So how do you feel in general after the update?
- Was it worth it?
- Can we say that our Desire got significantly faster?
- Are we happy now after 3 days of refreshing and checking for updates?
not happy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741566
Hell yeah i am happy.
This will give the Chef's a better base for their custom sense rom's.
Now we only need the sourcecode released
Overall Im happy, my phone performs just as well if not better (some videos played through RockPlayer are also smoother), and the new features are nice, on top of personally having had no issues.
Obviously would still like another update with the promised xvid/divx however, and preferably if they decide to call it a 'media' update; it'd be nice if they extended codec support to h264, aac etc.
So how do you feel in general after the update?
- Was it worth it? - Without doubt!
- Can we say that our Desire got significantly faster? - Yes, also scrolling and animations are smoother but that's not everything that's good about FroYo
- Are we happy now after 3 days of refreshing and checking for updates? - Hell I am!!!
Really happy with the update, the phone flies, I just tested ChromeToPhone and it is amazing !
Well done HTC and Google.
I'm happy with the update. I think is because my phone is working well and stable. Plus I like the feeling of original.
However, there are still some rooms for it to improve.
such as.......If I can call someone by voice dialing over the bluetooth headset....
513 said:
Really happy with the update, the phone flies, I just tested ChromeToPhone and it is amazing !
Well done HTC and Google.
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Where u get ChrometoPhone?
rico8787my said:
Where u get ChrometoPhone?
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http://code.google.com/p/chrometophone/downloads/list
Click the crx file to install the extension on Chrome.
Install the apk on you phone. And login on both. You're done.
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Click the crx file to install the extension on Chrome.
Install the apk on you phone. And login on both. You're done.
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or Send To Phone addon for Firefox
Not Happy - camera failing.
Yes all happy now, I've actually unrooted and installed it after a deep breath. I waited to see if the general opinion was and went for it. Got fed up of flashing my phone twice a day cos of some issue or other with custom roms. All stable for me at the mo, will see how it goes.
I pressed update on my phone but says no updates available... im from the philippines...
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Am I happy? Yes and no. I'm happy that my phone has a speed increase and all the other features, but I'm not happy that out of the 39 apps I have installed only 4 of them can be moved to the SD card! Making my months of waiting for a way to get more space on my device totally wasted. Epic fail by goggle by not making the option built in to the OS and not the apps.
Rooting the device is looking more attractive to me now, pitty I cant now I've upgraded. Here's hoping they get it rooted soon.
is support for wiimote controller removed in froyo sense too?
Happy to have some new features to play around but really frustrated for not being able to voice dial via bluetooth. The most useful feature to me is not presente without reason.
I am quite happy. Have moved most apps to the SD (via the greencodeblog app) and have about 140 apps installed. Only Tunewiki and TagToDo had to be shifted back because the widgets didn't work any more.
Yes very happy!
- Faster
- apps2sd works like a charm
- nice new apps and widgets
- overall feel is faster and more smooth
- camera performance is faster
I tested apss2cd with a 10 mb app. it moved about 8mb to the sdcard.
small prob:
- some apps i bought in the market place i deleted before the update. They don't show up in the market place anymore. Not with downloads, not with searching (Raging thunder 2 for example)
To be honest it's not a very noticeable upgrade (hence only the .1 increase probably) but it does feel snapier and brings some extra functionality. What makes me happy is that HTC has treated the Desire as a flagship and has delivered Froyo to us just 1 month after the Nexus One (and before any other manufacturer). This gives me confidence that we will benefit from further upgrades in a timely matter. Well done HTC!
One happy HTC customer.
Yes very happy!
Hi Guys!
I'm glad to make my first post here, since I've been overseeing this forum for 6 months to tweak my X10^^
Now I have a brand new Alcatel ot995 ultra!
GB 2.3.6, 4,3" screen at 800x480px, around 380 MB of ram only (512 in the specs and reviews on the web), adreno 205, snapdragon 1.4ghz, etc...Wonderful for emulation, surfing and watching movies. Take a 32GB class 10 micro sd card right from the start: for 210 euros it will be a great multimedia device.
