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[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
One thing everyone must remember. Not all apps have been upgraded to utilize any new programming APIs, etc based on Lollipop. Lollipop under the hood is a different environment. No longer is Dalvik around. It's now ART. Some apps still do things that are only available under Dalvik, hence they do not work under LP.

Also, APIs go out of date, also known as deprecated, as OS'es mature. Apps that continue to use old, out-dated API calls, or were improperly programmed from the beginning but could get away with it in older versions of the Android OS, are now showing their issues. This can result in either the app not working at all, or the app could drain the battery.

Android apps are a different beast from your normal PC Windows application/program. They should not run in the background if minimized/when a user switches out. They usually go into a suspended mode so that they are not consuming resources. Out of the box, when an app is written, all of that handling is set up automatically. However, it can be circumvented due to someone not understanding the Android app life-cycle, or they know it and don't care, and just do poor programming. Either way can result in an app that misbehaves and drains the battery, as well as consuming resources (memory, CPU, etc). That also leads to battery drain.

So, I think part of this is Google, but I also believe that most of it is due to apps that are not optimized for Lollipop. I would like to see, or know, if these tests were run on straight stock with NO user downloaded apps. That would give us a clearer picture as to whether or not LP truly does gain better battery life for certain devices (I read that as newer devices).
[Verizon LG G3] tech_head:
No battery life difference for me.
[Verizon LG G3] 6NomoN6:
Only difference I've noticed would be the stock LP gives better battery life than AOSP
[Verizon LG G3] Badouken:
Yeah I keep forgetting about the out of date API's but I practically use only Google Apps, I pretty much have everything I need on Google's platform. I only have a handful of apps that aren't google but I rarely use them. Still haven't noticed a change in battery. Not that the battery is bad per say my battery is actually pretty good especially compared to my S3 back in the day. Ive just been seeing other people complain in different forums. But you're right they are probably not using fully optimized apps for lollipop if they are having battery issues.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
:) My wife and I aren't that popular, so we don't talk on the phone much. She does use hers a LOT for games. When we got our G3s, I picked up a Verizon LG G Tab 8.3 VK810.4G as well, so now I spare my phone battery a lot for music in the car, GPS, some gaming and quite a bit of TapaTalk or other web browsing. About the only time I do any of those on my phone is when I'm at work killing time sitting on the toilet, or waiting for my lunch to heat up in the microwave.
[Verizon LG G3] corz123:
gosh one of the main reason i was going to upgrade to LP and reading this it doesn't seem worthwhile anymore. are there any reasons to upgrade to LP other than maybe material design? it seems sort to just be a ui makeover now...
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
ART instead of Dalvik. It's much smoother now.

Sent from my VK810 4G
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
Another thing to do is give it a few days after upgrading. At first, you might see poorer battery life but give it a few days and it might stabilize after that and you might see better battery life.

Also, once you've done this, start monitoring the battery section to see which apps are consuming the most battery life. This should give you an idea as to what is going on. That can help you pin point better misbehaving apps.

Also, I use the Snap Dragon Battery Guru app. That can also help pinpoint apps that might not be behaving correctly, plus it can do some managing of things to help preserve battery life. Not sure how much it helps, but it hasn't hurt, so I continue to use it.

Just some helpful hints that I've observed with this phone. I used to use Greenify, but I have found that I can get just about the same battery life without it as I did with it (at least on this phone), so I've since removed it. But, it's still an option to look at it, and it doesn't require root any more, which is nice for those that don't wish to root. And it has helped me in the past with other phones. I just haven't found that it helps that much with this phone.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Note that stock LG Lollipop builds 23A & 23B result in the SnapDragon Battery Guru app claiming it's incompatible when you go to it's Play Store page, although I haven't tried sideloading/restoring it from Titanium Backup.
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
Ahh. Since I haven't upgrade to LP (still on stock and happy as a clam), this is good to know.
[Verizon LG G3] jfriend33:
Battery life does not change whatsoever. The display is always the culprit. Can get 5hrs of screen time sometimes 6 per stock battery.

