[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Oeps:
experience after a few days with this rom - good enough as daily driver, some quirks

Hi, Installed this rom a few days ago on my SM-N9005 and use it as my daily driver now. Came from CM11, skipped cm12.1 because I never got encryption working with cm12.x. I have to use an encrypted phone for work e-mail.

Warning: long post!

Version I use: 13.0-20151217-unofficial-hlte-Morningstar Build date 2015-12-16

Kernel: 3.4.110-f2fs-temasek-cm13.0-hlte-v1.44+ (default)

The above is the 2015-12-25 version as in the OP.

Gapps Banks as in OP.

Some things I noticed in this rom (might be CM13 general, this rom or me not completely familiar with this ROM yet).

In general: Very satisfied! Smooth and most of the time good battery life!

I can encrypt the phone now! A Must have for me. However, when I start TWRP 2.8.7 to create a backup image it asks for the encryption password. I'm sure that I enter the correct password but it always tells me the password is wrong. Canceling gives me the TWRP gui but can't do anything with /data. So no backups for now :(.

When I start the phone I have to enter the password as well, then it just starts as it should. Could not find any known problems of TWRP 2.8.7 in combination with Marshmallow encryption. Anyone any clue how to solve this?

I sometimes don't get an IP address when I use a mobile network. Selecting another APN and then selecting the correct APN again solves this (for a while).

I switch off Wifi automatically when I drive my car and during the night so my wifi goes off and on during the day.

I have the “Cellular data always on” setting in the developer options Off (default).

Have installed “IP widget” now to monitor the behaviour.

Anyone has seen the same behaviour? Solutions?

Not important for me and CM13 I think: When I have a BT connection in My car I automatically start Carmode (with easyprofiles). Then only a green screen flashes by with the text “Launch Android Auto, Look for the Android Auto button on your car's display to start” Have looked on the display but couldn't find the button :) Maybe I have to flash my car too with a new rom. Seems the old car mode is not there any more (will use a cardock app from the store).

It -seems- that under certain circumstances I loose deep sleep. Then battery life is getting bad. Lowest frequency selected is then 300MHz and deep sleep is not any more in the list (CPU Spy Plus). Maybe some app I use. When deep sleep is available it uses it when it can and battery life seems good now after 4 days with this rom.

When I pull down the notifications completely I see weather information for my location. It is always gives Fahrenheit temperature. I don't know where I can configure this or how to switch this off. I tried English US and Dutch as language for my phone. The language for the weather info changes after reboot if I choose Dutch but it still shows Fahrenheit.

How can I select Celsius or switch off the weather info completely?

Found it: Add clock widget to some screen and set Celsius, might take a reboot to become effective. To remove it completely: Settings - Apps - (menu) show system - cLock - Disable

After startup: Widgets startup much slower than in CM11. Once the screens have been populated with the widgets performance is as expected. Not a real problem ofcourse.

When pressing recent apps right after startup of phone it is populated with many apps although did not start anything manually. Started always empty in other/older roms. Does it keep the list from last boot or are these apps autostarted? Is this a change in CM13 behaviour?

Does CM13 still have the quick unlock feature that you don't have to press OK when the lock code was correct. Can't find it.

Thanks!