Ever since the update I have had problems with my phone.
I had to go through the same "multiple app update / restart" dance that everyone else did, I'm still getting app updates for things that have already updated. Google Play Services took 3 tries before it finally updated, and as many reboots. But eventually everything seems stable. CPU usage was high, the phone was generally warm as it was working all the time... lord knows what it was doing, but that stabilized as well.
But a couple problems have been there since the update and haven't gone away
1) every now and then (once a day now... it was more) the phone will get REALLY slow / laggy. All apps, even unlocking the screen will be slow
2) during that time text messages will become unpredictable. Sometimes they won't be sent, the little spinny cirlce just sits there next to the message. Sometimes I don't get them... and suddenly I will get 2 or 3 or more in a row.
3) audio on phonecalls will unexpectedly STOP. There's a faint "static" noice for a split second, then nothing. I can't hear anything and the other person can't hear anything from me.
4) several times the phone has rebooted randomly and started "optimizing" apps all over again. This has not happened in 2 days... cross my fingers, maybe THAT has stopped
Yesterday I wiped the cache partition to see if that would resolve the issue, as some people said it helped them. That MIGHT have helped some things, I'm not sure yet... too soon to tell. But it did NOT help the audio cut-off problem.
I haven't seen the audio problem with anyone else yet... is anyone else seeing it? Has anyone found a resolution?
Keep in mind, up until the upgrade the phone was running PERFECTLY
Also, I have a ton of apps, including a custom launcher.
I know what's coming: "have you tried a factory reset?" ... No and I'm trying to avoid that... but if people say it will work, I might HAVE to go that route. Audio-cut out is not acceptable. Can't have a phone that's good at everything EXCEPT making calls.
Anyway... any help is appreciated!