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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
I’ve had the GNex since the day it came out. Unlocked bootloader, flashed a new rom and did everything from there.

I’ve noticed that with every new nightly build, there was always a bug here and there which made it felt like this phone was never really solid.

Don’t get me wrong. I love this phone and it has served me well.

Recently, I bought the nexus 5 for my wife. Instantly, it felt a billion times faster right out of the box compared to my custom GNex.

It got me thinking, was the GNex always been THIS SLOW and LAGGY? Or is it the wrong ROM I’ve been using all this time? I’ve went from PA to AOKP to Slim and now Liquid. I’ve used the latest Kitkat on all and there’s ALWAYS this super bad lag after using it for a few days.

It got to the point where I did a FULL DATA WIPE on every new nightly that came out.

I’ve always done the following when installing a new ROM:

1. Wipe Data

2. Wipe cache

3. Wipe dalvik

4. Reboot into recovery again. Repeat 1-3 then install new ROM, then gapps.

5. Reboot phone one last time to finalize.

The new ROM always feels smooth/fast in the beginning, but after a while, it feels like $H*t.

I've also tried this with different combination of kernels such as Franco, Dirty V and with ART enable and disabled.

Any difference is negligible and doesn't seem to vastly improve performance.

I don’t have many apps. In fact, 95% of the apps I use are google apps (gmail, etc) Then I have pandora, evernote and a couple of other productive apps and that’s about it.

So what’s really slowing down my GNex? Too many flashes in the past 2-years? Bad ROM? Bad installation?

Or has it always been like this and I just haven’t noticed how slow/laggy it was?

Your help would be appreciated. I really don’t want to jump onto a new phone quite yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
First of all dont even try to compare it to the Nexus 5. Its just a newer phone.. Of course its faster. My phone is flying. Things age over time. Soaybe your device is just aging. And with the right kernel and settings you can make your phone really fast. I never had lag but I had faster and slower roms or kernels.. Its what you make of it and what you think is lag..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
In that case, please share your every details. I'd love to try them out and give new life to my GNex.

Which ROM, which kernel, performance, every main settings etc...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyYan:
Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 5 are just different generations of the family, they ought to have differences. In my opinion, no matter how you optimize our Galaxy Nexus, it can run nicely, the animations can be mostly smooth, but it just couldn't catch up to a Nexus 5, mostly in apps' loading speed and other things that requires sheer CPU power. Sure, it doesn't even catch up to my properly optimized Nexus 4.

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jennifer Robert:
nexus 5 is best...

GNex 5 is not comparable to Nexus 5.I have tried GNex earlier and i am quite dissatisfied from it.Now i switched to Nexus 5 and there no hanging problem in nexus 5 at all and provide good memory usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Merio90:
Have you gave Vanir a try? If you haven't already well maybe you should because this is by far the smoothest/fastest ROM available for the Gnex. It may lag here and there but it is certainly tolerable given that this a 2+ year old phone.

Comparing the gnex to any current flagship phone is kind of silly considering they all contain the latest and greatest in CPU's/GPU's + more ram . So obviously there will be significant differences in terms of performance...not sure why you would expect anything else.

Give vanir a try and see if your Gnex runs a little better. PA AOKP and CM11 are noticeably laggier than Vanir...don't know why but they just are. If Vanir doesn't make your Gnex experience any better well just deal with it until you buy a new phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Vanir with dirtyv/askp/askpremix (what i feel like lol) and nephs settings..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
It's just that I don't recall the phone being THIS SLOW compared last year or a few months ago when JB was around.

It definitely feels so much more laggier these days.

Has it been a global change in all the ROMs that infected all gnex roms?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] InsaneNutter:
Compared to newer phones our Galaxy Nexus is slower i think. I got my Mum the Motorola Moto G and it does seem a lot more responsive than my Galaxy Nexus running the CM11 M4 Build.

However i do have a lot of apps running in the background such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Push Email and so on, the Moto G was a fresh phone with nothing on.

