Cube Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Lollipop looks awesome. I'm still undecided about the Nexus 6 due to the price, and I'm actually fine with what my Nexus 4 can do (especially as it's getting L). My main problem with the 4 was my battery life recently, which has been awful for the past few months. However, I just contacted Google support and they're sending me a refurbished model as it's likely a hardware issue. So I'll see how that goes.
Ike Posted October 19, 2014 Posted October 19, 2014 Yeah, I'm glad the Nexus 4 is getting Lollipop, might stick with it a little longer. Not too sure on the N6 like you. To be honest i'm not sure about the N9 but I still put a preorder down for it even though my N7 still runs great. Mostly left my N5 on standby for the last 2 days and it's down to 65%. Although it's not set up fully or connected to my LG watch and only connected via wifi which is off during the night but I tend to lose 10 - 15% over night on my N4. Hoping Lolipop will improve that. Switching users is a nice feature and is pretty quick. I like having notifications on the lock screen as well. Although I am debating turning them off. Can't wait to try smart unlock properly.
david.dakota Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 I'm also unsure about getting the 6, the premium design, stereo speakers do look great but (in my eyes) immediately loose the discrete, almost absent look of the Nexus 5, that's really my biggest concern. Had they mirrored the edge speakers of the Nexus 9 tablet and kept things all black, I'd be far happier. But then I ask myself if I'm niggling (because it's still not my perfect button-less phone). With the Moto 360, this could be an expensive month Since having a Nexus 4, I've tried the Xperia Z, HTC One and M8, the LG G2 and the (revolting) S5 but keep coming back to Nexus, despite some camera shortcomings. Pure Android is too good to compromise with shitty skins. Lollipop looks incredible though I've refrained from installing the developer preview so far, avoid the bugs. Hopefully i'll not have to wait too long... 3 November, I keep reading.
Ike Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Android 5 OTAs are rolling out. Factory images are out for everything but the Nexus 4... boo! Flashed my old Nexus 7 and my Nexus 5, will wait for the OTA for my Nexus 7, but the 4 was what I really wanted it for.
James Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I flashed 5 to my 2012 nexus 7, jesus, before it ran like a dog, now it runs like a dead dog.
Ike Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 OTA for the Nexus 4 is out, finally got to try the Smart Lock feature.
V. Amoleo Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) Flashed Lollipop to my Nexus 4 a few days ago. Really impressed with some of the changes (smart lock + NFC ring = awesome!) but the battery seems to be draining significantly faster. I hope it levels out again. There's also some weird things happening with the Moto 360. When connected the phone is supposed to be silent, and if I press the volume buttons it says the volume has been locked by Android wear, but when ever a notification/call happens it makes a sound! Hopefully that gets sorted out. I've found that I'm only using Tasker now to turn off Auto Synch over night when it comes to 'system' tasks. Just got the OTA of Lollipop for my NVIDIA Shield Tablet so will see how that is. I pre-ordered the Nexus 6 from Amazon this morning and still feel a bit ill for dropping so much money on a phone. I guess I have until December to think about it. Update: The launcher is completely different on the Shield to the one on my Nexus 4. How does other people's Nexus 4 launchers look? Still black like KitKat? The one on the Shield looks like the Google Now Launcher, without the Google Now panel on the left. Edited November 18, 2014 by V. Amoleo
Gizmo Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 I'm still plodding along with a Saumsung Galaxy S3 which is starting to be on its last legs. It kills USB cables after a few weeks off use and even with all the battery saving apps and settings I can find the battery only just lasts a day. Been looking at either the Nexus 6 or the Note 4 as a replacement, I quite like the idea of the larger screen as I read a lot of scientific papers in PDF format so it would be easier on a large phone than my laptop. Will probs try and get a hands on in store somewhere first. What do people reckon will be the better of the two? Specs wise they look virtually identical, other than the Nexus having the clean version of Android.
