I just bought my Zenfone 5z a few days ago and I'm satisfied with its performance. The software can use more clean-up but this version of ZenUI is a lot better than the previous ones. But one thing tho, the system UI is primarily white, especially the nav bar. It looks really ugly especially that I always have my apps on night mode whenever possible. And of course, seeing the pull-down menu in dark mode will always be a delight. It used to be possible with themes but this new ZenUI only changes the icons and wallpapers and leaves out the quick settings.
Second is that the camera app is always on full brightness. I can always use the modded GCam but the native camera app always yields bettee photo quality based on my test, the only thing that annoys me is that it's so bright when I use it. Is it possible to have a modded version of the native cam app where we can turn off down the brightness?
Thank you for taking your time in reading this. More suggestions and comments is welcome since there aren't a lot of discussions about this phone yet.
ogobsopinion said:
I just bought my Zenfone 5z a few days ago and I'm satisfied with its performance. The software can use more clean-up but this version of ZenUI is a lot better than the previous ones. But one thing tho, the system UI is primarily white, especially the nav bar. It looks really ugly especially that I always have my apps on night mode whenever possible. And of course, seeing the pull-down menu in dark mode will always be a delight. It used to be possible with themes but this new ZenUI only changes the icons and wallpapers and leaves out the quick settings.
Second is that the camera app is always on full brightness. I can always use the modded GCam but the native camera app always yields bettee photo quality based on my test, the only thing that annoys me is that it's so bright when I use it. Is it possible to have a modded version of the native cam app where we can turn off down the brightness?
Thank you for taking your time in reading this. More suggestions and comments is welcome since there aren't a lot of discussions about this phone yet.
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Which google camera are you using?
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Hello everyone,
I just got my G4 and haven't really had a huge chance to test out the camera, which I can't wait to do. Nonetheless, just doodling around without, I have noticed some annoying issues.
-Trying to manual focus as far away as possible consistently crashes the camera app.
-Auto mode is extremely fluid and smooth, but switching to manual causes the app to lag a bit and the viewfinder to drop some frames
-Settings through the lil gear in all settings appears to be cut off (http://imgur.com/vawoxSR). It sort of seems like I should be able to scroll left and right or up and down through the settings bar, but it does not move.
That's all, nothing huge. Just thought I would see if anyone had had similar experiences or found any fixes.
You have changed the dpi, try to install xposed and then the module app settings (for lollipop version search on the official thread, if I'm right is on post #1847 here on xda) and change the dpi for the camera app back to 640 that will solve both issues.
Thanks a lot, that fixed it and makes a lot of sense in retrospect haha
As mention in the title, I have been looking for a way to get apps to take advantage of the entire screen. Most games (Hearthstone, Cosmic Express, etc.) have a black bar at the bottom even when immersive mode is active. I have used apps such as Granular and Nav Bar Hidder to force immersive mode which does work for some apps but not for every app.
Other android phones such as the LG V30 and the Samsung S8/Note 8 have a feature where they force apps to run full screen with no black bar. I know custom ROMs could fix this problem by porting the feature and I have been looking around a ROM that has this feature, with no luck.
Does anyone know of a fix or a ROM that could help?
I think the apps need to be updated to take advantage of the 18:9 screen.
That's how it looks.
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I measured it, the navigation bar hight is 168 pixels and the black area hight 202 pixels. So I would say on the unfilled area, the developers are to blame because they have not optimized the apps for 2:1 screens.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/tuning-your-apps-and-games-for-long.html?m=1
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Funny thing is that this phone doesnt auto centered the screen when using an app that havent optimised for 2:1 aspect ratio,
Example, game will use left area of the screen, leave a big black unused space on the right.
Sometimes the "stock" thing in pixel make the phone actually dumber,
My S8 do better handling this situation.
otonieru said:
Funny thing is that this phone doesnt auto centered the screen when using an app that havent optimised for 2:1 aspect ratio,
Example, game will use left area of the screen, leave a big black unused space on the right.
Sometimes the "stock" thing in pixel make the phone actually dumber,
My S8 do better handling this situation.
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I agree samsung's solution is better for this issue, should have been common sense by google to do the same.