I do feel the Galaxy Nexus is significantly faster with a 4.4 rom, compared to 4.3 or 4.2, however its not as snappy as a newer device, which considering the phone is 2 and a half years old i dont think you can expect it to be.

I think also apps get more demanding, i mean WhatsApp is getting huge now and using more ram, as are other apps you likely use on a daily basis.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
I dont have lag.. Maybe you can share your setup/settings with us? And the Moto G is a newer phone with F2FS this makes it faster.. Also please dont use the facebook app. It slows your device and eats battery and ram. Probably all developers here will tell you the app should be banned from google play.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
Here's a list of exactly all the apps on my phone right now:

Stock browser

Stock calculator

Stock calendar

Stock camera

Stock Clock

Stock Document

Stock Downloads

Stock Gallery

Stock Messaging

Stock news/weather

Stock People

Stock Phone

Stock voice dialer

Google Chrome browser

Google Chrome to Phone

Google Drive

Google Gmail

Google

Google Settings

Google Play Music

Google Play store

Google Voice

Liquid Explorer (Came with liquid smooth)

"music" (Came with Liquid smooth)

Omniswitch (Came with LS)

Torch (came with LS)

Dropbox

Netflix

Pandora

Settings

Stocks

I Bolded the ones I use heavily on a daily basis. The rest of them I barely touch.

You'll see that I use VERY little apps, but somehow my GNEX feels like its LAGGY!

I will honestly say I heavily use Google Chrome Browser 85% of the time on my phone. I like to open up 3-4 tabs at one. But this couldnt possibly be the sole reason why my phone is SO LAGGY!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Godra:
What kernel you use?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
Stock Liquid smooth rom and stock kernel.

I've tried this rom with dirty v and franco and they seem to lag the phone so I stayed with stock everything. Please note that I have tried this rom with both those kernels WITH ART enabled and disabled. Each time with a FULL data wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Godra:
That's weird. I'm using LS as well paired with DirtyV and it runs just fine. I mean, it's not perfect but I would say it's fast as Android 4.1 was. And I'm using ART

How much of free storage you have?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] P R O:
I agree with all of these guys about what they are saying but I heard nothing but good things about the gnex. Maybe your doing something wrong with it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
I've noticed that my navigation bar always consists of 5 items: Google Now, Back, Home, Recents and Last app.

I used those very frequently. To each one of those, I've also assigned a long press action to them: Bookmark#1, #2, Voice Command, Calculator and app drawer.

My nav ring has 5 item as well, with each their own long press.

I tend to launch each app not using the recents button, but rather the shortcuts that I've assigned them. That way, all apps I frequently access is only a single press or swipe away. The more buttons I press, the more I am annoyed.

^^ Could this be the reason why my phone laggs so much?

My ram shows that I have 176MB using dirty V RSR. And less )~60MB) with the others. But regardless, 176MB still feels like 60MB. Laggg..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
OMG! Latest Vanir with ASKP Chamber of secrets is amazing!

My GNex now feels like a whole new phone. It's just flying! OMG!

OHHHHH MMMMYYYYGOOOOODDDNEESS! I love it so far.

So far I've tried to lag it by doing my daily stuff and so far, no laggs like I see on AOKP, PA, Liquid smooth or ASOB.

Something must be wrong with those other roms.

I'm going to keep playing with this rom and see how it turns out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nixholas:
Goodness sake.

1. If you compare the Galaxy Nexus with the Nexus 5, you're trying to compare a ferrari 599 GTO with a Ferrari 360 spyder. -_- dafuq.

Yes spyder is fast, but the freaking technology advanced by 3 years.

2. Performance is not completely comprimised. It's by how much you make the ROM lean, and how efficient each custom kernel runs on your device.

3. Make sure the KERNEL you use has the optimizations you want.

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
I've noticed the most lag when I use the Google Chrome Browser.

I tend to always have at lest 2 tabs going.

