I've noticed a lot of lag and stuttering that wasn't there on Android 10. Especially when sharing. Pixel 3xl. Very dissatisfied.
Ugh I dread the factory reset. It really shouldn't be that way Android 11 should be able to run on a Pixel 3 XL without the need of a factory reset. But if I have to do it I'll do it.
Might need a factory reset
As a test, see if the lag and stutter is there in Safe Mode. If it isn't, then it's probably related more to 3rd party apps that haven't been properlly optimized for Android 11 yet.
Hi, welcome to AC!A factory reset will not fix a screwed up update. If the update is flawed it will still be flawed after reset.
Would that include my hotspot as well? It keeps turning off and that has never happened. My carrier ran all the troubleshooting they could do and did not fix the issue so I am thinking it is the update-especially after reading all the complaints. Also my battery drains faster, constantly getting no internet messages when I have internet (I checked on other devices), some of my apps are acting funny and they are the ones that told me if I don't update they will not work anymore.
Moved this to the Android 10 subforum instead of the Android 11 it was in.
It might help some of those issues -- won't hurt to test it out. Obviously, you won't be able to test apps that you've installed, since they'll be disabled in Safe Mode. But if all of the other problems go away in Safe Mode, then it's probably due to a 3rd party app that hasn't been properly optimized for Android 11 yet.
Supposedly turning pixels off and on automatically wipes the partition so to speak.
Try TWRP. Full data backup (and system backup if you like) in one shot. You do have to unlock the bootloader, which does a factory reset, so pain once, then never again. (You don't even have to leave TWRP in the phone, you can boot with the img file, do the backup then reboot and you're back to the phone with no TWRP. And TWRP backups do restore.) Since you're backing up all your data area, you back up muxic, pictures, SMS, MMS, everything. (You may have to free up some space, install TWRP, and run Tipatch to back up your emulated SD card. (When you're putting video or audio into the phone, back the file up at that time by putting it on whatever you're using for your backup.)I hate the dreaded Factory Reset. I wish there was a state of the art backup, similar to Apples Cloud. I would pay for it, just like everyone does for Apple iCloud!!
A dirty update (installing an update over an earlier version, rather than flashing the entire new ROM (which you can do with a Pixel [any number] without wiping your stuff) often needs a system cache clear or even a factory reset.A factory reset will not fix a screwed up update. If the update is flawed it will still be flawed after reset.
I've never tried it, but it should still be possible from TWRP. (And you can manually choose the A or B partition with 'getprop ro.boot.slot_suffix' from adb, fastboot or a terminal app. [I believe you can also switch it in TWRP, but I don't want to reboot to check at the moment.])In the past, I would've recommended a cache partition wipe, but this is no longer an option on Pixel phones due to the dual A/B system partitions.
If you have the bootloader unlocked (or are willing to unlock it), you can flash the ROM every month. If you first delete the -w from the last fastboot line in flash-all.bat or flash-all.sh, you won't do a factory reset. (That's how I've been updating, every month, for years. A fresh system, but no damage to my things.)Supposedly turning pixels off and on automatically wipes the partition so to speak. I have found turning mine off then back on multiple times after updates has fixed small issues and definitely brought it back to pre-update performance.