Huh? There are a huge amount of changes from where android is now to where it was in kit-kat.
Google Android Beta Program - Android N
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Huh? There are a huge amount of changes from where android is now to where it was in kit-kat.
Soldato
Shouldn't need it with a stable OS.
Newsflash. No OS is perfectly stable.
Stable OS doesn't necessarily mean stable apps. If an app goes south sometimes the best option is to reboot.
Like what, a new way to flip down the same menu at the top and a slightly different looking settings menu. It's all the same.
I used to have a GS3 and that had iCS on it. Got a new phone with Lollipop on and it's all the same, just flashier.
Soldato
Soldato
I get that apps crash. You can still power the phone off and back on? No biggy not having a reboot option.
In the meantime, don't use crap apps
In the meantime, don't use crap apps
Soldato
Enrolled and have the install ready on my N6P but worried how stable it will be or not
How are other N6P users finding it, reports seem good, no app crashes
How are other N6P users finding it, reports seem good, no app crashes
Soldato
Doesn't seem to be compatible with nexus 5 devices
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It won't be, officially... only these devices (from the Beta sign-up page):
Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C & General Mobile 4G (Android One)
Don
All good here on my nexus 6P. The only issue I've found so far is that One Note refuses to start. I found this this morning.
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Same here on Pixel C and my 5X. Skype too... I can live without them for now though.
Soldato
I downloaded and installed, rebooted and I'm still on MM :S
Soldato
Scrub that, update appeared again, all installed and working fine so far
So after almost a week of using the N Preview 2 here are my thoughts....
What I like:
- All the UI tweaks to the notification shade and quick toggles look really slick and I love the new animation to the toggles when you pull down the shade.
- Night mode / the dark theme.
- The slide out menu in settings is a welcomed addition.
- Whilst I don't really use it, the clear all button in the recent apps menu is overdue in my opinion.
- The new RGB calibration sliders in the System UI Tuner menu mean I can tweak the colour of the screen to just how I like it.
- DPI scaling is neat
- Double tapping the recent apps button to switch between app is amazing. (like using Alt+Tab)
- Multiwindow! Samsung have had this for ages, why has it taken Google this long to implement it!? I have a 5.7" screen, I want to maximise it!
Bugs/issues I've come across.
- Battery life is a little worse than M but given this is a preview build I fully accept that in the hope that it will improve in the final build.
- I've had a few apps crash and one plain not work which is a bit annoying but to be expected.
- The settings crash when viewing the detailed battery stats for each process other than the screen on time.
- Not much lag/choppiness when browsing the UI
- Randomly the attach button in Whatsapp doesn't work (thought I've read that is an issue with the Whatsapp beta - which I had forgotten I had signed up to, so that's my own fault! lol) so spamming people isn't quite as quick as could be. I'll have to reinstall the normal version when I get the chance.
- A couple of times in the car when playing music over Bluetooth the player (I use GMMP) would pause playback after the first song. Only noticed this over the weekend so I could do with a bit more testing to find the exact issue.
So overall I am liking the way that Android is going and can't wait of another new update and later on the final build.
What I like:
- All the UI tweaks to the notification shade and quick toggles look really slick and I love the new animation to the toggles when you pull down the shade.
- Night mode / the dark theme.
- The slide out menu in settings is a welcomed addition.
- Whilst I don't really use it, the clear all button in the recent apps menu is overdue in my opinion.
- The new RGB calibration sliders in the System UI Tuner menu mean I can tweak the colour of the screen to just how I like it.
- DPI scaling is neat
- Double tapping the recent apps button to switch between app is amazing. (like using Alt+Tab)
- Multiwindow! Samsung have had this for ages, why has it taken Google this long to implement it!? I have a 5.7" screen, I want to maximise it!
Bugs/issues I've come across.
- Battery life is a little worse than M but given this is a preview build I fully accept that in the hope that it will improve in the final build.
- I've had a few apps crash and one plain not work which is a bit annoying but to be expected.
- The settings crash when viewing the detailed battery stats for each process other than the screen on time.
- Not much lag/choppiness when browsing the UI
- Randomly the attach button in Whatsapp doesn't work (thought I've read that is an issue with the Whatsapp beta - which I had forgotten I had signed up to, so that's my own fault! lol) so spamming people isn't quite as quick as could be. I'll have to reinstall the normal version when I get the chance.
- A couple of times in the car when playing music over Bluetooth the player (I use GMMP) would pause playback after the first song. Only noticed this over the weekend so I could do with a bit more testing to find the exact issue.
So overall I am liking the way that Android is going and can't wait of another new update and later on the final build.
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