What happens if I don't update apps? - Samsung Galaxy S9 Questions & Answers

What's happens if I don't update my apps for few months or a year?
I'm asking becuase of substratum theme messing up my apps if I update them.
WhatsApp didn't work properly after update. Have to factory reset phone to get it working again.

Some will be fine, some will force you to update before they will run

*Detection* said:
Some will be fine, some will force you to update before they will run
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do you know which app's will force me?

umbrokhan said:
do you know which app's will force me?
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lol no, you know how many millions of apps are out there?

umbrokhan said:
do you know which app's will force me?
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Just try it then. You'll know if an app doesn't work and it won't kill your phone. You may not be able to stop Google Play and services from updating unless you disable them and don't use them at all. I suspect that most of your apps will continue to work.

Tel864 said:
Just try it then. You'll know if an app doesn't work and it won't kill your phone. You may not be able to stop Google Play and services from updating unless you disable them and don't use them at all. I suspect that most of your apps will continue to work.
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Using swift black substratum
last time whatsapp stop working after an update, so have to factory reset the phone.

umbrokhan said:
Using swift black substratum
last time whatsapp stop working after an update, so have to factory reset the phone.
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Or you could have uninstalled WhatsApp and downloaded the previous working version from apkmirror instead...

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Possible solution for updating through Google Framework Services trick without error

Hi guys,
I think I've found a possible workaround for forcing Nexus Update without breaking Google Services Framework. I did this procedure on three Nexus and got the same result, so I think it's safe (or I'm lucky as hell).
Step by step:
Settings->Apps->All->Google Services Framework
Click on Force Stop and Clear Data after.
Go check your System Updates on "Settings->About". If it works and your phone starts downloading the update, reboot your phone immediately. When it's back on, Google Services will ask your permission to get your location and anonymous data, click Agree and open some google app, like Maps. Go back to your System Updates on About menu and proceed as usual.
I think the trick here is to allow Google Service Framework to rebuild its data before the update run itself.
Well, it worked for me and worth a try
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
supernova_00 said:
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
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When you clear the data of Google Framework, some stuff breaks, but after awhile it will go back to normal.
supernova_00 said:
Breaking google services framework? I've never heard of that.
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It happens a lot when you clear it to force the update. Search the forum and you'll see a lot of reports about that.
danielms said:
It happens a lot when you clear it to force the update. Search the forum and you'll see a lot of reports about that.
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I clear it all the time and never have any issues and have never seen any mentioned.
supernova_00 said:
I clear it all the time and never have any issues and have never seen any mentioned.
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One issue is your phone can disappear from the Play Store "devices" list. This happened to me but eventually it will come back, just takes time.
Great!
danielms said:
Hi guys,
I think I've found a possible workaround for forcing Nexus Update without breaking Google Services Framework. I did this procedure on three Nexus and got the same result, so I think it's safe (or I'm lucky as hell).
Step by step:
Settings->Apps->All->Google Services Framework
Click on Force Stop and Clear Data after.
Go check your System Updates on "Settings->About". If it works and your phone starts downloading the update, reboot your phone immediately. When it's back on, Google Services will ask your permission to get your location and anonymous data, click Agree and open some google app, like Maps. Go back to your System Updates on About menu and proceed as usual.
I think the trick here is to allow Google Service Framework to rebuild its data before the update run itself.
Well, it worked for me and worth a try
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Worked perfectly on Nexus 7, thanks.
Worked when updated to 4.2. But this time still get no notification when try to update to 4.2.1
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Not able to download/update apps from Play Store.