Since I love to enhance and optimize my devices, I quickly looked how to, root it, tweak it or OC it.
Unfortunately, the device isn't yet mentionned at XDA, only a few threads mention it, and I am a NOOB according to the welcome video,
BUT
I am gonna give you some piece of info to avoid you to search for 2 weeks how to root and tweak your precious, but first ask my 1000000 $ question:
- When I play on fpse with 2d games (castlevania- certain scenes of FFIX), the framerate drops to 32 fps. I was so frustrated to get the same performance than on my X10, on N64 it kicks ass and almost all games run smooth. Being a PC nerd, I guessed it was linked to some kind of software limit ("project igi" game was limited to 30fps for instance), kinda bad managed vsync. After one week, I found the solution: in the build.prop, I have to change the property "swap-interval" from "1" to "0". But as in the PC world, desactivating the vsync result in ugly glitches when you scroll.
So here is my issue: is there any solution to set the fps caps at 60 fps, the refresh rate of my screen. Because playing at 32 fps and activating frameskip is frustrating, and playing smooth at 50 fps with glitches annoys me too. What's the point to have a good hardware if it is not exploited well?
Now I give some tips to my ot995's owners fellows. I know we can find them on google, but I gather everything so you won't take 2 weeks like me to make everything (for my defense, I am blond, and have a girlfriend who keeps me away from my PC)
1) OT 995 is easy to root, with the application "super one click". I advise you to do it quickly so you can install task killers, set cpu, etc...
It was a lot easier than on my x10. By the way, I advise you to create profiles with low cpu frequencies for power loading and screen of, you will gain precious hours of battery life! idem with open advanced task killer, a must have, you will obtain more free memory and cpu power.. don't forget to desactivate wifi-bluetooth-gps-data when you don't use them, you have a widget in the status bar. I also changed of launcher for "holo launcher". It is way lighter than the 3d stock one, sober and classier, ICS like.
2)No finalised rom is avalaible yet, but a bunch of guys are starting something with a CM9 base:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731574
Updt from 08/03/2012:
I tried the CM9 version of fonix! it runs smoothly, but no cam, no data, no bluetooth.
However, wifi works. Only a few apps are avalaible on it, no play store, it was a bit of a pain in the ass to reinstall all my apps and run tests to see if I gain some perfs, so I went back to my beloved tuned up version.
Fonix seems to be having some trouble and "lack of motivation and sources from alcatel", cheer him up guys!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731574&page=7
Also I don"t remember how I did "it was late", but I managed to change my boot animation!
3) I advise you to install a recovery on the phone, so you can go deeper into tweaking afterward. So, make a BACKUP of your system!
http://dump.pargon.nl/alcatel/cwm-recovery/
look here for more information
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29534255
After having booted on recovery, backed up your system, flashed the recovery, you can now go further!
Now than you can access the recovery by pushing "power" and "vol +" buttons of the phone.
4) With a free soft like andromizer, you can tweak the build.prop!
I discovered that last week, and it is very powerful, reminds me the registry tweaks of windows. It can change drastically the behaviour of your phone, mine is way more responsive after the tweak.
Here you find a fine list:
http://androidforums.com/sony-erics...tweaks-power-boosting-your-android-phone.html
5) Don't forget to uninstall or freeze apps you don't use so they don't remain in background process (even with a task killer, you should cleanse the phone a bit, only a few apps are useful among the one alcatel provides). I use "Root Uninstaller", which can freeze the apps without uninstalling them, so you can activate them in case of mistake
6) I tried to change the boot animation in /system/media, replacing the stock bootanimation.zip by another one, and deleting former folders from alcatel, but I still have the original animation launching at boot. If someone knows, enlight me!
Come and feed this threads guys, on my side I'll try to complete those tips as soon as I find new stuff.
And I'll be glad to meet other OT995 owners, so express yourself
Hi and Congrats on your new Alcatel OT-995.
Which color you bought?
