First impressions of Android N dev preview 4

[jojoe42]

How much improvement with respect to SOT have you found with N in general vs Marshmallow?

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I've found it to be a little hit-and-miss, although I expect the Preview 5/final release build to be better than MM. Some days I will get 2 hours, and some days I will get 4-5 hours SOT (I used to average 2-3 hours on MM).

 

[N4Newbie]

Some of the issues I had in Beta 3 (like this one http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-n/652705-broken-apps-n-2.html#post5207134 and others) have gone away in Beta 4, even though the apps in question have not been updated recently.

 

[Trigati]

With the final APIs, hopefully Microsoft will fix the issues with Cortana and OneDrive being unable to connect. One of the few issues I've has on N. It's been solid else wise.

Sent via the Communications Center of the Takari

 

[eric002]

I've noticed that with developer preview 4 If you quick reply to a text message it doesn't clear out of notification shade whereas in previews 3 it did. .

 

[chezm]

Android Auto is broken in 4, Google Maps doesn't work on AA, worked in 3.
Update, Google says the next MAP update will fix the problem. I've gone back to Marshmallow because AA is critical for me. I miss N, I'll reinstall it when the MAP problem is fixed.

I use AA, thanks a lot for heads up...more reason to wait until final for me.

{Nexus 6P}

 

[grover5]

Only thing I've found that just doesn't work is HBO GO

Sling TV doesn't work and streaming games in MLB at bat also doesn't work. Netflix doesn't work for me either.

 

[eric002]

Otherwise pretty solid. I do hope that texting notification shade gets fixed though.

It seems to me that Google wants android users to do everything through the notification shade vs actually going into the actual app.

 

[renegad3]

It seems to me that Google wants android users to do everything through the notification shade vs actually going into the actual app.

Its not that they want you to do everything from the notification, they are just giving you the option of replying without having to go to the app to do so.

Makes life easier when you dont have to leave the app you are currently in to simply reply to a text (or some other option).

 

[eric002]

Its not that they want you to do everything from the notification, they are just giving you the option of replying without having to go to the app to do so.

Makes life easier when you dont have to leave the app you are currently in to simply reply to a text (or some other option).

No no no what I meant is there fact that In preview 3 if you have a singleton text to reply to, one you reply it auto clears away from the notification shade whereas in preview 4 it just stays in the notification shade. Trust me, I understand the ease of use as it is. It's freaking awesome.

 

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

HBO Go or HBO Now? Have the latter, so just verifying...

Posted via my Nexus 6P on Verizon (or any d**n network I choose)

HBO go is broken for me. But, maybe I'll give HBO now a look

Posted via the Android Central App

 

[grover5]

Sling TV doesn't work and streaming games in MLB at bat also doesn't work. Netflix doesn't work for me either.

My mistake. Netflix works fine.

 

[tjrchka]

While I dig the new features and I know it's a beta, I'm on 4th release. I have not been able to cast at all. When I try to cast anything it says nearby device as an option and nothing happens when I try.

A lot of apps crash on me. Hangouts being one of them.

I'll stick with it and see the issues resolved.


Update: I went into the App settings found Google Cast app and cleared the data. Works again! Yay

 

[n0obpr0]

Quick toggles doesn't work the same, dammit. You were able to turn it on/off by pressing it but not anymore. Sigh

 

[dty06]

I've noticed a few weird issues:

1. When I play a specific game, after a while the phone will not play any sound. Restarting the phone fixes it, but force-closing the game does not. This is particularly annoying because I tend to play the game after work and I rely on my alarm in the morning (which will go off but with no sound unless I restart the phone).

2. All videos seem to have playback issues, including Facebook-embedded videos and YouTube. It will work when I turn the phone on, but it stops working after a while (seems unrelated to the 1st issue but I'm not sure).

3. Phone audio will randomly pause while connected to Bluetooth devices. Confirmed with my car audio and Bluetooth headphones.

 

[dty06]

Quick toggles doesn't work the same, dammit. You were able to turn it on/off by pressing it but not anymore. Sigh

I prefer the toggle but don't mind the jump to the settings. The animation is crap, though. Doesn't feel like a smooth transition.

 

[eric002]

Eh I like the animations but the quick toggles did change a bit. Highlighting and copy and paste works more efficiently and quicker.

 

[anon(661246)]

Thanks everyone for beta testing! Looking forward to the official release this fall to get this on my 6p as well

 

[eric002]

Me too beta testing can be fun though!

 

[LeoRex]

Yeah, I think they're working on the toggles still... Because this is just redundant and provides zero functional gain.

 

[eric002]

Unfortunately so....