I got my Honor 8 Pro exactly 1 week ago and just yesterday I started having this issue where I'm not able to download and update apps from the Play Store.
When I click 'install' button it says downloading but nothing really happens. I have tried clearing the cache & data, restarted the phone and all sorts of things, but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Issue fixed : uninstall truecaller, use Honor 8 Pro's stock Launcher and restart phone. No idea why this happens but at least it's fixed.
Maybe your Google Play Services just received an update. That's what happens when it updates.
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AbhinavVad said:
I got my Honor 8 Pro exactly 1 week ago and just yesterday I started having this issue where I'm not able to download and update apps from the Play Store.
When I click 'install' button it says downloading but nothing really happens. I have tried clearing the cache & data, restarted the phone and all sorts of things, but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Issue fixed : uninstall truecaller, use Honor 8 Pro's stock Launcher and restart phone. No idea why this happens but at least it's fixed.
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uninstalled Truecaller yet stuck on the issue
ssj792 said:
uninstalled Truecaller yet stuck on the issue
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Try clearing Google Play, Play Services cache and restarting your phone.
AbhinavVad said:
Try clearing Google Play, Play Services cache and restarting your phone.
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Tapzo was the culprit app, had to delete it and clear cache etc, started working ok now.
This might help:
Go to settings - Advance settings - Backup and Reset- Network settings reset
Should resume downloads.
In some cases, uninstalling truecaller and/or tapzo might help
What worked for me was uninstalling Play Store, and downloading the latest Google Play Services and Play Store apks from apkmirror.
Centrumgsm said:
What worked for me was uninstalling Play Store, and downloading the latest Google Play Services and Play Store apks from apkmirror.
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Yes this works for me all time
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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True caller modded from external source is working ??
venugopalu007 said:
True caller modded from external source is working ??
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Hi, checked the previous posts but couldn't find anything related to "True caller modded from external source", could you please indicate what exactly you want me to try?
skeerthy said:
Hi, checked the previous posts but couldn't find anything related to "True caller modded from external source", could you please indicate what exactly you want me to try?
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You said ture caller from playstore , causes issue so can you try the truecaller from outer source like modded one.
skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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Use a vpn.
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skeerthy said:
Uninstalling truecaller and rebooting the phone indeed worked, but on installing truecaller again the playstore install/update issue is back.
Any one has a better solution? I'm not able to use truecaller and playstore together.
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This only happens in Truecaller?
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adriansticoid said:
This only happens in Truecaller?
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Yes bro ,he got only in true caller, any solutions.
Agree with khiladi. He may use VPN.
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Temporary solution after lots of logs sent to R&D team.
Go to Settings- battery - lock screen clean up.
Untick all apps (Close all option must be greyed out).
Switch on Airplane Mode for 15 seconds . Turn it off.
Turn on WiFi and downloads should resume automatically .
The issue got resolved after B140 update. No more apps update/download pending issue.
So they were able to fix it.
Have you tried clearing the Cache files in the internal storage and rebooting your device? Sometimes that will solve your issue.

Apps not updating

My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
Clean google playstore app cache and data. And try to download apps
Sometimes it's an error from the playstore, just clear data and wait for couple hours and try again
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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If you have installed TrueCaller, uninstall it to update the apps from PlayStore.
Thank you, uninstalling did the trick. But why does this happen?
Truecaller is the culprit in my case
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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It was truecaller culprit in my case just uninstall it and restart the phone your playstore should resume to normal function
So truecaller prevents apps from updating. That's not good
Hey guys,
After the latest update, I have been getting Google sync error, and then there's the play store error where I cannot download apps.
Sync and app downloads happen at their own time and have tried from clearing playstore services cache to resetting the phone to factory settings.
Hard reset works but the issue returns. Does anyone else have this issue? Please do comment
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
Popsicleboy said:
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
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Do you have any suspected app?! Like truecaller
1) Simply try restart.
2) Uninstall True caller and restart.
3) Network setting reset. Settings - Advanced settings - Backup & Reset
4) Factory Reset
Popsicleboy said:
Hi Im having the same problem after update...tried everything but apps are not updating..
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damn seems honor screwed it uo big time, approached their CS for rollback steps but the person has no clue. Local service center is rated 2star, you know what happens there....
Deleting true caller worked for me as well. This is strange though.
Deleted Tapzo started working fine will wait to be more sure
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pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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I suspect Honor's rigorous battery saving mechanism has to do something with it, both True caller and Tapzo are quite invasive apps, they want to display more ads and need more access to info on phone. I hope they attend to this emailed their support.
Yeah I guess thats the reason, downloading apps after getting the update has become an issue though. I hope they fix it soon.
pranav_5 said:
My apps on the play store don't seems to be updating even after I manually press update, it takes more than an hour to start. I have a stable internet connection (wifi) and loads of space. Any advice?
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kindly check this out please, and leave your opinion.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8-pro/help/hi-cloud-honor-8-pro-items-backup-t3656627
Strange things are happening. Like some apps refuse to update until I uninstall them and reinstall again.
Don't know if this is an issue with Google or Huawei.
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K.khiladi said:
Strange things are happening. Like some apps refuse to update until I uninstall them and reinstall again.
Don't know if this is an issue with Google or Huawei.
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I think it's Huawei to blame, but what surprises me is that Huawei is clueless about this, and except for the standard troubleshoot they've got nothing.
Especially since smartphones are more capable than ever I feel like they could at least have some diagnostics to run and ID whats causing such simple issues.
May be if they really listen, they might release a patch soon. So far most of their cs are clueless and are technically incapable.
I guess Google is to be blamed because I encountered this error 497 on my previous device as well. By using VPN, this error goes away.
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Updates on Google Play hang at 100%

