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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giaomnitel1:
Hi all,

I premise that I'm an Android fan but.... how it is possible that even on high-end devices, such as my new Nexus 4, stuttering is often there?

I had a Nexus S before, and I knew that with such hardware I could not pretend anymore...

But now, with a QuadCore 1.5Ghz and 2GB Ram... I can say that:

1) Launcher operations, opening/closing apps, multi-tasking operations are really smooth;

2) Web browsing is really smooth...

BUT

3) Gallery often stutters in the grid view

4) Facebook stutters a lot when scrolling

5) Whatsapp stutters when images are in the conversation..

6) Camera sometimes stutters when taking a 1080p video

7) As I already said in another thread, some games (for example, Scopa of Whatwapp ent. which should be a really LIGHT game) stutters a lot (the strange thing is that on some low-end devices it is smooth)

I ran Antutu to verify if there was something wrong.. and I obtained 17,300 points with everything stock and about 20,000 with CM 10.1, which seems great results. I also tried with Franco Kernel..but I cannot notice any improvement.

Do other Nexus 4 owners (or of other high-end devices) have these issues?

Any solution that it is not to wait for Google to rewrite from stratch the way UI is managed?

Thank you
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treUse:
Facebook is a horribly written app and stutters on all Android phones.

Other than FB and the tapatalk app (and perhaps the gallery, as you've said, but that has to be really minor) my phone nerver stutters.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismethajametovic:
It's in the software. We all have to get used to it. It will never be like iOS and to which is why you chose to buy a Nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HarryH123:
Mine N4 has recently started stuttering too, :/ I don't really know why and was also quite confused because I know my phone is a higher end device.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giaomnitel1:
I have to say that the Stock ROM appeared to me much more smooth than CM10.1..

However, I flashed it to have some features I use (different vibration pattern for SMS, customizable tiles, customizable auto brightness, etc.)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Imo 90 % of all glitches/stutters/lags etc are caused by user apps running in the background eating memory and cpu power and not by the OS. Just my 2 cents :) I have over 200 apps installed and do not xperience any stutters in gallery or in any other app,
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giaomnitel1:
I have just a few apps... I list them here... if you see something strange please let me know:

- Whatsapp

- Facebook

- Facebook messenger

- Temple Run, Scopa, Riptide GP

- COL Reminder

- Trovaprezzi

- My190

- Shazam

- Antutu

- Dropbox

- Franco Kernel Updater

- Nova Launcher

- GTasks

Nothing else... I think they are common apps and should not have particular problems..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atabey:
Maybe it is because of the Nova launcher?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giaomnitel1:
And which launcher do you suggest?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giaomnitel1:
I see you have the same ROM and Kernel I have...

Have you changed something particular in the kernel settings?

I can see that there are tons of settings about the governor...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sigma392:
The one that came with your ROM.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Krusty:
When i bought my xda one of the main options was the handsfree.

But i've never seen this option available anywhere... how can this be activated!?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] iggy:
One of two ways, headset or by activating the speakerphone by holding the green call button until activated. I hope this is what you mean.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lionel7:
Is there a way to have 5 row in the touchwiz launcher ? 4 icons are just not enough.

I have tried other launcher, but then i was not able to have a transparent status bar, so i am back to tw. Or have you found a launcher with transparent Status Bar ?

Thx for your help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Metalli-Nut:
5X5 Launcher

I would love a 5X5 Launcher.

4X4 is definitely not enough.

Can anyone help out with this.

Is there a way to do it with just root?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StolenVW:
You have to pull the seclauncher2.apk decompli it do some edits recompli and push back to phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Metalli-Nut:
hmm...hopefully someone will do that and make it install-able?

i am not experienced enough for that...haha
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
There will be a mod(s) out in no time for touchwiz and alternative grids will be there just as it has been.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StolenVW:
I'm on at&t so I won't be doing this mod as the at&t bootloader looks to be locked...with out custom recovery its to much of a risk to mess something up
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Medved77:
Hi,

Phone rooted and using TrickDroid ROM. When I ran the setup configuration only my parent network was available (on T-Mo UK and only had the option of choosing EE).

