And still nothing OTA. Presumably they have pulled the update for the 2012 models after all the issues which would make sense. Hope they get on and fix it though, I'm getting so used to Lollipop on my 5 I am finding my 7 harder to use...
Anybody else still not have Lollipop on the Wifi-Only version?
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Mine has an unlocked bootloader - I think I probably rooted it too, I can't remember. Think I can still get the OTA? I had no problem installing 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 OTAs just now. But no 5.0 update is offered.
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There's reports on this Forum and others regarding a number of issues with Lollipop - often enough to not be simply bad luck on a dodgy install - and that Google is already slowly releasing 5.0.1 to (hopefully) deal with these. My impression on this is that Google, after its usual staggered release of Lollipop and the feedback from those installs, may have slowed/stopped the release rather than produce more bad feedback from users.
My N7 (2012) did get the original Lollipop OTA and there has been some stability / operational issues that echo some of the complaints posted. Its certainly not an experience I would encourage users to desperately seek. Stuff seems to be slowly working itself out, though I've had to get rid of Chrome (in favour of Dolphin) and completely uninstall the Facebook app to gain some control of my device.
My N7 (2012) did get the original Lollipop OTA and there has been some stability / operational issues that echo some of the complaints posted. Its certainly not an experience I would encourage users to desperately seek. Stuff seems to be slowly working itself out, though I've had to get rid of Chrome (in favour of Dolphin) and completely uninstall the Facebook app to gain some control of my device.
I received the update several weeks ago on my 2012 Nexus 7. Since getting the update my tablet has become so slow that it is not useable. I just joined this site in hopes of finding a solution. I would not download the update after what I have experienced.
Specifically I have experienced the following:
The device locks up after a few minutes on the internet. After several minutes a screen comes up indicating that Chrome is not responding and asking if I want to close it. If I click "OK", it takes several minutes to shut down. Sometimes if I "wait" it becomes operational after a few more minutes.
The device takes several minutes to load up after I turn it on.
When I click on the "home screen" button, it takes several minutes to go to the home screen and sometimes I give up and shut it down.
To get anywhere, such as calendar, I sometimes have to click on the "calendar" button several times.
The Nexus "reboots" itself at random times.
Basically I have stopped using the tablet for most tasks and am using my wife's 17 inch laptop. That's what I am typing this on. This is a major change for me. Prior to the update, I rarely used the laptop and did most of my email and notetaking using the Nexus and an external Bluetooth keyboard. I am currently looking for a replacement for my Nexus because I can't go several more weeks without something. I'm thinking about a Samsung Note 4.
Specifically I have experienced the following:
The device locks up after a few minutes on the internet. After several minutes a screen comes up indicating that Chrome is not responding and asking if I want to close it. If I click "OK", it takes several minutes to shut down. Sometimes if I "wait" it becomes operational after a few more minutes.
The device takes several minutes to load up after I turn it on.
When I click on the "home screen" button, it takes several minutes to go to the home screen and sometimes I give up and shut it down.
To get anywhere, such as calendar, I sometimes have to click on the "calendar" button several times.
The Nexus "reboots" itself at random times.
Basically I have stopped using the tablet for most tasks and am using my wife's 17 inch laptop. That's what I am typing this on. This is a major change for me. Prior to the update, I rarely used the laptop and did most of my email and notetaking using the Nexus and an external Bluetooth keyboard. I am currently looking for a replacement for my Nexus because I can't go several more weeks without something. I'm thinking about a Samsung Note 4.
I sideloaded Lollipop a couple of weeks ago after a factory reset but went back to 4.4 after a couple of days. It was almost completely unusable despite multiple resets. Facebook was one of the biggest problems, but even after uninstalling the app, I still experienced massive lags with Google apps, especially Play Music. If I can't get to my All-Access music on my tablet for streaming to Chromecast or Bluetooth speakers, there goes at least a third of my daily use of it. Chrome was occasionally laggy as hell too. Uninstalling the Google Now Launcher and using Nova Launcher only helped a very small amount overall... the problem seemed much more pervasive than that.
Unless there are some major bug fixes in 5.01 (doesn't sound like it from what I've heard), I don't know if I'll accept the OTA whenever it finally gets to my device. Too bad, because I really liked some of the Lollipop functionality.
Unless there are some major bug fixes in 5.01 (doesn't sound like it from what I've heard), I don't know if I'll accept the OTA whenever it finally gets to my device. Too bad, because I really liked some of the Lollipop functionality.
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I pulled the factory image and loaded Lollipop from scratch with a factory reset. So far, it's been very smooth sailing. Occasional lag, but about the same as I was running into with 4.4.4 anyway with occasional LONG lags when loading large apps into memory (encryption).
I'm not a huge fan of 5.0 overall - mostly because of all of the changes to the setup screens (Google should never take design cues from TouchWiz - just sayin') and how bright everything is - I don't favor so much brightness.
It's not something I would encourage anyone to seek out just yet. It appears to work OK as long as you accept that a factory reset is a Really Good Idea. This is an update heavy in cosmetics.
The two major improvements are:
1. ART - new runtime that replaces Dalvik to run apps. ART pre-compiles apps instead of just in time compilation. Installation takes longer and apps take up a little bit more space, but since you don't have to compile the app every time it runs many apps run faster. However, ART is new - it has previously been available only by activating developer options on select devices and enabling it manually. As a result, some apps still have poor support for ART.
2. Device encryption on by default - makes your data more secure, but the encryption layer really slows down read/write to storage, which can cause lags when loading large apps or anything else that reads or writes large amounts of data from/to storage.
I'm not a huge fan of 5.0 overall - mostly because of all of the changes to the setup screens (Google should never take design cues from TouchWiz - just sayin') and how bright everything is - I don't favor so much brightness.
It's not something I would encourage anyone to seek out just yet. It appears to work OK as long as you accept that a factory reset is a Really Good Idea. This is an update heavy in cosmetics.
The two major improvements are:
1. ART - new runtime that replaces Dalvik to run apps. ART pre-compiles apps instead of just in time compilation. Installation takes longer and apps take up a little bit more space, but since you don't have to compile the app every time it runs many apps run faster. However, ART is new - it has previously been available only by activating developer options on select devices and enabling it manually. As a result, some apps still have poor support for ART.
2. Device encryption on by default - makes your data more secure, but the encryption layer really slows down read/write to storage, which can cause lags when loading large apps or anything else that reads or writes large amounts of data from/to storage.
Still not gotten the ota update on my tablet either, but glad about it. From everything I've seen I won't much like lollipop. Too bright, new keyboard look sucks, etc. I like holo, not a fan of white or bright colors. So not looking forward to it at all.
I've been using it on my Nexus 5 for nearly a month now, I agree about the keyboard but it is easy enough to select the old style keyboard in settings. Really don't understand about the brightness thing, I just find the UI has nicer, clean lines and I much prefer the new card system although I wish they had gone the full webOS and made them horizontally stacked which would be much easier for one handed use. So, I'm happy to wait 'till the performance issues are sorted but I am getting a bit impatient to see Lollipop on my 7.
One of my two Nexus 7s (2012) got the update and it's hosed. It's glacier slow, locks up, it's basically useless. I went into the app manager and cleared the caches/ data on all the apps and it helped some, but so far, I'm not impressed.
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