Sent from my LG-VS985 adorned w/ Illusion ROM :)
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
Which is why I believe, as I stated earlier, this points to misbehaving apps that are not "tuned" correctly for LP. It's always better to just wipe clean (FDR) and then start restoring apps one by one to see what might be causing it. But also, give it a few days to settle down too.

I'm still waiting for the "official" release and then, will wait to see if either root can carry forward or else, the latest root still works on the official release.

T-Mobile users can now upgrade via the software tool on their Windows machines (not available as an OTA yet for them). Seeing how the G2 is getting it already, I have to imagine the G3 is not far behind. I'd much rather they just give us 5.1 to fix the memory leak.
[Verizon LG G3] mxmlaz:
I have noticed much better battery life on 23B Lollipop. I'm not rooted or anything, but for example I can listen to Audible for my daily drive into work that takes me 1.5 hours and the battery will only drop to 99%. I got 23B following another thread here, but my wife got a replacement G3 and it offered the update to 23b before the SIM card or SD card had been put in the phone. My son has a G2 that got the official Lollipop and it actually required two updates to get there. 1 just installed some system prereqs.
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
I'm in stock 23c and battery life is the same as it was under kk which for me is a good thing as I got excellent battery life under 12b. I'm not rooted because I want to wait and see if/when another ota comes out to fix the Wi-Fi sync issue.
[Verizon LG G3] JesseMT4G:
I just finally updated to 23c. Seems wifi works fine for me thus far. I'll see how battery life is tomorrow after a full charge /discharge. Everything seems pretty snappy so far. I didn't even do a factory reset. Hopefully I won't have too.
[Verizon LG G3] JesseMT4G:
Seems for me after a couple days, battery is comparable to KK. Never been satisfied anyway, so can't be disappointed there if it's the same.

Still don't notice the wifi problems everyone seems to complain about thankfully.

Only main thing I notice and is quite annoying is notifications don't show on my lock screen. I have to unlock it to see it.

Besides that seems ok.
[Verizon LG G3] ¿GotJazz?:
Most of y'all seem happy with your battery life on VZW G3 Lollipop. However, I was talking to a friend of mine about Lollipop on his G3, and he immediately complained about less battery life on Lollipop.

Is there a known solution for folks with VZW G3 Lollipop issues?

Thanks,

¿GJ?
[Verizon LG G3] hawkswind1:
I went back to kit kat. I was getting 3.5 hours screen on time on lollipop. I get close to 5 hours on kit kat. Same apps, usage, brightness (lux), settings etc. I used betterbatterystats and nothing stood out as a drain. Oh well. I heard LG released an updated 5.0.1 this week. I doubt we will see it on Verizon anytime soon though.
[Verizon LG G3] matty032:
Yeah, Verizon will sit on it for 6 months. Leave all the original bugs in it, then release it. I believe that is what they did with the current version. How they supposedly "tested" it for 6 months, and missed the WiFi sync bug is just incredible to me.:(
[Verizon LG G3] Nahked:
I've noticed a difference. I do a battery reset 2 to 3 times a week and my battery lasts fine after the resets.. A reset is let your phone did 0% then plug it in leave it off till I reached 100% then power on. Does the truck for me.
[Verizon LG G3] trent999:
It is bad for Lithium Ion batteries to run them down flat. Reduces their total number of possible recharges substantially. It is much better to recharge at or before 5% remaining, but in either case I cannot see any way this "resetting" could possibly reduce power drain.
[Verizon LG G3] Nahked:
Seems if i go a few weeks without doing so the phone will charge super fast and die super fast. Ill take that in to account and see how 5% works for me. Worst case i buy new batteries off ebay if mine wont hold a charge.
[Verizon LG G3] Ytsejamer1:
My battery life went down the tubes after the upgrade. However...i found that after the upgrade my SDCard wasn't found. I could insert it and the phone would recognize that a card was inserted, but it wouldn't read it. I had to copy the data out, reformat the card (exFat), then move the data back. From there, I noticed that Media Server process was running constantly. So I went into Google Music app settings and cleared everything out, setting back to square one. I did the same with Gallery.