This worked fine for data although I couldn't send MMS. I've added an additional APN for MMS which I believe to be configured with the correct settings however in the APN options I can't deselect the original APN for MMM e-zone as it shows the padlock icon.

Does anyone know how to unlock this APN so I can use the newly added settings for MMS?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runwaypimp:
I have the same problem on stock.

I added a new APN for my carrier's MMS. saved it, but can't select it or deselect the original.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shidahmid:
Would really love it of someone could resolve this as its driving me cwaaazy
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fade2green514:
I would like to know this too, im on verizon so I dont have mine yet.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cidica:
From a full charge to not even totally dead cause I fell asleep I had over 4 hours screen time on first full charge. Will see how it goes over the next few days.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
on my first charge from 100%-14% I got 4 hours screen time.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topcat07:
Ah four hours is a bit disappointing was hoping for 5-6
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
100% LTE. No WiFi.

I have most Samsung garbage gimmick disabled though.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ragingredbull:
I am very interested to see what people are averaging on their devices. It is the one thing that i was concerned about when i chose the One and made me doubt my selection. So far(3rd charge cycle) I am on 5 1/2 hours screen time and 26 hrs up time. I expect your phones to definitely have better battery life. Will be interesting to see. Wife has a S3 and will be looking at S4 but says battery needs to improve a bit to move to the S4. Will keep an eye on this thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nessuno1:
4h20 with 20% remaining, so about 5h30. it's the 2nd charge. But yestesrday I was rather on a 6h basis, it all depends on what you do. I've tried many web browsers and they seem to drain much more battery than the stock one.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohawka:
Today at work I streamed for about 8 hours on 3g. Bout the same as my og evo with extended battery
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xhuiz:
Hi, can someone recommend me some good/best ad blocker apps?

for rooted android?

for not rooted?

thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erdal67:
you need root!

http://www.adblockplus.org/en/android-install

If i helped press thanks :)

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e with DRAGUNKORR'S PAC rom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g4m3r69:
This is the app I use the computer(Aurora). Very good.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thre3aces:
I seldom post questions in forums as most of the time the question has already been answered.

However my problem appears to be rather unique and never touched on before.

A few days ago I bought a brand new Desire Z and after flashing Elite Mod on the rom I tried using the flashlight. The LED came on for 2 seconds, turned to a weird shade of blue and then went off. Now however I cannot turn the LED on again. I tried wiping and all sorts of different apps but nothing works.

Could this be a hardware malfunction?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Try other roms first but a new led is 5 bucks on eBay and take 5 min to install
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thre3aces:
I've just tried a different rom. LED is definitely broken. Do you know where a new LED can be purchased in the UK?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mymeatb18:
Look on ebay
[Nexus 10 General] ttige:
Hey guys!

I was just wondering how people felt about the N10 after having been using it for a few months.

I bought mine the day it was available and have used it a lot since, draining the battery almost every day.

Six months later (more or less), the hardware is showing some wear, and I'm wondering how it is for everyone.

First, the micro USB port doesn't feel as snappy as it used to, and the port doesn't click anymore when I plug it in. I know it's normal wear, and I bought a pogo cable last week because I want to keep using it as much as I can. Also, the power button is also starting to feel a bit loose.

The volume rocker still feels great though, and so does the screen. I guess what I'm the most worried about is the power button, I'm just scared of wearing it down so much that it ends up being unable to register the presses. The screen is also still as bright and clear, absolutely no complaint, still no lightbleed. I've never used the micro HDMI port, so it still most likely feels as new.
[Nexus 10 General] 3DSammy:
Although I haven't had my N10 long enough to comment, I already taken some precautions to reduce the number of times I have to use the physical power button.

1) I both reboot and power off using the notification panel and features available in a custom ROM

2) Use TWRP recovery which allows touch interactions

3) I use the normal timeout to shutoff the screen but also use "Screen Control" to automatically turn the screen on when I pick up the N10. It works in conjunction with the accelerometer.

