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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] elliwigy:
yea lol. it even works without root.. root and xposed just unlock more features but donation and root you can greenify apps and system apps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] dydigital:
No I never restored with titanium backup. I always install apps from the Google play. Only thing I ever restore are text messages but haven't done it since lollipop upgrade. I only use tibu for freezing apps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
Would anyone having contacts fc issues mind sending me a list of all apps you have installed or just take a screen shot of your app tray.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Optimisticnate:
Here ya go...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] splink007:
ty dude... update v6 really helped with lag now if only they could fix the left button menu recent app bug this would be near perfect
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Metroba:
A remedy is to do the inverse. Takes getting used to but it works.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] splink007:
That's what I've been doing.. By the time they fix it I'll be used to long pressing for recent apps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] JFam5:
Probably not related but for some unknown reason the Google maps app is crashing. It's not even trying to open.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] mtown_cyclone:
Maps is working fine for me.

On an unrelated note: sometimes my screen won't turn back on after sleeping. It kinda flickers when I press the home or power button but then goes black. Battery pull doesn't fix it either. If I just let it sit for a while eventually it will start working again. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] davidhacks:
One the next update can you try and get s health with the oxygen and glucose ,the exposed mod for it doesn't work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] rompnit:
What kernel?
[Sprint LG G3] 1619415:
Hi I was wondering what the best charger case is. Like a mobi
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
If you go to Settings>Developer Options, tap "Enable View Attribute Inspection", then boot into recovery and clear cache, your Nexus 7 will run like new, no lag, no freezing.

If you need help doing this, there are steps below for you to look at.

*HOW TO GET DEV OPTIONS IF YOU DON'T SEE IT*

-Go to Settings>About tablet.

-Find the build number.

-Mash it until a message telling you that you are a developer appears.

-You're done!

*HOW TO GET INTO RECOVERY AND CLEAR CACHE*

Do this after you enable "View Attribute Inspection".

-Power off your Nexus

-Press the power and volume down buttons until you see a screen with an Android guy with an open chest and some device info and options.

-To scroll through the options, use the volume up or down buttons to show an option, and use the power button to select it. The option we are looking for is "Recovery".

-Once you select it, the Google screen will appear and after a couple seconds, an Android guy with his chest open and the words "No command" appear.

-Don't freak out now! Now press the power and the volume up buttons and count to 3. After you count to 3, let go of the buttons, and a menu will appear. And again, to scroll through the options, use the volume up or down buttons to show an option, and use the power button to select it. Now highlight "Clear cache", and select it. The Nexus will do its magic, and when it's done, highlight "Reboot to system" and you will reboot to Lollipop.

Hope I helped! :)
[Nexus 7 General] bigstarrynight:
I'm guessing that wiping the cache does more than anything else. Otherwise, its a harmless enough tweak to try. Like most of these things, for some it'll work, for others it wont.
[Nexus 7 General] anshulratchet:
May I ask what that View Attribute Inspection option does exactly? I know that clearing cache helps but its only a temporary solution and needs to be done regularly, but I have not heard of that option before so, what does it do?
[Nexus 7 General] fe98:
Tried this on both my N5 and N7, with some strange (to me) results.

When I did it the first time on my N7 (maybe about 3 weeks ago) the wiping was pretty much instantaneous, whereas on the N5 it took close to ten minutes (!).

Did it again today on both devices, with the wiping being complete instantaneously on the N7, while on the N5 it took maybe about 3 minutes this time.

Any particular reason why that would happen?
[Nexus 7 General] pgptheoriginal:
I own the same devices, and I can confirm this weird behavior is, I think, normal. Wiping cache takes a second on the N7, and several minutes on the N5.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 7 General] jrredho:
I tried this, and it worked like a charm. Thanks for the great tip!

And as for the business of wiping the cache without following Wish39's Developers Options change: Nope. I've been wiping the cache on my N7 since the update, and things are noticeably faster now.

Do it; it'll make you happy.

cheers,

john
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
The reason why I recommend wiping cache is this: Your Nexus 7 may still lag or stutter after enabling the view attribute inspection (happened to my Nexus 7 after discovering and enabling the option).

So to summarize:

If your Nexus 7 is fast enough for you after doing the tweak, don't wipe the cache unless you really want to.

