I can't believe how amazing 5.1 is

[quietlybrilliant]

My phone is an order of magnitude more fun to use. Everything is instantaneous. Apps open without any lag. Typing is suddenly buttery smooth, light-speed response. There is no more hanging of the default camera and cell phone apps. I even switched the animation scales to 0.25, and there's no stuttering.

I'm just confused what they did, software-wise, to yield such a huge difference. Never seen an improvement anywhere near this in any software upgrade. I'm now ready to recommend this phone without hesitation as the best smartphone on the market.

 

[con5150]

Cool.. Can't wait to get it...

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[VW Maverick]

I concur. Smooth, sweet and lean.

Mav.

Sent from my Sprint Nexus 6.

 

[Hasbrobot]

It's awesome but every time I make a phone call the screen turns off. Any ideas?

Sent from my Nexus 6

 

[jdfry15]

I agree. Coming from the note 4 as a daily device and an iPhone 6 plus the nexus is a pleasure to use. It rivals and in many cases surpasses the iPhone in smoothness and aesthetics. I can't believe what I dealt with using the note 4, which I love, but pure lollipop is great. Glad you enjoy it.

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[jcampbell1070]

If I'm not mistaken, it's the art runtime that's makes a difference

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[Robbie317]

Android 5.1 Brings Performance Improvements to Nexus 6 | Androidheadlines.com

In Android 5.0 the Nexus 6 would only activate cores the system thought it needed, keeping some of the quad-core CPU offline for assumed battery savings. Android 5.1 keeps all four cores active and waiting for instruction, giving the system better means to distribute tasks evenly.

This even distribution is making plenty of users notice a much quicker Lollipop this time around, even for the beastly Nexus 6.

 

[planoman]

I believe I read that all four cores are available immediately versus ramping up to using them all so it is more responsive. I am impressed they were able to do that while maintaining or even improving battery life!

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[Greg C]

My phone is an order of magnitude more fun to use. Everything is instantaneous. Apps open without any lag. Typing is suddenly buttery smooth, light-speed response. There is no more hanging of the default camera and cell phone apps. I even switched the animation scales to 0.25, and there's no stuttering.

I'm just confused what they did, software-wise, to yield such a huge difference. Never seen an improvement anywhere near this in any software upgrade. I'm now ready to recommend this phone without hesitation as the best smartphone on the market.

1 big reason why the Nexus 6 runs much better is because the 5.1 update causes ALL 4 cores of the cpu to operate at the same time. Also the Nexus 6 now uses memory better. No more "memory leak." I can't get over how much better the Nexus 6 is now after the 5.1 update. Alright Google... let's move on to the NEXT Android OS update!

 

[Deputy1]

I had the same issue yesterday when making a call. Hope it's a one time glitch.

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[BargainingJew]

If I'm not mistaken, it's the art runtime that's makes a difference

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Mistaken.

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[milehigherik]

1 big reason why the Nexus 6 runs much better is because the 5.1 update causes ALL 4 cores of the cpu to operate at the same time. Also the Nexus 6 now uses memory better. No more "memory leak." I can't get over how much better the Nexus 6 is now after the 5.1 update. Alright Google... let's move on to the NEXT Android OS update!

I agree totally! But about the next update... Baby steps.

 

[milehigherik]

It's awesome but every time I make a phone call the screen turns off. Any ideas?

Sent from my Nexus 6

Is that a bad thing?

 

[Hasbrobot]

Is that a bad thing?

It is when it doesn't turn back on.
Turns out my glass screen protector was triggering the proximity sensor and keeping the screen from turning back on during phone calls.

Sent from my Nexus 6

 

[Robbie317]

I agree totally! But about the next update... Baby steps.

The instant we get one update we want the next one that isn't even rumored yet....... Heck they are still working on the bugs on THIS update....

 

[sed51329]

It's awesome but every time I make a phone call the screen turns off. Any ideas?

Sent from my Nexus 6

- Go into accessibility settings
- Check 'end call with power button'
- Restart phone
- Uncheck 'end call with power button'

 

[Hasbrobot]

It's actually working now since I removed the glass screen protector. Thank you for your suggestion!

Sent from my Nexus 6

 

[radicchio]

It's awesome but every time I make a phone call the screen turns off. Any ideas?

Sent from my Nexus 6

See this thread.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...-not-wake-up-until-other-person-hangs-up.html

Sorry---I didn't read this thread all the way to the end or I would have seen that this was already answered.

 

[anon(5630457)]

The Nexus 6 was made for 5.1.

 

[bob2300]

NVM already answered