After that, battery life has returned ALMOST to normal, but still not as good. I don't have ANYTHING else running that wasn't running before the upgrade.
[Verizon LG G3] jager420:
Are you using the same cable that came with the phone? I charged my phone on a Note 3 charger that was supposed to be lightning fast charging. While it did charge faster it also drained faster. This could be your issue of your using one of those chargers.
[Verizon LG G3] DigitalMD:
Yeah Lollipop has some definite problems. Its a shame Verizon has given the LG flagship a black eye. Other carriers are not having these issues.
[Verizon LG G3] kafreeman:
Too many issues with it for me.

1. Network traffic routing causing sync and notification issues

2. Bluetooth cutting in and out to the point it's unusable. This depends on the device being used, LG Tone headset is fine. Sony head unit is fine. Pioneer head unit, unusable.

3. GPS lock takes forever.

I stopped using the phone for bike rides, can't stream music in my truck, and can't use hangouts or get email notifications at home.

I flashed the phone back to 12b. GPS lock is better but still incredibly slow.

Ultimately I upgraded to the G4. Camera and responsiveness are a step above the G3. Especially the camera.
[Verizon LG G3] iBolski:
So strange. It sucks some experience these issues, and others, like me, don't. Makes you wonder what in the heck Big Red has done to cause all these issues.

Usually, issues like this stem from doing an in-place upgrade without wiping and starting clean. I backed up my data using the LG backup tool that's on the phone, wiped it clean (factory reset) and then did the upgrade, did another factory reset just to be safe, then re-installed all my backed up apps and the phone has been working great.

But now you have the g4! :good: Jealous! :laugh:
[Verizon LG G3] kafreeman:
I did a factory reset after the update, no change.

Did a CSE KDZ flash, then took the OTA, no change.

Ultimately left it on 12b, then after I ordered a G4 for the wife and seeing camera results.... and playing with it... felt far faster, and the camera is absolutely superior.

ANT+ USB stick doesnt seem work on either one of them though. Going to have to mess around with that.
[Verizon LG G3] JesseMT4G:
Only issues I have noticed is the battery drain. Fixed it with the zero lemon battery. Besides that I don't have the sync issues a lot of you talk about or bluetooth issues. If anything it connects better. I was a hair away from switching to the Edge program and upgrading to the g4. Decided against it. Camera is definitely better, but besides that I didn't see much to write home about over the G3. Didn't get to see the leather edition, only the plastic back one or whatever you want to call it. Just gonna ride out my contract and go from there. Might just end my contract with big red and go to AT&T, which I should have done before coming here.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0 Matt 0o:
Did you search? And try this? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53220435
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublinker:
That surely will do the trick. I personally had the same problem years back, and having had my first Sony Xperia phone, I did manage to get over it. What I did practically is detailed in that link posted by @o0Matt0o , today I see someone with same problem and I can imagine the frustration, because I did too.

Good luck friend.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0 Matt 0o:
I've 'bricked' my phones many times. I know it frustrating. But Xperias are so easy to fix.

The best thing about a brick is you learn how to fix it.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublinker:
Sure friend, just talking about first time experience and that's what he's going through right now. You and I are now conversant with fixing these easily because it's not our first time.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalosSide:
Thank you I know it may seem simple but I just have no idea what to do. Its is fixed now.

Thank you Im going to try flash lollipop again
[General Topics] boyl2434:
Anyone know how to set XDA-ORBIT into mass storage mode ?

Program I need to update regularly will not use ActiveSync

and its such a pain to remove storage card and insert in card reader and then put back in orbit

Thanks for help
[General Topics] Rudegar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=287482&highlight=mass+storage

curtisy of search forum for "mass storage"
[General Topics] Ultimate Chicken:
CardExport is the most reliable, but needs purchase.