Over the last few weeks I've noticed that when I manually update my apps after it downloads it hangs at 100% from anywhere to 15 seconds to 60 seconds. I had been wondering why it's taking so long to update apps lately.
Anyone know what's going on and how to fix?
Have you tried closing/opening play store or clearing data/cache? I have not experienced that on stock Oreo or DP2.
richii0207 said:
Have you tried closing/opening play store or clearing data/cache? I have not experienced that on stock Oreo or DP2.
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I cleared cache but not data.
I just force closed Google Play and wiped data and cache. The first app updated without hanging up. All others hung up at 100%.
Are you on stock Oreo or DP2?
richii0207 said:
Are you on stock Oreo or DP2?
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Stock Oreo with all updates. No mods.
outbackpaul said:
I cleared cache but not data.
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Clear data bro. It won't delete your apps. Just clear cache and clear data. The only thing you'll have to do is redo your play store settings. And it will fix your issue
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outbackpaul said:
I cleared cache but not data.
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v2.2v said:
Clear data bro. It won't delete your apps. Just clear cache and clear data. The only thing you'll have to do is redo your play store settings. And it will fix your issue
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Sorry just read your comment after the one quoted
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outbackpaul said:
Over the last few weeks I've noticed that when I manually update my apps after it downloads it hangs at 100% from anywhere to 15 seconds to 60 seconds. I had been wondering why it's taking so long to update apps lately.
Anyone know what's going on and how to fix?
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What launcher do you use? Deafult, Nova???
Similar issue reported time and again in multiple devices. The majority concluded it to be due to adding shortcut to home functionality which ideally should not be triggered for existing app update. I would suggest to check with different launchers or disable add shortcut to home and try if the issue still persist.
I dont have such issue faced either on Oreo or P beta. I use total launcher though not the default one.
srikanth.k39 said:
What launcher do you use? Deafult, Nova???
Similar issue reported time and again in multiple devices. The majority concluded it to be due to adding shortcut to home functionality which ideally should not be triggered for existing app update. I would suggest to check with different launchers or disable add shortcut to home and try if the issue still persist.
I dont have such issue faced either on Oreo or P beta. I use total launcher though not the default one.
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I use the stock launcher.
Did you happened to have installed microG?
I had that installed once (twice to be exact, just to verify) for modded youtube app... it messes up my play store as a whole... crash and hangs here and there... had to wipe the phone in order to restore it to usable state.
*also try using another wifi hotspot, or restart your router. My workplace network monitors and filters data, it corrupts my download every so often... but when I am home, they update just fine.
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I use the stock launcher.
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Disable add shortcut to home in pixel launcher and see if the issue still persist?
comscier said:
Did you happened to have installed microG?
I had that installed once (twice to be exact, just to verify) for modded youtube app... it messes up my play store as a whole... crash and hangs here and there... had to wipe the phone in order to restore it to usable state.
*also try using another wifi hotspot, or restart your router. My workplace network monitors and filters data, it corrupts my download every so often... but when I am home, they update just fine.
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He mentioned that he was on stock Oreo.
+1 on clearing data and seeing if that works.
srikanth.k39 said:
Disable add shortcut to home in pixel launcher and see if the issue still persist?
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This was already disabled.
richii0207 said:
He mentioned that he was on stock Oreo.
+1 on clearing data and seeing if that works.
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I cleared data on the Google Play Store app.
It seems that after a long period of time, the first app doesn't hang but then after the first one, it hangs up.
I just force closed the app and cleared data and cache. The first app I updated hung up at 100%.
This happened on wifi and on carrier data.
It happens on apps less that 5mb and large ones too.
I'm on stock 8.1 with the May update.
I always sideload updates and with Magisk and EX kernel.
outbackpaul said:
This was already disabled.
I cleared data on the Google Play Store app.
It seems that after a long period of time, the first app doesn't hang but then after the first one, it hangs up.
I just force closed the app and cleared data and cache. The first app I updated hung up at 100%.
This happened on wifi and on carrier data.
It happens on apps less that 5mb and large ones too.
I'm on stock 8.1 with the May update.
I always sideload updates and with Magisk and EX kernel.
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This is the first time you've mentioned you're rooted. Previously, you said you were stock with no mods.
mitchdickson said:
This is the first time you've mentioned you're rooted. Previously, you said you were stock with no mods.
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Thanks, that solved my problem!
richii0207 said:
He mentioned that he was on stock Oreo.
+1 on clearing data and seeing if that works.
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I had microG on stock as well... you don't need root to install MicroG.