If your Nexus 7 still lags like hell, do wipe the cache to speed it up.

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] pgptheoriginal:
Thank you man, I did the tweak but few minutes ago but the tablet seems smoother and snappier indeed. I didn't even clear the cache (which I already did a couple of weeks ago).

My only concern is about what this option does, can you tell me more about the actual meaning of this checkbox?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
I've actually done research on that. What it does is it opens some sort of new view into Android System Manager. But even I can't understand why it speeds up your device.

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Nothing to understand; it doesn't.
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Whoops. Guess my memory is a bit fuzzy. :eek:I looked it up again and this is what I found.

"Enable view attribute inspection: Inspect views’ attributes in Android System Manager." -http://www.droidviews.com/guide-android-developer-options/
[Nexus 7 General] Olly232:
So far so good. This has made a significant difference for me. Many thanks to Wish39
[Nexus 7 General] anshulratchet:
Does that mean that this option has no effect on the performance? Because I did enable it and saw no actual improvement in performance, though there might have been something very small, but not sure if it was due to the option.
[Nexus 7 General] KnightStar:
I didn't see a noticeable change in performance. Chrome still brings the Nexus 7 to its knees when it comes to performance.
[Nexus 7 General] saloufas17:
i'm doing this procedure but in the recovey menu I don't see the option clear cache

I see

1. Wipe cache/factory reset

2. Wipe cache patrition data.

:confused:
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Choose wipe cache partition as you are wiping your cache.

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] jonny68:
Cheers I'll try this soon i was beginning to think Lollipop was a crock of sh*t to be honest my N7 was so sluggish
[Nexus 7 General] C0derbear:
FWIW, I went through both releases from Goog of L on my N7/2012/WiFi and in the end found it just "that much" too irritating.

Last couple weeks (3?) I've been running the nightly CyanogenMod 12 release and I haven't had a real reason to *****. I update my CM12 edition weekly, not nightly, and the last two weeks it's been pretty solidly non-irritating. Kindle App, Zinio, Firefox, Chrome, Facebook Lite, some others.

The only app which seems performance constrained so far is Rocket Player. Sometimes it hiccups. Haven't played with any tweaking though to get resolve it.

If you're interested in playing with CM12 nightly => https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=grouper&type=nightly

Cheers.
[Nexus 7 General] MxFadzil92:
well this method works temporarily 2-3days it will soon starts to lag... so i'd be 50-50 neutral here. does speed up a lil but will lag few days later on.
[Nexus 7 General] pgptheoriginal:
Agreed. My n7 is lagging again... I think I'll opt for a faster custom ROM based on Lollipop.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Uh oh. Mine's lagging too. Better clear cache!

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] Catch22!:
Shold not have to do this

I have been clearing my catch pretty much every week since the first release of lollipop got onto my Nexus 7 2012. It is not a solution, but a temporary fix. My nexus 7 was my absolute favorite device and now it is a brick. It is slow, laggy, does not run things like facebook without freezing and the battery life has dropped to about a third of what it was.

I have been patient and sat through the two updates, hoping this was something they could fix. Unfortunately, it is still not the same old tablet that I loved. I have followed all the treads on this and tried all the suggestions as to how to make it work. I am going to have to spend a day and see if I can get kitcat installed again.

I don't know if Google reads this forum, but i have a recommendation. Give me a 1/2 off a new nexus with the trade in of my current one. I am really surprised that a class action law suit has not already been started on this. (and if anyone knows about one, please post it) Lollipop has turned what were well functioning units into POS.

A good amount of owners of N7's are not going to be able to even clear the catch on their devices let alone re install the older OS>
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
I too have been clearing cache on mine even after I did my tweak. The lag just becomes unbearable, my tablet is becoming nothing more than an expensive, ****ty paperweight, and I am starting to hate Google for not taking the time to optimize Lollipop for the 2012 (although the immature babies whining about Google being too slow may have forced Google to release the OS as an OTA too early). I strongly feel that a class action lawsuit is necessary to solve this issue, as I see many 2012 owners ditching their devices for another Android tablet or even iPads. So, to conclude my statement, Google will lose many of its Nexus fans if it cannot fix the lag and if a lawsuit is unsuccessful or if one is not filed.