Don't forget to +1 for Alcatel Forum
I will buy this phone when it got ICS release or Custom roms! Lets hope the dev will consider this phone and get some XDA love
I will bookmark this thread and check it for updates :good:
PS: Moi aussi j'utilise le meme operateur "Orange" et c'est dans un Orange Shop que je vais bientot l'acheter
"Bonsoir" deadpunk! Other question about bluetooth devices.
Hi deadpunk!
I bought the red one, the finish and quality of the plastic is amazing for the price.
Okay, +1 for alcatel forum, I'll try to figure out how to do this to be effective. I found mine for 180 euros over the internet, it is a great deal for that price, even on stock rom.
What I can do is to make an .img of my rom and post it. So people could get a tuned up gingerbread rom. I am not a dev and have no pretention, but for sure guys who don't want to get their hands dirty could try it^^
ICS is announced for september, but well, to believe in santa claus would be more realistic than the phone builders. If I were richer, I would have bought the atrix, but the advantage of the tegra dual core at 1ghz is not so obvious.
Another question for xda allmighties:
I tried a few bluetooth keyboards on my ot995, and to connect a wiimote with blue imez on the phone, but I failed. Is it possible to connect any bluetooth KB and pads on Gingerbread? Or do I need to purchase more specific ones, like the phonejoy (I hesitate to buy it if it doesn't work neither, I am a poor geek).
Thanks!
Have you made all the steps in the link of n.4?
If so, did it improve the performance alot? Like in shadowgun?
Sent from my ALCATEL_one_touch_995 using xda app-developers app
Yeasis, try to write in build.prop or init.d file "debug.gr.swapinterval=0"
Hi yeasis!
I almost set everything except the video/movie/streaming tips. Ingame I didn't see any difference but the UI of my phone is way more responsive.
As I discovered today (I am just a padawan, more experienced guys are welcome to correct and complete me!), it is better to create an "init.d" file than edit the build.prop directly, the changes are easier to reverse so dig that option to avoid bricking your phone. Yet if you did a recovery backup and use andromizer you should have no issues, all went fine for me.
The most interesting option is to set the swap interval to 0, you can gain a lotta fps.Write in build.prop "debug.gr.swapinterval=0". if your are not allergic to the glitches this option can make a game previously unplayable smooth. On my side I keep it cuz it allows me to play to fpse with software plugin and no frame skip, opengl plugin remains to power greedy for the ot 995 on gingerbread
Have a try and gimme your feedback!
OT 995 owners, write to alcatel about ICS!
Well, I am quite present those times, since my girlfriend is 150 km away, I can now care about important matters, like my precious OT 995 and its supposed update to ICS in september.
So I sent a message to alcatel customer service, I will give you there answer (if they do) about a few questions and remarks I've found among the forums, here it is:
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Hello Alcatel fellow!
I am the happy owner of an ot 995 ultra. I am really glad of this phone, its price/power/quality ratio is great, but a few things make me sad. I dunno if a lot of guys write like that to you, I hope you give me a detailled feedback
First, everywhere the phone is mentionned to include 512 MB of RAM and I have only 380 MB. Do you punish french people?! I am kidding, but well it is disappointing, those extra 132 MB are needed in case of gaming of heavy multitasking, or to install a future version of android.
Second point, what about an android 4.0 or 4.1 update? I've seen here and there rumours about an ICS update avalaible in september. Its competitor, the huawei honor already has it, and is really 512 MB of ram equipped, even if it is more expensive I know that a lotta people hesitate between these two devices, commercially speaking it would be wise to cell your flagship product with a newer, user-friendlier and more bluetooth devices compatible operating system.
If you prepare an ICS rom for the OT995, I would be glad to be a beta tester, assuming all the risks that it involves.
Otherwise, if you don't prepare officialy any update for ICS, try to help the few developpers working on that phone so the community can grow up and spread the good word about your phones!
Last but not least, I tried to connect some Bluetooth keyboards and a wiimote, without success. I'd love to use my phone as a gameStation or PC with my TV. Do you know any compatible BT keyboards and pads for this phone (for instance, the "phonejoy")
I love my OT995 ultra and think it is a great product which deserves to be known more.
I hope we keep in touch, have a good week end!
I wait for your response and send you my best regards!