Android P DP 4 review

How is this preview on Pixel XL?
What are the issues that still exists?
Google Play shows device uncertified and Google Pay is also broken. Seems solid otherwise...
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Google Play shows device uncertified and Google Pay is also broken. Seems solid otherwise...
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That's what I'm about to say but I'm rooted.
Is that the same without root, I was about to unroot and check ?
jaytv said:
Google Play shows device uncertified and Google Pay is also broken. Seems solid otherwise...
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Yes Google pay is broken in this preview but are we able to update and download apps from play store?
prot- said:
That's what I'm about to say but I'm rooted.
Is that the same without root, I was about to unroot and check ?
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Unrooted here. Locked bootloader as well. Have been able to update apps so far and Wells banking app and Netflix work, although they were installed under DP3.
jaytv said:
Unrooted here. Locked bootloader as well. Have been able to update apps so far and Wells banking app and Netflix work, although they were installed under DP3.
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How is battery performing for you?
dasabhishek187 said:
Yes Google pay is broken in this preview but are we able to update and download apps from play store?
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I'm not sure if I fixed it myself or if Google fixed it but my device is now certified.
Last night I hid magisk in magisk settings Be rebooted but no change.
This morning I cleared cache on Google Play services and Google Play store and now it's all working!
Android pay working
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How is battery performing for you?
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Getting about 6hours SOT. Also, after clearing both Play Store and Play Services cache/data, and rebooting, I now have a certified device and was able to re-add my debit card to Google Pay.
Playstore uncertified is fixed now! Google fixed it today!
Google Playstore uncertified issue with Beta3 is now fixed. Just clear data of Playservices and Playstore and reboot. You will then have Certified PlayStore!
Is anybody's fast Charging not working after this update? Worked before. Not rooted
prot- said:
I'm not sure if I fixed it myself or if Google fixed it but my device is now certified.
Last night I hid magisk in magisk settings Be rebooted but no change.
This morning I cleared cache on Google Play services and Google Play store and now it's all working!
Android pay working
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That's cool, so now overall what would you say about this build?
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Getting about 6hours SOT. Also, after clearing both Play Store and Play Services cache/data, and rebooting, I now have a certified device and was able to re-add my debit card to Google Pay.
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How much SOT were you getting before on 8.1?
Yousvel said:
Google Playstore uncertified issue with Beta3 is now fixed. Just clear data of Playservices and Playstore and reboot. You will then have Certified PlayStore!
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Thanks it worked.
dasabhishek187 said:
How much SOT were you getting before on 8.1?
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Seems about the same. I did a factory reset on DP3 that brought the battery life back. Maybe 20-30 mins more SOT?
jaytv said:
Seems about the same. I did a factory reset on DP3 that brought the battery life back. Maybe 20-30 mins more SOT?
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So you used to get 6 hours on Oreo too?
That's insane man, mine hardly touches 3.5-4
I'm loving it. Been using for 2 days now and no issues. Seems stable as
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I'm loving it. Been using for 2 days now and no issues. Seems stable as
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Cool
Unrooted -
Google Pay works fine for me.
App suggestions now show in the app drawer. Also weather now shows on the lock screen (didn't show for me in previous beta - just had a blank space)
None of my apps crash and everything works fine.
Not the best battery life still (but that's more for my device being nearly 2 yrs old and being used heavily rather than any software issue).
How are you guys clearing cache for play store??mine says unidentified
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Im on the new preview. Rooted. Honestly no issues at all that ive noticed. Love it.

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