"Give me a 1/2 off a new nexus with the trade in of my current one."

Great idea! Although I would make Google give us FREE Nexus 9's.
[Nexus 7 General] iolinux333:
After five years of these headaches, I've migrated almost entirely over to Apple, as I've given up on the Android update model. I have a big box full of useless Android devices that either never received promised updates, or that the updates made worse. Ultimately, while costing more up front, my Apple hardware has been far less frustrating, more enjoyable, and less wasteful because my Apple devices get better over time, rather than worse.

I'm no Apple fan boy by any means. I think the company is run by buttwipes. But their update model trounces the nightmare of what Google has let Android become.

I'm hoping though that the Ubuntu phone is light at the end of this long tunnel.
[Nexus 7 General] Lim Wee Huat:
Here is another nice Lollipop tip..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3032247
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Thanks! Although I'm not rooted...
[Nexus 7 General] bichpm:
It works fine on my Nexus, I hope it won't became slow soon!
[Nexus 7 General] saloufas17:
Had enough of this crap, back to 4.4.4. ;)
[Nexus 7 General] raymon73:
Turn gesture typing off , your Nexus 7 will be fast again.

Settings > language and input > Google Keyboard (current keyboard) > Gesture Typing > Dynamic floating preview ( I turned of gesture typing and not just floating preview as I don’t use it)
[Nexus 7 General] frgo:
I turn off gesture typing off by default on every new install and no, it doesn't help a bit. After few days every kind of lollipop slows down and becomes unusable.
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Looks like I'm going to abandon my Nexus soon :crying:. I'm planning to get a 16 GB iPod Touch to replace it when I have the time to do it..
[Nexus 7 General] oh_LaLa:
Having problem to my nexus 7 Lollipop.. when I turn off my unit it does not turn off ... it goes only reboot or restart

Started when I upgrade to Lollipop version :(
[Nexus 7 General] C0derbear:
Finally gave up on cm12, rolled back to cm11 on my n7. Happier.

Sent from the aether.
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Oh yeah, right. I can just flash CM11 on it. Thanks for reminding me man!

Sent from my HTC One that got the Lollipop OTA just now
[Nexus 7 General] vwnut13:
Yuck, why would you want to buy such an old device? The 5th Gen iPod Touch is going to be 3 years old soon.
[Nexus 7 General] diarm:
I've found a few tips here and there and Lollipop seems to be running silky smooth on my Nexus 7.

First I wiped the cache as suggested in the OP.

I then uninstalled Facebook. It's on my phone anyway and I can check the web app if really stuck.

Next I turned off NFC. I had no idea it was on, wasn't using it and it seems to have made a difference to lag.

Finally, and this feels the most effective, I went to Developer Options and switched "Window animation scale", "Transition animation scale" and "Animator duration scale" all to "Animation off" and "Background process limit" to "At most, 3 processes".

Working very well. I'm almost afraid to flash this 5.1 update in case it's not as good!
[Nexus 7 General] gsmyth:
Theres a nice browser based facebook app in the link below. Its really light and barely has any permissions, compared with the official app which can do everything once you agree to install it.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-facebook-browser-t2864561
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Easiest way to use Facebook: Use your PC
[Nexus 7 General] C0derbear:
No during the work day, not allowed, by network firewall.
[Nexus 7 General] phrozenstare:
so in other words the only thing that improved the performance was wiping the cache and changing this setting does nothing :(
[Nexus 7 General] pgptheoriginal:
I suppose so :( Now I'm getting used to wipe the cache on a regular basis, and hope for the next update (5.1) to improve the situation a bit.
[Nexus 7 General] adil17:
Try flashing the new rastapop and fk r82. My tablet now runs better than new. Basically no lag.
[Nexus 7 General] xateeq:
For me flashing google stock 5.1 and not installing facebook app and messenger did the trick. Usually people get good speed after fresh flash but dont bother to check apps which are root cause of the problem! And blame the OS. Remember not every app is optimized for 5.1 so wait a while or try alternative (which i am sure is not optimized as well). Just a thought.