Guigeek
Hey!! Got any response from Alcatel ?
Update:
Bought Mine Today ! Pure White
Answer from Alcate!
deadpunk said:
Hey!! Got any response from Alcatel ?
Update:
Bought Mine Today ! Pure White
Hello deadpunk! Yes I have an answer, I am a bit disappointed but the thing to know is that 128 MB of ram go to the gpu, it's huge according to me for an adreno 205!
Dear Guillaume,
Please note that ONE TOUCH 995 RAM memory is 512 MB ,but 512 MB divide into GPU running space and storage space, so that user cannot fully use 512 MB .
We have already set up plan to upgrade 995 to Android 4.0. But when will it be released and whether every 995 or just a part of 995 will be upgraded are not sure yet. Please keep an eye on our website
Sorry that Alcatel doesn't have BT keyboard and we can't guarantee other brand BT keyboards can be compatible with ONE TOUCH 995. We sincerely apologize the inconvenience!
Should you have another request, do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for choosing Alcatel!
Apparently you've got your alcatel and rooted, don't hesitate to post here if you find new stuff about it (rom, update etc...)
See ya!:laugh:
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Guillaume.miossec.71 said:
deadpunk said:
Hey!! Got any response from Alcatel ?
Update:
Bought Mine Today ! Pure White
Hello deadpunk! Yes I have an answer, I am a bit disappointed but the thing to know is that 128 MB of ram go to the gpu, it's huge according to me for an adreno 205!
Dear Guillaume,
Please note that ONE TOUCH 995 RAM memory is 512 MB ,but 512 MB divide into GPU running space and storage space, so that user cannot fully use 512 MB .
We have already set up plan to upgrade 995 to Android 4.0. But when will it be released and whether every 995 or just a part of 995 will be upgraded are not sure yet. Please keep an eye on our website
Sorry that Alcatel doesn't have BT keyboard and we can't guarantee other brand BT keyboards can be compatible with ONE TOUCH 995. We sincerely apologize the inconvenience!
Should you have another request, do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for choosing Alcatel!
Apparently you've got your alcatel and rooted, don't hesitate to post here if you find new stuff about it (rom, update etc...)
See ya!:laugh:
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Yeah,Got mine and its really nice phone :laugh: didnt like the alcatel launcher, installed Holo Launcher and its pretty much like my SGS2 but there's one prob with this phone.Power button sometimes doesnt work, need to pull the battery out or reboot through terminal.
I can see only around 300MB(200mb for gpu???really?) which is weird.My SGS2 which is 1GB RAM shows 830MB(170MB left for GPU).
For ICS update,Alcatel One Touch Fr (facebook) said that it will be for september and I'm pretty sure it will be release as its a very popular phone in france.
btw: On XDA portal today, i saw this Create-your-own-flashable-zip-via-clockworkmod-recovery/. If someone can port this CWM to the OT-995, it will help us to create an update zip which user can share with all modification/tweaks/etc... :good:
C ya ++
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good tutorial for me,thank you
Sent from my ALCATEL_one_touch_995
Hey Guillaume.miossec.71 !
Can you tell me what are the tweaks you have done in the build.prop ? Can you post your build.prop here so that i can compare
The only thing i dont like: I got blurry pic when opening it in gallery.
Did you try camera360 on your OT-995 ? Great app with many features and i'm getting better shot than the default cam app :good:
Guillaume.miossec.71 said:
6) I tried to change the boot animation in /system/media, replacing the stock bootanimation.zip by another one, and deleting former folders from alcatel, but I still have the original animation launching at boot. If someone knows, enlight me!
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Maybe try to replace the animation in /custpack/JRD_custres/media/, too. I think this one is used instead of the one in /system if it is there (never tried).
Guillaume.miossec.71 said:
5) Don't forget to uninstall or freeze apps you don't use so they don't remain in background process (even with a task killer, you should cleanse the phone a bit, only a few apps are useful among the one alcatel provides). I use "Root Uninstaller", which can freeze the apps without uninstalling them, so you can activate them in case of mistake
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Or you can recover them from the backup which you definitely should make before rooting!
deadpunk said:
I can see only around 300MB(200mb for gpu???really?) which is weird. My SGS2 which is 1GB RAM shows 830MB(170MB left for GPU).