Ike Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) Flashed Lollipop to my Nexus 4 a few days ago. Really impressed with some of the changes (smart lock + NFC ring = awesome!) but the battery seems to be draining significantly faster. I hope it levels out again. There's also some weird things happening with the Moto 360. When connected the phone is supposed to be silent, and if I press the volume buttons it says the volume has been locked by Android wear, but when ever a notification/call happens it makes a sound! Hopefully that gets sorted out. I've found that I'm only using Tasker now to turn off Auto Synch over night when it comes to 'system' tasks. Just got the OTA of Lollipop for my NVIDIA Shield Tablet so will see how that is. I pre-ordered the Nexus 6 from Amazon this morning and still feel a bit ill for dropping so much money on a phone. I guess I have until December to think about it. Update: The launcher is completely different on the Shield to the one on my Nexus 4. How does other people's Nexus 4 launchers look? Still black like KitKat? The one on the Shield looks like the Google Now Launcher, without the Google Now panel on the left. You need to install the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store, the Nexus 4 doesn't have it by default. If you have then Edit: I don't have the Google Now Launch on my N4. Black bars. Edited November 18, 2014 by Ike
V. Amoleo Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 You need to install the Google Now Launcher from the Play Store, the Nexus 4 doesn't have it by default. If you have then Edit: I don't have the Google Now Launch on my N4. Black bars. Yes, my Nexus 4 didn't have it by default but my NVIDIA Shield Tablet seems to have it (or one very similar) by default. Weird. I'm not a fan of Google Now, it just seemed to waste battery and never actually do anything particularly useful. So I never use it.
James Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Yes, my Nexus 4 didn't have it by default but my NVIDIA Shield Tablet seems to have it (or one very similar) by default. Weird. I'm not a fan of Google Now, it just seemed to waste battery and never actually do anything particularly useful. So I never use it. Google now is the shiz, love it to bits, especially when you have, flight/train/hotel bookings. I think it's in people mind it's a battery drain. It's even better now you can say OK google while the phone is locked and ask it a question, set a reminder, set an alarm.
Ashley Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 I do find it happy. Can look at it in the morning and see what the weather is like, what travel will be like and it gives me random news articles to read.
V. Amoleo Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Maybe it's because I use public transport to commute. The only information it has for those is static and doesn't hook into the live bus timetables so it's of little use when I can set Tasker up to give me live updates as I'm commuting. I can still use OK Google to take notes/set reminders/get the weather for the day though, at least I can via the Moto 360. Update on Nexus 4 with Lollipop installed: Battery really is terrible now. It's only happened since I installed Lollipop but it could also be the new Gmail app that Google pushed out around the same time. Edited November 21, 2014 by V. Amoleo
Aneres11 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Question for Android users... Does anyone have experience in Sony handsets running Android (namely the newer Z series) and Samsung running Android (namely the Galaxy series)? Any advice over which is better than the other? I know some will say there are alternative handsets that do away with bloat ware completely and are probably better choices than these for the UI experience... But just these 2 for now would be great if people have any opinions! : peace: Thanks
Cube Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Easily Sony. Samsung's "TouchWiz" is awful and you end up with duplicate apps for pretty much everything.
Aneres11 Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 Thanks Cube. From looking into it more after I posted, that seems to be the general consensus. I just really like the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. But the Xperia Z3 Compact is looking delicious too and I'm in the market for a phone that isn't the iPhone. I currently have the BB Passport and it's an amazing device but I'm having some issues with certain things after using it for the last 2 months that are beginning to make me want to switch. I won't bore with that though! But yeah, Sony seems to be the better for the UI.
Happenstance Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Updated to Lollipop last week, really shouldn't have. Just getting constant crashes now and much slower to get back to my home screen
Shorty Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 And here I am sitting around with my Nexus 7 2013 drumming my fingers waiting for my OTA whilst all my colleagues with even older devices got theirs already
Cube Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 My 2012 N7 doesn't have the update. It's made my N4 incredibly smooth, though.
Ike Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 And here I am sitting around with my Nexus 7 2013 drumming my fingers waiting for my OTA whilst all my colleagues with even older devices got theirs already Side load the OTA?
Shorty Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Does the device have to be rooted for that? I've read about all sorts of bugs on the N7, video playback issues, extreme overheating etc, I'll probably just wait til they deem my device worthy :p
Sheikah Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 My Nexus 7 2013 got pushed the latest version the other day, so presumably it's considered safe already.
Ike Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Does the device have to be rooted for that? I've read about all sorts of bugs on the N7, video playback issues, extreme overheating etc, I'll probably just wait til they deem my device worthy :p Side loading doesn't. You just need to install the adb on your computer and put your phone into developer mode which doesn't affect anything. It's pretty easy.
Diageo Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I've gotten the update on my Nexus 5 and it's much faster and prettier. Went back to my nexus 7 after a few days not using it and it felt incredibly slow and plain in comparison.
Eenuh Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I've got the option to install the update right now on my Nexus 4. Does anyone here have a Nexus 4 and if so, does the new update run smoothly on that? I am always a bit wary about updates, always had too many people contact us with issues when I still worked in tech support. =P
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