Right now I really only use the physical volume buttons and will likely start using some gesture controls or something provided by a custom ROM. See my signature for the custom ROM/Kernel I am using although many have these same features.
[Nexus 10 General] snowboarda42:
Also getting a smart case with the auto on/off feature really helps minimize the use of the power button.
[Nexus 10 General] EnIXmA:
I use the volume rockers to turn on the device, screen Off application to turn it off
[Nexus 10 General] jtown:
Long version: Not all MicroUSB cables snap the same. My two Samsung cables have moderate snap. The cord I usually use for charging my phone has less snap but a firm fit. Another generic cord was so firm that I threw it out because I was worried about damaging plugs with regular use. I've also run across a couple cables that were so sloppy the connection was intermittent. I've also had another Samsung cable that apparently broke on the mini end. No snap and all slop. But the socket in the device was fine. Switched cables and it never gave me any trouble. The feel of the connection varies greatly depending on the way the cable is constructed and there seems to be little consistency between manufacturers.

Short version: The reduced snap could be due to using a different cable.

FWIW, I bought one of the pogo adapters when the first batch showed up on ebay. I use an IPAD-ST stand I got off Amazon, lock the rotation, and set the Nexus 10 upside-down with the pogo connector on top. Works fine. That way I'm not constantly plugging and unplugging the USB cable. I haven't had trouble with it (or any connector) but there's no point in wearing out the USB port with all that use. Haven't had any trouble with the buttons, either, though they don't feel very substantial. Like the buttons on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, they're very easy to press. Too easy. I have to be careful how I pick up or hold my Samsung devices. A portable device that can be held on any edge should have physical buttons that require deliberate activation. Like the volume buttons on my Touch Pro 2 phone. The amount of pressure generated by picking up or holding that phone never caused an unintentional button press. Same with the buttons along the bottom. Not that they're difficult to feel or use. They just require a deliberate push.

As for durability, the buttons on my Galaxy Nexus still work fine and I got my phone on release day. I ordered the Nexus 10 on release day and the buttons still work and feel the same as they did when I opened the box. No creaks or faults in the case of the devices. No scratches (or screen protector) on the display, no marks on the back. It's been pretty solid. But, for me, it's a transitional device. It'll go in the closet when I can get a tablet with a 2560x1600 (or close) OLED display. I figure that'll happen in two or three years. If the Nexus 10 lasts that long, I'll be content.
[Nexus 10 General] dibblebill:
I wouldn't know. Mine has been with Samsung for going on two months now.

I really wish I knew what it'd be like after the 3 months of use I SHOULD have had on it...

EDIT: Thanks for link to screen control.
[HTC Droid DNA] B3tray3d:
So I'm trying to use this app called "Double Twist" to transfer my itunes over to my DNA. But I need to put my DNA into USB Mass Storage mode. It will not let me, it just takes me to a screen with mobile hotspot and tethering options. How do I enable USB Mass Storageg?
[HTC Droid DNA] dante142:
This option is not available in the most recent versions of android. My suggestion would be looking in to the alternatives, for example:

iSyncr for PC: here

iSyncr for Mac: here

Both of these solutions worked for me, and if the $3.99 isn't an issue for you, it works extremely well.
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
If you want to use a cloud then use Google music it's free and won't consume all the storage on your phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Here's how I would do it... Your iTunes library is in /library/music/iTunes media/iTunes music or something like that. Download android file transfer (Google it) and just drag the artists you want into your phone in the android file transfer window.
[Sony Xperia ZL] randy_c:
So ours become old phone?