WM5Storage is free, but you'll need to sign up at Modaco or you can't download it.

The third way is to completely turn off ALL syncing options in ASync (which I do - it will still let you connect), or connect as Guest (which I do in the office). This is easier, requiring no other setup, but the transfer speed's slower because the Async converter runs even if you tell it not to convert anything.
[General Topics] boyl2434:
Already connected as guest, and disabled all syncing options

but smart2go maploader wont see the Orbit

I will have to try WM5storage

Thanks for assistance
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex k:
I have unlocked the boot loader but now i have problems. I have mac and use Parallels but can't flash twrp

I use the toolkit tool but it dosent work.

i use fast boot command and get error can't load recovery image.

What can i do?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] st@rk:
i have windows, i have unlocked boot loader. same problem with me cant load recovery image.

please help:confused:
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petitburton:
yes i have the same problem and my only solution it's "fastboot boot recovery.img" in fastboot mode

i am not a developper but i have looking this in xda

I have no other way to enter the recovery because blocked before

excuse me for my english
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazynapkinman:
What version moto e? 3g or 4g? LTE? EU or Americas?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] st@rk:
it probably means it id didnt recognise ur .img file....

this would definetely work...type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.img"

u notice the extra ".img" ??

use that command...

hit thanks if worked (it would definetely )
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratham Nathyal:
I need to root without using boot loader as my only motive is to use link2sd and not flash ROMs so please tell me how to one click root my phone so that I can unroot with ease without voiding warranty and also get ota updates in future

I tried Kingroot phone app and also PC mobogienie but both can't one click root my phone help me out in getting my phone rooted by one click methods

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squid2:
You are asking for an exploit. Motorola cares about security and patches vulnerabilities. There are no publicly known vulnerabilities for this device. You need to unlock the bootloader.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratham Nathyal:
I mean at all costs?? OK but are there any chances of getting my phone bricked I mean I have rooted a phone before and installed jellyblast on it but that was the most tested phone ever galaxy y s5360 so I didn't face any problems is motoe2 tested that much

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)

---------- Post added at 05:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:34 PM ----------

I mean at all costs?? OK but are there any chances of getting my phone bricked I mean I have rooted a phone before and installed jellyblast on it but that was the most tested phone ever galaxy y s5360 so I didn't face any problems is motoe2 tested that much

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)

---------- Post added at 05:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

Sir my only motive is to use link2sd to place obbs in external cards that's all I need to do with root is there any non root way of placing obbs in external

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squid2:
If you just want to move apps to SD card, you don't need root for that. That feature is built in to Lolliopop. Just go to the applications section of your settings menu. Google it for more info.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratham Nathyal:
Sir I know how to move to sdcard but that only moves some ordinary files not the obbs the main problem is of obb's I am talking about

I am pretty mad about games so I have iron man 3, asphalt 8 at same time and want more big games on my phone without uninstalling these

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squid2:
For files that "move to sd card" doesn't move, you'll probably need to root.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratham Nathyal:
Sir I want to place obbs on external SD card but I know that's not possible unless I root and use a app like Link2Sd but a week back I installed Plant vs Zombies 2 and it didn't recognize the obb when placed in ln internal so I placed it on my external SD card and I don't know how butt it started using the obb and I started playing but at that time I wanted everything in my internal memory so I spent hours restarting uninstalling and at last it started working on internal.

But my point is now when I try to place on external it doesn't recognize at all after many tries and I myself know it isn't possible because the obb isn't meant to be on external so I am trying to say that how then did it work on external for first time? how it can be? If it was an accident then it can happen again!! then do we really have to root our phone and use link2sd or IS THERE A NON ROOT WAY OF DOING THIS THAT WE NOT KNOW

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G user)

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squid2:
I'll start by saying that I know very little about the workings of android games and obb files. I think the obb file handling is done by the app, and some games support these data files on external sd, while others don't. I presume link2sd uses symlinks to make files on the sd cards behave like files on internal storage, so that non sd card friendly games also work with data on sd. I don't know if you need root to make the necessary symlinks.