P.S: i use facebook in browser, not perfect but at least no background process and no slow tablet :)
[Nexus 7 General] pgptheoriginal:
I'd like to, but at the moment I'm not the only user of the tablet, and I'd be killed if I formatted it :D

As soon as I have some more time, ill perform a backup and try flashing some faster ROMs ;)

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 7 General] C0derbear:
I used DisableService on some of the FB back end services and it has been good on my N7, better than browser.

I shared a list in one of these threads.

Just FYI.
[Nexus 7 General] brokulis:
yep. same here !! i deleted offical FB app and N7 is working like a charm with 5.1 stock !

There is a "FB Lite" app in the store but its officaly available for regions like Africa and etc. - uses slow network (2G), pictures are compressed but the wall and post are working fine.

original FB app once launched was still in memory after exit taking from 150 to 250 MB...

"FB Lite" does not affects N7 like original FB app and its sufficient for me.
[Nexus 7 General] TonyHoyle:
Haven't run the facebook app for ages and it's completely unusable. Clearing cache works for a day, but it's still back to taking 15 seconds to launch chrome, 30 seconds for the keyboard to appear, etc. Definately going to try going back to early kitkat, when I get time.
[Nexus 7 General] remusator:
Flashed kitkat yesterday.

The tablet is literally buttersmooth, comparing to lolipop. I think, I will stick with KK, however I get annoying "Update 5.0.2 is downloaded, ready to install" notifications.

Is there any way to disable these ?
[Nexus 7 General] gogol:
Which post? Do you have the link?
[Nexus 7 General] C0derbear:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59413032&postcount=443
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
If you got the Android 5.1 OTA, install it! It saved my Nexus from infinite lag!

Sent from my HTC One running Stock 5.0.2
[Nexus 7 General] rborg:
Nothing is helping mine. Flashed 5.1.1 OTA the other night, after abandoning my N7 for a few weeks. Same lag. Pretty random too.
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
UPDATE: I flashed Kitkat back onto my Nexus 7 as the lag was still bad even after a factory reset. I'll see if Android M will make it usable again (if it ever comes to the 2012).

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] fwayfarer:
Root, flash optipop, set up an automated scheduled fstrim. Done.

These cargo cult "fixes" are really starting to aggravate me. The mentioned "fix" in this thread is laughable. Op and others didn't even know what the option did and were applying and swearing they saw a difference, I mean Jesus Christ people.
[Nexus 7 General] Wish39:
Why don't you try it yourself then? You'll see...

Sent from my HTC One
[Nexus 7 General] AndDiSa:
Not sure whether optipop is really needed, I am still on stock android, optimized the low memory settings a bit and scheduled an automated fstrim: it's running mostly fine. There some rare lags, but this is mostly when there are synchonization jobs running in the background.
[Nexus 7 General] dookie23:
I had "Force GPU Rendering" turned on for my N7 and that seems to help. The performance seems to be noticeably better.
[Nexus 7 General] Peacekeeper888:
Remove bloatware, that's it

Stock rom 5.1 is overloaded with bloatware and removing them will give your device room to breathe. I was back to 4.4 but I love Lollipop too much, so I cleaned up stock apps I did not use. My lollipop is now quite smooth but still you have to clean your ram regularly. Of course this requires your device to be rooted.
[Nexus 7 General] Marcovanbasten:
Best solution for me is Orion rom + seeders app
[Nexus 7 General] therealcrashtestdummy:
I don't think any ROM is gonna save this tablet cos i heard the issue is a hardware problem that ASUS chose to use inferior storage or something. The lag or terrible freezing has been around since Jelly Bean, using browser on this tablet is the worse, mine is the 2012 version though. Overall performance when not lagging is really smooth and nice, there can be situation where the freezing can last like 5mins but usually it's when using the browser. Even when i do factory reset and i haven't install anything else the browser is still really laggy. I'm not just waiting for the chance to switch out of this but not sure which one to go for though. I like Nexus cos it's pure android and the latest update is always there.
[Nexus 7 General] dookie23:
You are right about the slow flash memory chips that are used on this tablet. I feel the slowdown when there is background sync or when apps are being updated.

The workaround for me was to use F2FS instead of ext4 because F2FS gives better write performance to flash which is helping quite a bit. In addition to that, I also have some of the background sync turned off, especially Google Photos. Google Photos always comes back to sync after an update... which I think it's a bug that Google should fix.

