Feedback on 5.0.1 on a Fire HD 6 after a week or so of heavy usage :
The Good:
- For those used to Android, the handling makes much more sense now
- The Fire HD 6 is quicker in general
- It also seems to handle different geo regions much better with some apps and does not mind so much where you actually are
- You can still have Google Play without root, a big plus for me, and install your android apps, including the paid ones (big, big plus imho), as for instance Mantano Reader and what not
The Neutral
- The Carousel is gone. I did not like it, so I am happy, but I know it was a particularity of the Fires that some enjoyed having. It made sense if you bought everything at amazon, less if, like me, you use the device but not necessarily the amazon apps.
The Bad / Real Bad
- Silk is still a major pain. It looks good, its great when it works, but it does not work half of the time. It freezes, it won't load, it won't close, you name it. I really feel that Amazon is letting a great concept go down the drain in the realization.n the
- It has glitches, outside of Silk. A few examples: I never had problems with autorotation until now. It worked when I had it on, it stopped when I blocked it, everything was good. Now, I am afraid of opening my cover and finding out it has ceased working because only a hard reboot brings it back
- Ditto for Silk
- Ditto for the appstore (the amazon one)
- Ditto for maps
- Ditto for the Wallpaper (
... I know, right !!!?)
- AKA : I spend my time with my finger on the on/off button. This is only a mild exaggeration. The more I test it, the more glitches I find.
- Last but not least: Stagefright finds not one but two vulnerabilities
For those who have not received it yet: feel blessed. I think 5.0.1 will not be sent OTA to normal (non-dev) users but that you guys will jump to 5.0.2 or whatever version they are working on now.