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I see 344mb (352984 kB) so it's about the same.
Guillaume.miossec.71 said:
I bought the red one, the finish and quality of the plastic is amazing for the price.
Okay, +1 for alcatel forum, I'll try to figure out how to do this to be effective. I found mine for 180 euros over the internet, it is a great deal for that price, even on stock rom.
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Agree (got the black one).
this device has same specs as galaxy s plus i9001 so can u port a rom?
Hey guys, sorry to answer 3 months later!
Hi everybody! Since My life has been quite busy I have not posted anything in the last months...
For the build.prop tweaks be cautious, some were counter efficient on my phone and 90% of them have proven to be useless.
You can give a try to "pimp my rom" which will guide you well through various menu full of parameters to tweak your rom yourself .
Nevertheless, I've tested several rom for the OT995 like CM10, PA 2.52 and 2.55, H1N1, PACMAN rom, etc..
These are all very smooth and pleasant to use.
I like a lot the work of BENETNATH, he surely is the guy who involves the most in the OT995 rom process,
providing update frequently. Even if I'd rather use the simplier cm10 than PA on my phone,
I follow with interest the job he's doing.
Unfortunately I can't comment his posts yet since I am a newbie on XDA with 6 posts
Alas,I have a big complain/request and hope some of you guys can transmit it: DATA and network browsing are not working with my phone on the last PA 2.55, cm10 and PAC Rom!!! I'm in France, using a B&You sim card
I really want jelly bean on my phone, to enjoy project butter smoothness for instance, please work on it guys, I'd be so grateful!!:good:
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Otherwise, I've solved my fpscaps problem, everything is goddamn smooth (50fps+) with the last release of fpse. It's a very good app, but I also
advise you to try EPSXE. I've been using it for ages on PC, and the android version is pretty sweet. Although it lacks of parameters to enhance
graphics/sound, it's working really fine (even better than FPSE) on my favorite rom (FFIX: sound is now perfect!!! and castlevania SOT.Night).
If you wanna test it, you can grab your fpse memcard files, rename them and paste them in EPSXE "memcards" folder (not working for the
sstates).
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I've also bought Chainfire 3d, mainly to use the EGL driver with the antialiasing option. I don't see anything on EPSXE (surely cuz I don't use the
opengl plugin, not playable on this hardware), but I observe a great bump of quality under "chaos ring", the square Enix RPG. It was pixellised,
now it renders perfectly without losing any FPS. So if like me your device is more like a nomad game station, give it a shot
Don't hesitate if you wanna discuss on these topics
Hi to everyone, recently I acquired (as a gift) this device (a RIO-L03, probably I'll change it soon, it's a "temporal" device). The performance and the battery are pretty good by my standards, but I don't like EMUI in overall. It is worth it flash a custom ROM for more performance/experience or just stay here in Marshmallow with EMUI? What are the advantages and inconvenients?
Thanks in advance, people.
Well, It depends on wha you're looking for.
I have my L03 and it was running MM B340 (it was supposed to solve whatsapp notification problems) but as time passed by It started to have some issues with apps like twitter, FB, Instagram and Whatsapp (Forced Closes). Furthermore, I commenced to experience some lag on my phone, even when just one app was running. In the end I decided to flash a N rom (AOSP Extended 4.4) and I can tell you is a lot better then the MM. Faster, easier to use, with no lag and battery life is greater. The only thing I can complain about is the CAMERA. This is, you lose your native camera app (huawei cam) by flashing in the ROM the Google cam. It's not as good as the original one and GC doesn't contain as many functions as the Huawei one.
Customization is amazing. And the possibility to root it is really easy.
However, you said it is only temporary and it might take more time to flash than the time you'll have this phone. So you keep it, you won't regret having a N rom. You change it, enjoy it as it is.
Regards.
JJulious said:
Well, It depends on wha you're looking for.
