Android 12 Official Release ..5 bugs and fixes.

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Between the two I like this one on Mr. Snerd the best. It's kitty time.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Beta 5 is not good on my phone. Uggghhhh, slow, sluggish, Pixel Launcher is pretty much useless. Bummer. I might have to opt out at this point and factory reset. I'm glad it's working great for so many others, but my 4XL is just not liking these Android 12 beta builds

If you are factory resetting try and install the beta clean. I did what with beta 2 and beta 4 and it runs so much better. The reinstall is quite quick and you get any UI changes baked in. This is the RC and should be quite stable.

 

[jhilker]

In Depth Tech Reviews' Beta 5 video. Another good job ..

https://youtu.be/ZP4l9AZiFc8

 

[mustang7757]

Just go to downloading now , was one handed mode before with swipe down gesture on bottom bar? I like that touch

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

In Depth Tech Reviews' Beta 5 video. Another good job ..

https://youtu.be/ZP4l9AZiFc8

Emad is the only reviewer who I subscribe to and to get notifications from. He does a very thorough job of going through every new or improved feature and change plus whatever bugs he finds.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

Testing "Daylong Routine" feature. Didn't work with Beta 4.1. Setting time is a pia. Having to scroll through every time zone in the world to find mine. Ugh.

After a lot of testing, failures, and research I think I know why ”Daylong Routines" aren't working on my Pixel 4a. This feature is designed for Home devices, not phones. That is a shame as I run many routines during my work day. All run successfully with Assistant voice triggers but fail with Daylong. No wonder Assistant doesn't know how to turn on/off Bluetooth on Daylong but does with my voice triggered routines.
Big disappointment.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

For those who are still fans of the BlackBerry Hub will be happy to learn that it appears to be now working on Beta 5 (it stopped working on A12).
https://forums.crackberry.com/showthread.php?p=13597454
However one poster reports the "In Box" will "crash if used frequently".. whatever that means.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Just go to downloading now , was one handed mode before with swipe down gesture on bottom bar? I like that touch

Yeah been using it since beta 2 I think

 

[eric002]

At this point, I'm not so sure if Google will actually fix this or not but I still reported this issue for the fourth time. It's one of those quality of life issues that I feel like they should fix.

 

[jhilker]

I'm wondering if there are enough bugs in Beta 5 that will result in a Beta 5.1?

 

[john_v]

I really don't like that permanent date widget in Pixel Launcher...takes up the top portion of the screen. Who on earth thought that would be a good idea? If I could put a weather widget next to it, wouldn't be so bad.

I had been using Pixel Launcher solely since downloading 12beta. This minor annoyance made me download Nova, which is also a hot mess right now, that one wouldn't stay set as the default launcher, despite reboots, etc. Widgets not working properly.

Microsoft Launcher seems stable on 12B5, going to go back to that one for awhile.

 

[eric002]

I really don't like that permanent date widget in Pixel Launcher...takes up the top portion of the screen. Who on earth thought that would be a good idea? If I could put a weather widget next to it, wouldn't be so bad.

I had been using Pixel Launcher solely since downloading 12beta. This minor annoyance made me download Nova, which is also a hot mess right now, that one wouldn't stay set as the default launcher, despite reboots, etc. Widgets not working properly.

Microsoft Launcher seems stable on 12B5, going to go back to that one for awhile.

Yeah I hear you. For me, the lack of the weather info as part of the at a glance widget is annoying. I'm sure that I'll be part of a 5.1 update.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

I really don't like that permanent date widget in Pixel Launcher...takes up the top portion of the screen. Who on earth thought that would be a good idea? If I could put a weather widget next to it, wouldn't be so bad.

I had been using Pixel Launcher solely since downloading 12beta. This minor annoyance made me download Nova, which is also a hot mess right now, that one wouldn't stay set as the default launcher, despite reboots, etc. Widgets not working properly.

Microsoft Launcher seems stable on 12B5, going to go back to that one for awhile.

Try Ruthless Launcher. Like pixel launcher but with loads of options. Free and no ads.

 

[eric002]

Try Ruthless Launcher. Like pixel launcher but with loads of options. Free and no ads.

Good good suggestion for those people that want those customisable options.

 

[john_v]

Try Ruthless Launcher. Like pixel launcher but with loads of options. Free and no ads.

Thanks I'll take a look...I have previously, before the beta, rotated between Nova and MSL. So I have MS set the way I like it, just had to do a two tap restore.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Thanks I'll take a look...I have previously, before the beta, rotated between Nova and MSL. So I have MS set the way I like it, just had to do a two tap restore.

Yeah. It really does look and behave like the Pixel launcher. But you can have a bigger grid, custom icons and the at a glance widget also shows notifications. Can choose to have the search bar or not and by downloading s bridge you get the Google feed to the left of the screens.

 

[jhilker]

I really don't like that permanent date widget in Pixel Launcher...takes up the top portion of the screen. Who on earth thought that would be a good idea? If I could put a weather widget next to it, wouldn't be so bad.

I had been using Pixel Launcher solely since downloading 12beta. This minor annoyance made me download Nova, which is also a hot mess right now, that one wouldn't stay set as the default launcher, despite reboots, etc. Widgets not working properly.

Microsoft Launcher seems stable on 12B5, going to go back to that one for awhile.

I'm thinking it must be a bug, based on what I see in the settings. It was mentioned in the In-Depth Tech Review I posted earlier. Makes me wonder if there will be one more update you the beta before it rolls out to the public?

 

[john_v]

I did notice that in the settings as well. I should report that as a bug

 

[jhilker]

I did notice that in the settings as well. I should report that as a bug

I just did the same thing. I'm wondering though, could Pixel Launcher updates be made through Google app updates? Not really sure

 

[jhilker]

Regarding the At a Glance widget:
https://piunikaweb.com/2021/09/09/a...lance-widget-settings-broken-issue-escalated/