Anyway, your question is not really relevant to this thread it seems.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pratham Nathyal:
I am really sorry for spoiling ur thread

Now this is my last

Sir I was talking about what accidentally happened and i f we could repeat the process I totally agree with u that an app should be designed to pick up obbs from external card only then it will read as I have a game LIMBO(I recommend u to play it too its the best game ever) it can read from external so I place its obb in external and it works

But I know plant vs zombies 2 isn't designed or programmed to pick up obb from external so then how the app started thinking the external as internal and picked up obb from it

If u don't know please recommend me a specific thread or what to do next

And sir I have some doubts about something ill send u messages and I don't want to spoil ur thread so please do answer them

Thank u very much for ur support till now

Pratham Nathyal ( MotoE2 3G, Lollipop5.0.2)
[HTC Desire 300] bassam_tayyan:
Hello all

Why is not issuing updates for htc desire 300

Alambrmon and why does not the site in support of this device

Please issue new updates containing issuance android 5 Lollipop

Thank you very much
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] FirmYn:
Hi ! Since 2 hours, I try to power up my Nexus 7 2013 Wifi which was blocked (but turned on, notification LED was blinking), I pushed the power button for 10~15 sec (for emergency reboot) but nothing happened, then I charged it, nothing... And I tried to plug it to my PC and this is what I get : [IMG="The Strange Folder"]http://i.imgur.com/DNCRGjc.png[/IMG]

So I don't know what to do, can you help me ?

Thanks !

PS : I was using 4.4.4 Paranoid Android with ElementalX kernel
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] FirmYn:
When I plug my Nexus 7 into my PC it's recognized as "qualcomm hs-usb diagnostics 9006" which is apparently almost same as "qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008"

Someone can help me ? Please !
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] vincent844:
do you solve the problems? please help me, i stuck them same problem with my Amazon Fire Phone, i think it would be the same trick, because my Laptop reconign it as Qaulcomm HS-USB diagnostics 9006!
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P_M_G:
Where's the dedicated Sprint M9 forum? I see AT&T and Verizon, but Sprint version available for sale today!
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sim-X:
Ordered mine yesterday, didn't see the Sprint forums either. What gives?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
Sprint M9
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l1ttl3z:
i've had my m9 on sprint now for about a week but they just made a sprint specific forum the other day so try to search again if you haven't found it yet
[Moto 360] geojoking:
Hi,

Do you know if (and how) you can install the original watchfaces from the G Watch R on the Moto 360? Or from other Android Wear watches?

There is a YouTube guide, but the link with instructions is not working anymore...

Thanks.
[Moto 360] gasparzim:
This one?

http://xdaforums.com/moto-360/themes-apps/how-to-g-watch-r-moto-360-t2976872
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leethedon1:
As the title suggests,

Came across a company called cell-plaza on ebay who are based in Hong Kong selling lots of high end phones, all brand new, for what seems to be very cheap prices.

Details:

Description: NEW LG G2 D801 4G LTE Quad-Core 32GB 13MP Android Mobile Phone- Black (Unlocked)

Price: £141.00

Link: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281435055233?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Has anyone had any experience with this company, or can you spot anything suspicious about them?

I've already made the purchase, hoping for the best.

I've been stung by clones & knock off's before, but I've never seen an LG G2 clone before.

Thanks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siggey:
If you read the negative feedbacks on ebay you foud that probably they sent you a refurbished phone and probably without warranty. But the price made the deal..

_____________________________________Read more write less and be smart
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] =JKT=:
Hope it works out for you, man. The negative feedback is a bit discouraging, especially the one that says something about changing feedback in order to get refund!

But let us know how it works out for you. I'm thinking at worst (based on feedback) you have a 4 in 5 chance of getting a working phone.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyboast:
Did it arrive?

Hi, did you receive this phone OK? I'm contemplating buying one myself.

Thanks