Honestly the aspect ratio is the only thing that really pisses me off about the screen. Colors, tint, blah blah blah...I don't care about. The fact that many app developers still haven't gotten off their asses to fix this aggravates me to no end. I'd much rather have the 5.5" screen of the Pixel XL in a supported format then a larger device with a 6" screen that triggers my OCD.
I found a problem with some apps that run exclusively in landscape mode, the notch are is not used.
I, unlike others, am a fan of the notch, and I always want to use the full real estate of the screen. Even the launcher refuses to use that zone while in landscape mode... And while most people hate the notch, remember one thing... we are rocking IPS not OLED... so while the notch is off, you can still see light bleed from it, which for me, it's annoying as hell.
Is there a way to force apps to use that zone while landscape? I came across discussions from essential phone and oneplus and they can natively (because customization level) force apps into full screen mode.
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Is there a way to force apps to use that zone while landscape?
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This Magisk module will do it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/themes/magisk-module-notch-killer-ignore-t3894060
It's a system-wide toggle though, not a per-app toggle.
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This is MIUI 12 Xiaomi.Eu 20.5.7 Redmi 5 Plus Android 9 (Pie)
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PlayStore certified?
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Its not playstore certified.
Thank you for this port! I have been using it for a while and so far it does not have any major problems. Everything runs smoothly, unlike the other unofficial Xiaomi.eu MIUI 11 ROM posted on this forum. The camera app gives low quality pictures, but that can be fixed by installing a compatible Google Camera. The UI looks great, however I noticed two apparent mistakes. First, in the Control Center the Mobile data label actually does not fit when the UI text size is set to default, and it shows Mobile da...
The second thing is that in music playback notifications the time codes on both sides of the playback slider are way too small and out of place. And they cannot be dismissed even when playback is stopped/paused. Also, sometimes, in the Control center, some quick toggles get greyed out randomly, mostly the Cast and the Screen record buttons. Overall, it is a good ROM, and I am looking forward for any updates.
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Thank you for this port! I have been using it for a while and so far it does not have any major problems. Everything runs smoothly, unlike the other unofficial Xiaomi.eu MIUI 11 ROM posted on this forum. The camera app gives low quality pictures, but that can be fixed by installing a compatible Google Camera. The UI looks great, however I noticed two apparent mistakes. First, in the Control Center the Mobile data label actually does not fit when the UI text size is set to default, and it shows Mobile da...
The second thing is that in music playback notifications the time codes on both sides of the playback slider are way too small and out of place. And they cannot be dismissed even when playback is stopped/paused. Also, sometimes, in the Control center, some quick toggles get greyed out randomly, mostly the Cast and the Screen record buttons. Overall, it is a good ROM, and I am looking forward for any updates.
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I will advice you to just disable the control center.
Goto settings>Display>Status Bar>Use Control Center
And turn it off.
I never used control center as it is annoying for me so I did not know about that issue..
Just change the font size and it will be okay.
Actually, the Control Center brought me back to MIUI after 2 months of Havoc OS, so I don't want to get rid of it. I tried changing the font size, but that made the whole UI look a bit ugly. I found an app called MIUI 12 Control Center on Google Play, that offers some customization and makes notifications look a bit more consistent, but that is ridden with bugs. I've seen on YouTube that the newer builds of MIUI 12 have the Control center and the notifications fixed, so I hope OP will update this ROM as soon as possible.
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Actually, the Control Center brought me back to MIUI after 2 months of Havoc OS, so I don't want to get rid of it. I tried changing the font size, but that made the whole UI look a bit ugly. I found an app called MIUI 12 Control Center on Google Play, that offers some customization and makes notifications look a bit more consistent, but that is ridden with bugs. I've seen on YouTube that the newer builds of MIUI 12 have the Control center and the notifications fixed, so I hope OP will update this ROM as soon as possible.
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Different fonts make look different. Try to use some other font then. Or you can change the screen resolution to 414 .
Besides the general low quality of this piece of software, here are some specific pains:
1. SafetyNet test fails (no root) - WTF? Can't use any of my work applications because of that.
2. Status bar notification icons don't appear (except for Gmail, for some reason)
3. About device shows there's an update available but I can't update because I'm not the "owner" of the device (there is only 1 user configured, no multiple users) - screenshot attached.
Please share your experience and whether or not you're seeing the same issues (or more).
Thanks!