What kernel or kernel optimization should I be looking for in order to maximize the Galaxy Nexus for this particular task?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Godra:
I started using Chrome Beta instead of regular Chrome few weeks ago. For me, it feels a liitle smoother
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Merio90:
Chrome?

The hell are you guys still using chrome for. Are you not familiar with dolphin browser? That thing is light years better than chrome. Especially with dolphin jetpack enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Not for me. Its fast enough for me and I like chrome especially the synchronisation with my pc..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyYan:
Browser wars again. I'm still using the stock browser from CM, because it's as good as it can get, and it doesn't update so often as Chrome :D

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nixholas:
Browser is based on personal preference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] milleralexis768:
Me also use chrome. So far so good.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Just like roms. And kernels.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kdog350:
Try this: http://lifehacker.com/speed-up-chrome-for-android-with-this-settings-tweak-1555623190
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
Only reason I use chrome is the full google integration with my desktop, chrome to phone, syncing with cpu/phone.

I'd ditch it if I could it's so SLOW!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
This looks good. I'm going to try it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shambola:
Try Javelin....

Except for the synchronization with desktop, I think it's almost perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Have you tried setting the animations to 0,5x btw? That helps a bit too..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lemonspeakers:
Which ones are you specifying?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
The animation settings in developer settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shrirang44:
I'd just say try out cm remix. Getting 11500 on antutu benchmarks which was 7000 when phone was launched. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isajoo:
W/all the ROM's I've tested the GN Benchmark tests are all within the same range between 10-12k.

Can't expect it to keep up with the quad core phones.

Eg.

Here are the results from my old 4.1.2 ROM which I've been using since Oct. 2012.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DR3W5K1:
Im thinking you should try out dirty v kernel I can consistently pull 13XXX and ive seen some people get 14XXX
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isajoo:
That might be useful if I were still running a 4.4 ROM, but I'll be sticking with 4.1.2 for now since it works exactly like I want and is plenty fast for my needs.

Newer OS doesn't always mean better for all users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ashclepdia:
I hear ya

I've been highly considering going back to Eclipse builds based on 4.1.2, best my gnex EVER ran(I used to use Lean or GlaDos kernel then also...so good)

Although I HAVE been getting very good performance lately on my current 4.4based setup(commotio and smittyV). I've just been contemplating seeing how she runs back on 4.1.2 since I remember it always being so solid(especially with video playback..which is what I do a lot of now with my gnex, bunch of downloaded movies and such...anything at 720p+, especially if a mkv file, just basically unwatchable... Laggy and choppy playback...horrid...was just fine on 4.1.2) and I can't think of any specific feature from after 4.1.2 that I ever even USE lol. And if I WANT these newer kernels that are packed as boot.img I can always just try converting them to work on my setup... love the fact that we even are able to make these kinds of choices, and the choices are ENDLESS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chriss0r:
My Galaxy Nexus is also super slow.

Everytime the same thing:

Installing new rom > super fast

few months later > super slow

yesterday someone tried to call me, the notification-LED lid up, but I could not answer the call for like 20 seconds. My gnex was just frozen (I was using Chrome while he was calling)

I tried different roms, different kernels. Nothing helped so far.

What is wrong?

I'm thinking about a change back to vanilla, with root and xposed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] criza:
Install and run play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grilledmonkey.lagfix&hl=en, you should do that once a week! It will definately speed up your device, especially if you say it was fast when you first installed the rom.

All other users that don't know the app and are complaining about slow devices should check it out, too!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DonDizzurp:
You can't compare a cheap dual-core TI CPU with a top-of-the-line quad-core Snapdragon, especially when there's a 2.5 years difference between them. Android and cell phone hardware has come a long way. Plus the N5 has 2GB of newer RAM
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
I have never rooted it or put a rom on it. its completely stock. Last Friday when i tried booting up the phone, it went and got stuck at the red eye, then it came back to the droid logo and went to the red eye and got stuck again, came back to droid and did this until i pulled out the battery tried rebooting but did the same thing happend.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
Maybe a bad battery, bad charger, other hardware failure.

