. Sometimes I frequently flash my device to give feedback to different maintainers although the last time I checked it was working (3 days tops). It's possible a new change in the latest build could have broke it. Either that, a broken proximity sensor, or a new commit from LOS broke it.
Take a sys log while giving auto brightness a few clicks with time in between each click.

Sparubens said:
Hi, are you still running aokp? Could you check if the auto brightness next to slider toggle works ( rom control - navigation drawer ? When i enable it nothing happens
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Yes the brightness slider works properly.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59ad5e0d3a2a3/SCR_20170904_090513.mp4
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My bad, you asked if the Auto brightness worked. Yes. I'll post a video.
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kwattro76 said:
Yes the brightness slider works properly.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59ad5e0d3a2a3/SCR_20170904_090513.mp4
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My bad, you asked if the Auto brightness worked. Yes. I'll post a video.
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Here you go sir.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59ad5e442cd39/SCR_20170904_090901.mp4
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kwattro76 said:
Yes the brightness slider works properly.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59ad5e0d3a2a3/SCR_20170904_090513.mp4
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My bad, you asked if the Auto brightness worked. Yes. I'll post a video.
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Here you go sir.http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59ad5e442cd39/SCR_20170904_090901.mp4
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I see there is a brightness delay in the video and only I can see the change. But yes it does work.
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