I have my L03 and it was running MM B340 (it was supposed to solve whatsapp notification problems) but as time passed by It started to have some issues with apps like twitter, FB, Instagram and Whatsapp (Forced Closes). Furthermore, I commenced to experience some lag on my phone, even when just one app was running. In the end I decided to flash a N rom (AOSP Extended 4.4) and I can tell you is a lot better then the MM. Faster, easier to use, with no lag and battery life is greater. The only thing I can complain about is the CAMERA. This is, you lose your native camera app (huawei cam) by flashing in the ROM the Google cam. It's not as good as the original one and GC doesn't contain as many functions as the Huawei one.
Customization is amazing. And the possibility to root it is really easy.
However, you said it is only temporary and it might take more time to flash than the time you'll have this phone. So you keep it, you won't regret having a N rom. You change it, enjoy it as it is.
Regards.
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Thanks for being the only person who reply, seriously. I've considered too much that option because, as like you, the phone has started to lagging and certanly it lost a bit of smoothness in overall (especially in menus like Settings or just in basic apps like WhatsApp). I can't complain too much about the camera because it just expendable for me, same with root. (I mean, I like Xposed/Magisk but I prefer just the personalization of AE with Substratum and still playing Pokémon GO and LL!, lmao). Again, thanks for your time, and I'll change to AOSP Extended soon. (Further, I'm going to give this phone to my mother, hopefully she's gonna have a fluid and solid experience)
Cheers.
Very thanks for this informative post! where is the best rom rootless for my RIO-L03?
i need ur support for custom rom
please
i need ur support that i downloaded more than rom for devise g8
and try flash it Rom from t wrap but appear error 7
more time
Although i try to solve this error but failed
please help me
Hi Z2 plus users.
After lot of analysis and research, I finally ordered Lenovo Z2 plus today. Got a great deal.
8k INR / approx 125 USD
I have the option of getting Redmi Note 4 as well at approx 150 USD / 10k
I have gone through lot of videos on youtube with different custom rom reviews of Z2 plus, pros, cons etc.
My main concerns are:
- Battery Life
- Heating issue
- Overall usability without digging into custom rom installations and updates very frequently. I will install custom rom but would like to use it as daily driver for few months at least before I look for new updates etc. (Time is the issue - Don't get much of it these days to do all the research and experiments )
With custom roms like AICP, Jaguar - how is the battery life in terms of SOT?
How is the heating issue with custom roms which this phone is infamous for?
I saw a review from Indian tech reviewer on youtube suggesting Jaguar R14 is very stable and good rom for this. But I see some complains and users posting different issues in Jaguar rom thread.
Kindly suggest, if it will be good to go for this phone now (after 1.5 yrs of it's launch)?
Can I expect to use it as daily driver without any significant issues for next 2-3 years with custom roms?
At present which custom rom will you suggest with regards to Battery life and heating issue resolution?
some inputs here will he really helpful
saurav_k said:
some inputs here will he really helpful
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Try aex/paranoid/citrus and see what suits you best!
rohanvartak said:
Try aex/paranoid/citrus and see what suits you best!
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I do not have the device yet and that is my dilemma whether to accept it or return it.
Does these roms also have overheating issues?
How is the battery life on these?
CitrusCAF 3.5 by miju12 seems very stable(dont flash custom kernel unless you know what you are doing) and have favourable review from the users.
and Lenovo z2 is better choice anyway
looks okay
Got mine today as well. Same deal as the OP (around $120). First thing done was an upgrade to Nougat. Sept 2016 manufacturing and there was still 30% charge left . Device did heat up during upgrade as it was on charge. Haven't observed any major heating since. I have upgraded (or downgraded) from a oneplus 2 so my criteria of heating may be somewhat biased. A 5 inch display does seem smallish though.
Geekbench 4 was 1720, 3999 which is par for SD820. So no throttling etc.
Just wondering what is so broken about stock ROM ? What's not going well with everyone on ZUI ? I did tweak the DPI to my liking - other than that ROM feels pretty much stockish android. I mean I have heard so much hate about stock ROM for this device?
Edited - Ok I am starting to see oddities. 1. Double notifications (any fixes?)
