Anyone experiencing lag on razr maxx?

[nogutsnoglory]

I have had the maxx for about 8 months or so, and up until now, the phone has been rock solid and extremely fast. In the last few days, the phone has slowed down to a crawl. It is almost unusable. It takes 10-20 seconds to open most apps, including the email app. And opening an email can be painfully slow. It got so bad that I reactivated my BlackBerry Bold. And the Bold is running circles around the maxx, which can't be right.

Anyone have similar problems?

 

[bradenfontaine]

Try clearing your cache and give sd maid pro a shot.

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[B. Diddy]

Agree. If you don't know how to clear your cache, refer to bradenfontaine's thread here:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/droid-razr-maxx/212407-how-clear-your-cache-stock.html#post2194079

(It's also a link in his signature.)

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I should have mentioned that I cleared the cache and currently use sd maid. The phone is rooted also. I wonder if I need to wipe the phone. Something is definitely wrong.

Here is a link to a quick video I shot showing the lag for what it is worth. https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F53476003&token=2qHaV5PS.

Thanks for any help.

 

[cbreze]

Just curious, have you checked your running available RAM? Maybe reached overload. I know it's supposed to refresh and restore, but ? Just a thought.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

No, I'll check that. Thanks.

 

[bradenfontaine]

make a backup, use Matt's 1.8 utility, wipe everything (option 1), root install safestrap 2.11, restore backup....

 

[B. Diddy]

Does it lag even after rebooting?

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[nogutsnoglory]

Yes, even after a reboot it lags pretty bad. It just seems like every time you open an app or ask the phone to do anything it feels like an eternity until the phone completes the action. In reality it may only be 5-10 seconds. I remember first getting the phone and it was smoking fast.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I think that this is my only option. I was hoping to avoid doing this if possible, but not sure I can put it off any longer.

 

[B. Diddy]

If the email app seems to be a particular problem, how about just stopping it, clearing all the data from that app, and not setting it back up with your email accounts to see if that leads to improvement? You could even try disabling the email app as well. If that doesn't help, it shouldn't be too hard to set it back up with your mail accounts.

 

[bradenfontaine]

Don't be scared we will help dot dot dot

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[carracerz14]

Don't be scared we will help dot dot dot

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Must be that good old voice typing huh?

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[bradenfontaine]

I think the root issue is that no voice typing can pick up on my way awesome accent combined with my incredible personality

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[B. Diddy]

You'd probably destroy Siri.

 

[carmen_612]

What's a good app for non rooted phones?
I know, I should just root, I'm just a bit worried that something will go wrong with my luck.

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[carracerz14]

Good app for what?


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[bradenfontaine]

More chance of a flaming turd falling from the sky and hitting your windshield while pulling out of the carwash... Trust me. You click one button to root.

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[nogutsnoglory]

Thank you bradenfontaine so much for the advise and awesome write up on how to add safestrap, etc. I just finished it a little while ago but unfortunately, the lag is still there. It is painfully slow. My wife has the same phone with GB and I will check her's tonight to see if she has the same problem. Based on this I am going back to my Blackberry Bold at least for now. I just compared the 2 phones and even google maps loaded so much faster on the BB than it did on the motorola. Not trying to troll with that statement, just making an observation. I feel that some phones just don't work well with ICS yet. Hopefully that will change with the patch supposedly being worked on by Android at which time I can switch back.

Thanks for all the help everyone!

 

[bradenfontaine]

Can I suggest flashing a custom ROM? Eclipse 1.5 is my personal favorite over at droidrzr.com, If you STILL experience lag... Then it could potentially be hardware. Keep us informed.

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