Android 5 Lollipop coming to the Venue 8 7840 Tablet On April 21st.

[anon(9146492)]

Ok now that I have gotten it, can anyone tell me what the star icon is for on the status bar? I is between the bluetooth and alarm icons.

 

[zoyano]

Confirmed, I have the update as well!

 

[zoyano]

Ok now that I have gotten it, can anyone tell me what the star icon is for on the status bar? I is between the bluetooth and alarm icons.

I don't see this icon, can you post a screenshot?

 

[LukeT32]

Loading the update now... Hopefully Lollipop on my tablet is smoother then on my G2... It's a train wreck.

 

[anon(9146492)]

I am a freak when I get an update. I don't trust that everything was upgraded properly, so I am in the middle of a factory reset. If the star is still there when I am done I will post a screenshot. The odd thing was that nothing was showing up in notifications other than the Max Audio or whatever that thing is. It actually looked like the star from a twitter notification when someone favorites a tweet.

 

[cpolism]

So what do you say? I can't update until I get home from work, but i'm pumped! How does everyone like the update so far?

 

[anon(9146492)]

I like the notifications on the lock screen, and love the new settings look. I don't like the notifications pulldown because it feels a little cramped. I also have a hard time unlocking the device. LOL! I guess I am not good a touching that lock icon.

 

[Isacalbert]

How do I apply widgets left of my home screen? Only works to the right for me..

 

[mimsiesboy]

How do I apply widgets left of my home screen? Only works to the right for me..

I noticed that too, it's like the Google now launcher without the now. I personally use Nova prime.

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[darrell s]

An Android Central news item from today indicates that the Lollipop update has forced encryption.

How is everyone's performance?

I'm getting mine delivered Monday, probably still on KitKat. Should I update?

 

[paul foster]

Just finished updating. Too early to declare this a winner but good right now. I will post any issues as they arise.

I am familiar with 5.1 on my nexus 7 and had many issues before the last stable release. Thats why I got the dell. Stable 4.4 is better than buggy 5.0


Better late and stable than early and flawed

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[paul foster]

No bugs yet but tablet feels very fast.

Now we can start the ---+ when will 5.1.1 be delivered conversation

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[jrb7561]

With the new lock screen you can swipe up anywhere on the screen to unlock. You don't have to touch that tiny lock icon.

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[anon(9146492)]

Duh! Yeah swiping up from anywhere works. I was doing a side swipe to unlock that doesn't work. Thanks.

 

[pawdog]

The encryption doesn't appear to have any negative effects on performance. If anything the tablet is faster and smoother. Looks like the best just got better.

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[jrb7561]

Yeah I'm really digging the update. The tablet feels notably faster. I'm using the Google Now launcher which is a good match for this tablet.

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[anon(9146492)]

Here is a screenshot of the star. Upper right hand corner. What is that?

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[anon(9146492)]

I figured it out. I had accidentally set it for priority interruptions only.

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[cbys]

They seemed to have removed the Intel Sensing Assistant function in favour of Ambient Screen which doesnt work at all when i pick the tablet up. Any way to restore that functionality?

 

[paul foster]

My tablet is always at home so I have lock screen / security turned off. However 5.0.2 encrypted my storage. Can someone tell me where I can find the encryption key ?

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