---------- Post added at 11:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:40 PM ----------

Or a bad app, see safemode in my list

Or

Factory reset in my list

Or

Re-flash sbf/firmware with rsd lite

See

sd_shadow's (themib) [Collection] of Links for Droid X2
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
Thanks for he reply but i tried everything and still no good, safe mode doesn't work and i don't know why, i factory reset the phone like twenty times already but still no good, for re-flashing, i cant get into rsd protocol, when i press the volume up and then power and release power, all it does is get stock on the M logo. there is only two things i can get into, factory recovery and boot loader mode.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
pull battery, hold both volume buttons, insert battery, press power, release buttons when you see

starting rsd protocol support, phone is then ready to re-flash firmware
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
tried it but it goes into bootloader.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
what does it say at bootloader? everything
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
It says:

Bootloader

30.04

Battery OK

Ok to Program

Connect USB

Data Cable
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
Bootloader 30.04 is the Drood X (MB810)

not Droid X2 (MB870)

follow my DX (MB810) ezSBF & Root 2.3.4/4.5.621

or

Using RSD Lite to flash a .SBF/Firmware to restore (Stock Rom)

---------- Post added at 05:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:12 PM ----------

I requested that this be moved to Droid X General
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
You were right. Thank you so much, i used your ezsbf guide and it worked like a charm. My phone is back and running and i even rooted it. do you have any stable custom roms for this phone, because the phone am using now is jelly bean and i kinda bored with the gingerbread look the droid has. Again thank you so so much.:)
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
great, glad it worked.

If you are planing on installing a custom rom, see my [HOW TO] Install/Use Droid 2/X/3 Bootstrap

and

list of 621 roms
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
Thanks agiain, i flashed the liquid ics rom and am still trying it. :cyclops:
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
which cwm version v2.0 or v5.02.0?

some versions you use camera button, some you use power

likely you are pressing power (and should be using camera), if you press power again it will show main menu again.

or could be a bad download or bad install
[Droid X General] Pie-Kaven:
i was using the power instead of the camera. i edited the reply so thanks again.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thattypicalnerd:
I love the GEL/GNL, and my only complaint has been that it doesn't support theming from icon packs. Well, I found a way and I wanted to share!

1) Download and install the Xposed framework.

2) Download and install Unicon from the Play Store. ($2.00 USD)

3) Reboot after selecting the Xposed module and enabling it.

4) Open Unicon from the app drawer, select an icon pack, and enjoy!

The way this works is that Xposed allows Unicon to change the application icons across the entire system, so it'll even show up in the small app icons in places (such as the settings cog inside of the Settings app, at the top). The only con to this method is that it isn't possible to enable ART along with this tweak, since it relies on Xposed. If anyone knows of a way to do this without Xposed, please let me know! I hoped this helped! :D

(Attached is a screenshot for proof that it does indeed work on the GEL/GNW, icon pack used is Click UI, $2.00 USD)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charesa39:
I use Unicon with the stock GNL and love it as well. However, there's one more con you didn't mention that people not familiar with the module should know. It is that you can't change individual icons. So if an icon pack has multiple versions/colors of the same icon, you can't choose which one gets applied like you can with a 3rd party launcher. It's only a small drawback in my opinion.
[General Questions and Answers] Nikhilrj:
I find no help to the ones who are really want it and everyone answers to simple questions like which should be my next phone?
[General Questions and Answers] ArnauGonzalez98:
That's because the questions of recommending phones or kernels or even ROMs are not allowed in xda. Sorry Mate!

Better luck next time!
[General Questions and Answers] dawnbudgie1306:
What Arnau said plus many times people don't want to look stupid on forums with as much brainpower and expertise as on the XDA forum. Some of the most brilliant people hang out here and obviously if you don't know what you're talking about, to try and bluff your way through may work on some forums, but not here.