Another botched update from oneplus scams
Well, it's a good thing I decided that the OP9P would be my last OP smartphone. I'm gona stick with Pixel phone from now on. Finally release A12 and no phone or data works. Really OP???
- Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
- Keyboard doesn't have this convenient padding anymore. (On botttom to make typing easier.)
- [Launcher] Can't search apps with a single up swipe anymore, will have to find some hacky solution again. Usually I put a KISS launcher shortcut on other phones. But why ruin it when they had it ....
- [Launcher] Folders open on the middle of screen. Makes no sensse.
- [Launcher] The whole launcher experience is just way worse.
- Battery Management is a mess, now there are other options per app. The previous settings were reset.
- Rooting with Canary Magsik can soft brick. Managed to fix it but it took me a while and I consider myself a veteran.
Honestly, tons of great features are missing. I wish they would just give us a lean AOSP instead like the ASUS Android and call it a day. This feels like a botched, budget Android on a cheap Chinese phone.
App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?
it is no longer possible to film and in 21:9... or I am blind.
Like a say h8Aramex Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
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App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?
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it's possible. settings --> home screen and lock screen
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Status bar notification icons don't appear (except for Gmail, for some reason)
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That's not actually a bug, that's feature. Go to notification settings for particular app and you can set to show notification icon on status bar. Disabled by default for all apss (I think it should be enabled by default), except Gmail, Dialer and a few others.
Bug I found:
- font size issues. I want to set small fonts and dpi. But some apps, like default camera app, power menu, google feeds when swipe etc has still default large font, experience is terrible
- custom dpi set in developer settings will be reverted after reboot. If you set smaller dpi in phone settings, it will be applied a few seconds after boot, phone starts with default dpi
- AOD does not work, even if enabled, screen will turn off when inactive
I installed via built in ota from Oxygen 11 Global, I got update to ColorOS 12
Just got my first 1+ yesterday and was really impressed with the OOS 11 experience.
All day long. All the magic has gone after the update.
In addition to what was already said, the AOD is flickering terribly.
Perhaps it is caused by the pwm of low frequency.
Lol, I paid 1000 euros for this phone because the software was supposed to be good...
Oh yeah, the CLOCK. What is WRONG with that CLOCK!? LMAO.
I mean look at this ABOMINATION.
WHO DRAWS A CLOCK LIKE THAT? SATAN?!?!??!
Like wtf lol.
I have a new problem. I listen to music while walking with my wireless headphones. The phone is in my pocket. Unknown reason causes the phone to crash.
I feel it's going to be complicated.... At least I have 5G working.
Why would they remove the seconds on the clock feature. This update is horrible all around
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App drawers can only display 4 icons per row. Anyone knows how to change it to 5 per row or more?
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Get Nova launcher and don't look back?
I'm not even going to upgrade A12, I deleted the 4gig update I got from Oxygen Updater. Oneplus just shoot them self in the foot and will not recover from this. I'll be suprise if they sell 1k Oneplus 10 phone next month.
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Oh yeah, the CLOCK. What is WRONG with that CLOCK!? LMAO.
I mean look at this ABOMINATION.
WHO DRAWS A CLOCK LIKE THAT? SATAN?!?!??!
Like wtf lol.
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Is your phone in 24-hour format? Mine looks normal in 12-hour format but like yours in 24-hour format. I don't use the stock clock app so I hadn't noticed.
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Why would they remove the seconds on the clock feature. This update is horrible all around
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They didn't. This is only when setting an alarm in the clock app.
Camera goes bananas when zoomed beyond 10x.. See attached
Any custom DPI set in developer options is completely lost after reboot.
Reported by me multiple times and was also seen in previous phones/Android versions.
Hi all, i can't open the icon option in the Launcher and and in the settings too it simply crash and nothing. Anyone as an idea? I just wipe launcher data but nothing.
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- Phone stuck in 60hz like 99% of the time.
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Did you select "High" refresh rate in settings? Mine is at 120hz the vast majority of the time.
I have issues with screen brightness not adjusting to low-light conditions. When setting my phone on my dash mount I have to manually adjust the screen brightness down or go blind, even in dark mode. Worked fine with Oxygen OS 11. Fairly disappointed with the overall quality of this update, and I usually love getting the shiny new OS version update.