Android Lollipop - Page 8

peaceridge · 02-06-2015, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyDisks

I suggest before any action is done, do your homework. For some the software can be a bit confusing and making mistakes easy.

Several YouTube with good instructions on the how's need to be studied before any action on your part is done.

Nothing is very hard, but a basic understanding of what you are doing is a must!

The words "Due diligence" on your part is a must to be successful.

Hope this helps.

Thanks - totally agree with you. I've rooted various electronics before, but I want to be totally sure of what I'm doing.

Josieb1 · 02-10-2015, 04:37 PM

I'm new here having just splashed out on the Samsung tab 8 8.4. Does anyone know if OS updates are forced down or will I get the choice to upgrade or not, when Lollipop comes. I want my device to last a long time so i'm in no rush at all.

Purple Lady · 02-10-2015, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

I'm new here having just splashed out on the Samsung tab 8 8.4. Does anyone know if OS updates are forced down or will I get the choice to upgrade or not, when Lollipop comes. I want my device to last a long time so i'm in no rush at all.

Each manufacturer is different. With my Nexus 7 and Kitkat I waited months to upgrade. I didn't like how flash didn't work anymore and text reflow quit working on some browsers. I just ignored the update notice in the notification bar.

Blossom · 02-10-2015, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Each manufacturer is different. With my Nexus 7 and Kitkat I waited months to upgrade. I didn't like how flash didn't work anymore and text reflow quit working on some browsers. I just ignored the update notice in the notification bar.

I wish that I would have waited my Kindle app doesn't work right with Lollipop. It does not display italics that are in blocked text or other styles which work fine on the Kindle Fire.

Chapter headers are missing sometimes too.

Purple Lady · 02-10-2015, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I wish that I would have waited my Kindle app doesn't work right with Lollipop. It does not display italics that are in blocked text or other styles which work fine on the Kindle Fire.

Chapter headers are missing sometimes too.

That's why I'm glad I didn't get rid of my Nexus 7 2012 - I can check out what apps have a problem before I decide to do my Nexus 7 2013. Although with the horrible white backgrounds everywhere I may never upgrade to Lollipop.

kyrilson · 02-12-2015, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I wish that I would have waited my Kindle app doesn't work right with Lollipop. It does not display italics that are in blocked text or other styles which work fine on the Kindle Fire.

Chapter headers are missing sometimes too.

I have the same problem!! Upgraded my smartphone last night and noticed gaps in the book I'm reading using Caecilia font. Switching to Georgia or Palatino appears to fix the problem, but I prefer Caecilia. Well, Bookerly is actually my favorite Kindle font, but that's only available on my Kindle Fire. Hopefully this will get fixed in a subsequent update of the Kindle app.

Blossom · 02-12-2015, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kyrilson

I have the same problem!! Upgraded my smartphone last night and noticed gaps in the book I'm reading using Caecilia font. Switching to Georgia or Palatino appears to fix the problem, but I prefer Caecilia. Well, Bookerly is actually my favorite Kindle font, but that's only available on my Kindle Fire. Hopefully this will get fixed in a subsequent update of the Kindle app.

Changing font does not fix it for me. I've tried. It's been this way in the last two updates no fix yet.

diremommy · 03-03-2015, 07:23 PM

I successfully downgraded my 2012 Nexus back to Kitkit, now, is there any way to keep it from updating itself again?

Purple Lady · 03-03-2015, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by diremommy

I successfully downgraded my 2012 Nexus back to Kitkit, now, is there any way to keep it from updating itself again?

I still haven't done my 2013 - just ignore the upgrade notification. I think if the build.prop is changed in any way the update will fail without even starting. I may need to look into removing the notification on mine. I still don't know what to do with my 2012 - I'm going to do a complete wipe and flash the update again at some point. It uses 3% to 5% battery an hour doing nothing. I even uninstalled everything except titanium backup and Root explorer and it still is kept awake.

Dopedangel · 03-03-2015, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I still haven't done my 2013 - just ignore the upgrade notification. I think if the build.prop is changed in any way the update will fail without even starting. I may need to look into removing the notification on mine. I still don't know what to do with my 2012 - I'm going to do a complete wipe and flash the update again at some point. It uses 3% to 5% battery an hour doing nothing. I even uninstalled everything except titanium backup and Root explorer and it still is kept awake.

I think you are better if waiting a newer version with fixes is coming this month

DiapDealer · 03-04-2015, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dopedangel

I think you are better if waiting a newer version with fixes is coming this month

So if 5.0.2 is working perfectly fine on my devices (as was 5.0.1 actually), I'm guessing I should probably avoid this upcoming new version "with fixes" like the plague, huh?

Blossom · 03-04-2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I still haven't done my 2013 - just ignore the upgrade notification. I think if the build.prop is changed in any way the update will fail without even starting. I may need to look into removing the notification on mine. I still don't know what to do with my 2012 - I'm going to do a complete wipe and flash the update again at some point. It uses 3% to 5% battery an hour doing nothing. I even uninstalled everything except titanium backup and Root explorer and it still is kept awake.

I have it and no problems on my Nexus 7 2013. I've gotten use to the new look so don't worry about upgrading. It's seems only the 2012 update that seems to be messed up.

DiapDealer · 03-04-2015, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

It's seems only the 2012 update that seems to be messed up.

And even that doesn't seem to be a universal (probably depending entirely on how you primarily use the device) problem. In addition to my N7 2013, I have an N7 2012 that hasn't given me a bit of difficulty since 5.0.2 either.

My initial aesthetic problems with Lollipop disappeared pretty quickly.

cvkemp · 03-04-2015, 12:24 PM

My wife has a Nexus 7 2012 and it is slow with 5.0.x, but my Nexus 7 2013 runs it great and is even faster than it was before. There still seems to be some kind of ram clean up issues and I have to reboot about once a month to recover memory.

Purple Lady · 03-04-2015, 02:40 PM

My husband also has a 2013 and his is fine. I don't want to do my 2013 because it's all white backgrounds which makes my vision go double. Both the 2013 models we have are LTE and the 2012 is 3G - the 3G model may be more of a problem than the wifi only. I always update my 2012 first because it's just a backup. This way if I really hate it I don't do the 2013.

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02-10-2015, 04:37 PM	#107
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	I'm new here having just splashed out on the Samsung tab 8 8.4. Does anyone know if OS updates are forced down or will I get the choice to upgrade or not, when Lollipop comes. I want my device to last a long time so i'm in no rush at all.

03-03-2015, 07:23 PM	#113
diremommy Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 14452 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Zenpad S 8, iPad mini 2	I successfully downgraded my 2012 Nexus back to Kitkit, now, is there any way to keep it from updating itself again?

03-04-2015, 12:24 PM	#119
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,430 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 6 SE, Fire HD8	My wife has a Nexus 7 2012 and it is slow with 5.0.x, but my Nexus 7 2013 runs it great and is even faster than it was before. There still seems to be some kind of ram clean up issues and I have to reboot about once a month to recover memory.

03-04-2015, 02:40 PM	#120
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	My husband also has a 2013 and his is fine. I don't want to do my 2013 because it's all white backgrounds which makes my vision go double. Both the 2013 models we have are LTE and the 2012 is 3G - the 3G model may be more of a problem than the wifi only. I always update my 2012 first because it's just a backup. This way if I really hate it I don't do the 2013.

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