As you visit more often, look for some of the gurus, follow their threads, Thank Them and if they help you, contribute. That might really help you get the answers you need. Good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] Naddict:
XDA is not a support site, it is a site for and about developers and development, soooo, I suggest, if you are in fact looking for support, use search here, or go elsewhere.

Meanwhile, development still occurs here at XDA.

Thread closed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinisloco:
I'm just curious, I don't see a lot of people really using the CM11 Roms here as much as I used to in the past devices that I've had.

Is there something I'm not seeing that others see?

What's your thoughts on the Snapshot releases on the Nexus?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hhamzah49:
I used to use cyanogenmod because it was so clean and had lots of options, but the last time i used it on my nexus 4 i saw it changed alot, looks more like an own os. I like roms like ParanoidAndroid, not bloated, very clean.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinisloco:
I actually like PA myself, used to use it alot as well, but there isnt much optimization in regards to customizing. I don't like using Xposed personally, so thats out of the question. I also like the themes.

I dont mind so much that it has slowly become its own OS, I just decided to give it a run today and I enjoy it for the 2 hours I've had it, but I guess I'm prepping myself incase I do like the OnePlus One.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinisloco:
Can a mod please move this back to general? It was supposed to be a discussion not a question...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Use the report button, however it looks like a question to me. More people frequent q&a than general too. I don't see a problem being here and it's closer related to here too.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Markino:
I'm waiting to receive my Jamin and I'd like to know if is it simple to use it as pendrive...

It requires any additional sw or is it a WM5 features?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] hanmin:
search for WM5Storage (I think).
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Koksie:
WM5torage attached for you.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Markino:
Thanks!!! ;-)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] cellchamp:
wow thanks this is cool.

Can this be turned on automatically as soon as i plug in the USB cable?

without having to Manually click the WMstorare shortcut?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Koksie:
Nope.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] wilson77:
Thanks

Thanks for this util...works great.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] luno:
does this tool support usb2.0?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] Koksie:
I think it does, if the device and the desktop support it. It just enables the USB port of the device to be used without using AS. Since the current devices do not support USB 2.0, we cannot know for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stickjohnonaah:
Ok so it's been a while since I've had a samsung. Last one was a nexus on verizon. I had a RAZR for several years now I have an s4 I picked up cheap. I want to switch to tmobile but I can't find any phones with an unlockable bootloader. I can't find a single thread how to do it yet I see custom kernel threads everywhere. Is the note 3 bootloader unlockable? I don't want to switch and not be happy.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FFTony:
The bootloader is not locked on tmobile note 3 phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stickjohnonaah:
Does it come factory locked and needs to be unlocked or does it come from tmobile fully unlocked?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FFTony:
The phone is completely unlocked. I had no issues with bootloaders with android 4.3 or 4.4. The only thing, if you are planning on rooting your device the chances are that you will trip the Knox counter and that will void your warranty, if you care. There have been some methods to not trip Knox but I already tripped mine so I have not explored that option. I really love the phone and the options root/custom Roms provides.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stickjohnonaah:
Thanks for the reply that is great news. I miss messing with kernels and radios and such as I did on my nexus. I rooted this busted s4 I'm on now with safe root supposed to not trip knox. After if replace the screen I'll sell it and buy a note 3 and switch over.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djricekcn:
So I'm going to trade the phone in for a S5 and was wondering how I can switch everything back to default Tmobile + lock the root. I am sure this information is already on this forums but smaybe it's due to the keywords using, I can't seem to locate the information. I would greatly appreciate the information.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
Run triangle away to reset flash counter just in case, Odin stock firmware and factory reset.. That's about it, even with Knox bootloader, but of course you can't reset the tripped flag on it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djricekcn:
so that means tmobile buy back will probably not accept it, correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
If they check they might not
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nexuz2013:
Hi guys

i'm a new user and PLEASE help me!

i want to root my new nexus 7 (2013) but i can't.

VROOT and Kingo detect my device but can't root.

unknown sources and usb debugging are activated and i tested with both mtp and ptp mode.