You should try the ROMs that support F2FS. Performance is much better. The rom that I use is XenonHD and it supports F2FS on /cache and /data, (note: not /system).
[Nexus 7 General] therealcrashtestdummy:
Someone told me this before too. Is it that much better? Cos if the performance is just slightly better i dun think i wanna root it with custom rom cos it's such a shame that a Nexus device has to have custom rom. I used custom rom before on the Galaxy S1 which was much needed but when S2 came out, it was pretty good and i didn't need custom rom since i had my share of issues with unstable roms.

Thanks for the advice though.
[Nexus 7 General] dookie23:
I find the performance has improved noticeably and the tablet is now usable again. I am going to post my configurations here and so others can also comment.

- XenonHD 5.1.1 (08-20-2015)

- /cache & /data - formatted to F2FS

- Turned off background sync (I only have calendar sync turned on)

- I/O Scheduler - cfq or row

- CPU Governor - interactive

- build.prop - added the following (taken from the optipop thread):

ro.config.low_ram=true

persist.sys.force_highendgfx=true

dalvik.vm.jit.codecachesize=0

config.disable_atlas=true

ro.config.max_starting_bg=8

ro.sys.fw.bg_apps_limit=16

logcat.live=disable (this is to turn off logcat logging - read/write are expensive operation)​

With this setup, my Nexus 7 is running a lot better than stock. It's on par with KitKat, if not better.

Let me know if this helps.

UPDATE: it seems that ROW I/O Scheduler is another good one to use too. It's not as fast as CFQ for write, but the foreground task runs really smoothly while other background tasks writing to flash. I think ROW is better for multitasking.
[Nexus 7 General] EAK128:
I applied the build.prop settings and they helped a lot. Thanks. However I didn't like the no transparency in notification bar and status bar, so I took out the low_ram line and seems like the performance boost stayed and got my transparency back.
[Nexus 7 General] darkto:
I followed the steps to get into the recovery mode, flashed with adb custom recovery and installed CM jelly bean stable. My nexus is back to being my favorite tablet. Thanks a million guys!
[Nexus 7 General] sportster44:
This is amazing. Just switching the view attributes was enough to make it feel like a new tablet. Going to give it a few days to see if I need to clear the cache. Thanks for this!
[Nexus 7 General] princeasi:
I would advise this method as well. I went into "Accounts" -->"google" and I unticked "google fit data" "slides" and "sound search for Google play" this has significantly increased performance and stability of my nexus 7(2012). I did this while experiencing crawling performance speeds with the UI and occasional freezes. Immediately I saw an increase in performance and stability afterwards. For whatever reason, it appears google syncing is a major resource hog for the nexus 7(2012), I noticed it showed a sync error with "Google fit data" and "sound search for Google play" which neither are installed on my tablet. I would assume because of this, it causing some sort of a conflict which is contributing to the major lags and random freezes. As I mentioned previously, I changed the above setting in the midst of my OS performing super slow, almost to the point unusable, and immediately afterwards, I noticed better performance!
[Nexus 7 General] Max1001001:
I sent my Nexus 7 (2012) back to a rooted Android 4.4.2 with franco's kernel & the recovery from 5.1.1 (because it does more) & now it is just about as snappy as when it was new.
[Nexus 7 General] biga1:
Just install parrot mod. Read the thread, install, and enjoy.
[Samsung Gear VR] Deezy88:
i trying to watch video from the milk vr and non of them run i click play and get a blk screen,i think after it updated it happen,has anyone gone through this?
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
I think they are making changes to it and it's having issues. Or maybe they finally realized what an incredibly stupid name Milk VR is. I mean, c'mon. What the hell does cow excretions have to do with VR? :)
[Samsung Gear VR] Deezy88:
is your working cause i wanna see the nba thing,and in weeks they going to ahve the nba all star game in the milk vr app so they gotta work for me
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
What version number do you have installed? Pending update is 1.27.
[Samsung Gear VR] Deezy88:
1.26
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
You might as well install the update then. Hopefully, that fixes it for you.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Lol, Milk.

Sorry, it just makes me laugh every time I hear it. :)

"I'll have a tall cold glass of fresh white VR please..."