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/04/2...XperiaBlog+(Xperia+Blog)&utm_content=FaceBook
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dpk1:
The specs seem too good to be true :D! But, if such a model is made available in my country then I'll buy it for sure. And I don't think it can be as early as july if at all it's released.
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryude:
Yea idk, this seems like a wishlist more than anything.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Faddy89:
They should wait for a year for new flagship phones :(

I doubt though. :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] anirudh412:
With those kinda specs, its going to be a beast of a phone alright! Dimensions and weight wise that is! This rat race needs to stop and instead manufacturers need to optimize their HW and SW to work better together.
[Sony Xperia ZL] niftydl:
Haha, you want them to pay people to write better code instead of just selling you a phone with a faster CPU/etc? Funny guy. OCD third party developers are our only hope for better performance, major OEMs just try to make sure they have similar features to competing phones and will continue to upsell minor upgrades.
[Sony Xperia ZL] randy_c:
Don't think it's a rumor:

http://www.gsmarena.com/alleged_details_on_the_camera_sensor_of_sony_honami_emerge-news-5948.php
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryude:
Well if it's true I'll wait for it to release, if I like it enough I will sell my current phone and get that one. Doesn't upset me at all, if anything it makes me excited :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] anirudh412:
Sadly that is the truth! Mobile phone specs have become like the penile enlargement industry
[Sony Xperia ZL] tomthedancingbug:
it'll flatten out(i think it's starting to do this already) and people will start to worry about realworld applications vs sythentic benchmarks

same thing happened with megapixels and cameras

same thing happened with engine displacement and cars

same thing will happen here

honestly between the one s4 z and zl and nexus 4, your performance will be the same (+10-20% isnt usually enough to justify a price bump to the avg joe), people are buying one of those because of the accessories, aesthetics, ergonomics, battery life,display or marketing, not because the krait 400 is 15% faster than the krait 300, and to boot, all those phones use the same gpu ;p

we're going to hit a plateau with "Smart-phones" as we did with java phones(ill toss symbian in here, even though its smart phone system), and to differentiate, you'll see sony/nokia start splitting the lines up as they did earlier, cybershot/walkman/Nseries/Eseries etc.. as internally, things will be pretty much the same

the more things change, the more they stay the same
[Sony Xperia ZL] enrique71:
If the 2013 flagship Z and ZL models cost close to $800 U.S dollars, what will these monsters go for .. $1200 ? Come on people, there has to be a limit on what a consumer will pay for a PHONE!

At this pace Sony phones will cost more than Sony Vaio laptops, and those aren't cheap.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Gitaroo:
it will cost the same as ZL and Z when they are released, and ZL and Z will drop in price. Just hope the S800 spec is true. Its suppose to be 4K video play back ready right, hope the Phone can shoot 4K video even if the screen is not 4K. Just to be future proof.
[Sony Xperia ZL] supercoolman:
battery should last for more than a day for medium use or it's not so useful.

one smart phone company focus on cost down and another focus on cost up with elegance
[Sony Xperia ZL] tihsllub:
Just a ? anybody get a zl to work on a CDMA network? I was thinking bout getting a zl and I wanna put my Verizon sim card in it.

Sent from my.........
[Sony Xperia ZL] jvs60:
Not likely to happen
[Sony Xperia ZL] longryu:
think

i think this is flaship of sony. must have Z+ and ZL+ :mad:, our phone is XPEARIA 2013 FIRST .not is a flaship
[Sony Xperia ZL] frothe3:
Xperia A coming to US, 5" screen.AND removable battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emilz23:
Hello,

whose are safest kernels to flash AOKP/CM/PA roms, like - Vanilla Box, Team Asylum, and other non TouchWiz roms?

Currectly running Phillz for TW.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav quietly brilliant:
Phillz is the safest
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emilz23:
So you say that, than i can flash CM, AOKP, PA roms with Phillz kernel? And it should work ?

And can i flash AOSP and CM 10.0 and CM 9.0 roms with Phillz too?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knedge:
I suggest you make ur choice after going through this pretty informative thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1857556

Happy Flashing!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav quietly brilliant:
Yup
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emilz23:
So, Phillz kernel supports cm, Aosp, aokp, pa, and other note roms? No need to flash cm 10, hydracore or any of those roms, all what I need is phillz kernel and I can flash safe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] little-vince:
Actually no. No. No.