And the usual follow up questions -
- Does the U touch specialization / gestures (swiping etc) work on the custom roms for this device ? Edited - Yes I guess.
- Would unlocking bootloader reset the device ? If yes, might as well do it before setting up apps etc. Edited - Yes it would like any other device.
Just wondering what is so broken about stock ROM ? What's not going well with everyone on ZUI ? I did tweak the DPI to my liking - other than that ROM feels pretty much stockish android. I mean I have heard so much hate about stock ROM for this device?
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I have been using Rooted ZUI (I believe that’s what the stock rom is called) for a few weeks now (Xposed now, but that’s been just a few days). At first I thought I would keep it stock rooted and get all the things I need with Xposed, but the Notification drawer and Lock screen is getting on my nerves. All notifications are ICS Style, i.e. they are not expandable and they have no quick action (except USB connection to PC which lets u choose cam/file mode). Lock screen has this weird image in the middle which just sits there doing nothing. Notifications doesn't get displayed in lockscreen (weirdly I am getting 1 calendar notification there, but nothing else). I tried enabling lockscreen notification for a lot of apps, but it seems to just allow calendar and nothing else.
The U-touch is awesome BTW, but wont let me start Google Assistant voice through it (I like being able to set alarms through it)
Hi Guys!
Ive just been off from xda for sometime now. Currently running the z2 plus and have gotten bored of the stock zui functionality and working. Also have been lazy to try out roms because of huge pain in the ass to unlock bootloader and lose all data. even copying data onto laptop always leads to loss of whatsapp media and chats.
i used my friend's oneplus 3t. Inspite of having the same chipset it is just blazing quick. dont get me wrong i know it has 6gb ram for multitasking and all. but what i am talking about is the fluidity of the OS. Scrolling is simply water be it in any app. On my device chrome jerks, whatsapp jerks, etc. the zui is not optimised(yeah that cliched word).. so please help me out on the following things.
I dont mind the android version, just need the following things:
1) which is the most fluid rom for our device. (i am ok with battery life taking a hit to get that)
2) which is the most balanced rom (fluidity, battery)
3) how can i flash a custom rom without losing any data. (contacts, whatsapp media and chats)
Thanks
l2azoredge said:
Hi Guys!
Ive just been off from xda for sometime now. Currently running the z2 plus and have gotten bored of the stock zui functionality and working. Also have been lazy to try out roms because of huge pain in the ass to unlock bootloader and lose all data. even copying data onto laptop always leads to loss of whatsapp media and chats.
i used my friend's oneplus 3t. Inspite of having the same chipset it is just blazing quick. dont get me wrong i know it has 6gb ram for multitasking and all. but what i am talking about is the fluidity of the OS. Scrolling is simply water be it in any app. On my device chrome jerks, whatsapp jerks, etc. the zui is not optimised(yeah that cliched word).. so please help me out on the following things.
I dont mind the android version, just need the following things:
1) which is the most fluid rom for our device. (i am ok with battery life taking a hit to get that)
2) which is the most balanced rom (fluidity, battery)
3) how can i flash a custom rom without losing any data. (contacts, whatsapp media and chats)
Thanks
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If you are ok with Oreo and not latest security patch, try arrow Oreo with prototype kernel.. this combo has been designed for z2.. awesome battery back up with no hit on performance.. this has spectrum support as well..
Contact are backed up on Google so you will get them back.. WhatsApp chat can be back up on WhatsApp itself. Go to settings and chat and backup..
Media like pics can be backed up on Google photos, songs etc need to be backed up on otg or laptop.. u can use sms backup+ to save sms and call logs as well.. syncs with Google account so no issues at all.. try and you won't regret..
Arrow pie and bootleggers latest pie is also awesome..
Part of the "smoothness" of OnePlus 3T is Oxygen OS , so maybe you can go out of the way and flash Oxygen OS ports , both Oreo and pie are available but keep in mind that they are no where near perfect.
Some bugs like broken hal1 and hotspot are present but if they don't bother you ,try them.
Any suggestion for a "light" rom? like android one "light" or so..