Firstly, Philz kernel is NOT supported by cm, aosp etc. It is a STOCK-based kernel. i.e. Touchwizz.

Do not try to run an cm/aosp rom while using Philz kernel.

[MENTION=4174877]abhinav quietly brilliant[/MENTION], was only recommending you to use Philz kernel before you flash/wipe so that you can be sure you won't end up with a brick.

Secondly, there's been numerous cases where people who tried to flash cm/aosp roms encountered a "Status 7: Installation aborted error".

It was concluded that the only users who came across this problem were those running Philz kernel.

Basically every custom kernel you come across nowadays is guaranteed to be safe, but if you're wanting to flash a cm10/aosp rom, to avoid the status 7 error, it is recommended you flash the latest cm10.1 kernel, then go into advanced>reboot recovery, and then flash your rom from there.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] KamexxTheWolf:
Hi everyone this is my first thread here so let me know if this helps or if its in the wrong place, etc. The Bin4ry - http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1886460 method works even on the new 10.3 firmware upgrade from amazon. The one-click w/o fastboot, they use an app installed directly on the kindle, solution for installing the 2nd bootloader and recovery, provided by fmkilo here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2106463 works on the rooted Kindle Fire 2 (original) as well. Hope this helps. I was unable to pull up the fastboot menu on my kindle fire and so I decided to try this method and it worked like a charm. You may have to uninstall and reinstall the app (it didn't work the first time for me, but it did the second time I installed it).
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] flopower1996:
So the 2nd bootloader exploit stil exists even in the 10.3 bootloader?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] KamexxTheWolf:
Yes to the best of my knowledge. The exploit is still there because I did not flash back to an older firmware or anything.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] djgdroid:
I had my KF2 rooted but when the OTA 10.4.3 installed, I lost root. Does anyone know how to root the KF2 on version 10.4.3?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] fudgebottom:
Hi All,

I have a problem with my record button my my XDA II, when I push the button nothing happens....

I have tried changing the program that launches and it works 100%, for example if I say load up notes when pushed it loads up a new note.

But if I say load up recorder it does not load it up, nothing happens... I don't like using notes for recording as it is recorded in a note file and I can't get the recording out to a wave file....

I also liked it that when holding the button it automaticly use to record so you did not have to use the sylus at all...

Does any one know how I can fix the problem I am having?

I know I can asign to load up "Note" and then just close the not hit the Tape looking Icon then hit the record button and it will do the same thing but would be great to get it working back the way it should be...

Many thanks in advance!!!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] fudgebottom:
I found out that it was Battery Pack Pro 1.01 that was causing the problems, as it was using its own "Power Buttons"... Turned off it's "Power Buttons" option and every thing seems to work 100% now :-)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] lucazaffiro:
great!

fudgebottom you are great!!

i was just loosin my mind!!

thank you!

let's hope that battery pack's team resolve this bug!

ciao
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linkin.becks7:
my galaxy s3 i9300 was on android 4.0.4 .... then upgraded to 4.1.1 via OTA .. then to 4.1.2 via OTA also ... i rooted it and was ok .. felt a little slow then it began freezing like hell !! it was freezing for like 5 mins and i had to restart it every time ... it did that like 10 times a day .... i unrooted it and made the wipe cache and factory setting ... and redownloaded the official rom 4.1.2 via Odin and also still freezing !! now i upgraded to 4.2.1 via Odin also the official rom ... the freezing issue is solved !!! it's smoother and faster BUT the stock messaging app is NOT working or any messaging app i tried to download ... and when i try to open the messaging app the device vibrates once and freezes for like 5 secs and vibrates twice again !! now i'm without any messaging can't send or receive ..... PLZ HELP
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elspanish88:
Hello! The 4.2.1 you speak of isn't official its a leak (beta)... you need to do a full wipe to get messaging working correctly. Also check the freezing thread and SDS thread about the freezing issue as this is related to the fix samsung applied to attempt to stop SDS