Nexus 5 with Lollipop impressions

[mrsmumbles]

I like the look of the new dialer.

I'm underwhelmed by battery performance it was better before. Now I have to use battery save mode and get barely comparable battery life.

Not a huge fan of the battery percentage page.

I should have had all my data backed up and done a factory reset. My phone is kind of jumpy and "fits and starts-y".

I like the animations but they're slow on my phone. I had to decrease the setting but I may just turn them off entirely.

Notifications are kind of unwieldy as another poster said.

I like the update but it isn't running optimally on my phone. I probably need to do the factory reset or something. Oh yeah, I don't like that I only get the option to power down when I press the power button.

 

[xstinkyx]

Is it impossible to pin the easter egg game?

 

[mrsmumbles]

Is it impossible to pin the easter egg game?

I downloaded a version from the play store that has settings to make it a bit more customizable (and easier).

 

[xstinkyx]

I don't use a screen lock (call me crazy), so I wish there was a screen lock I could have activate *only* with pinned screens.

 

[mrsmumbles]

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by pin the screen.

 

[Benjamin_NYC]

Not to me. It wasn't a % of a %, it was a % of used battery. It made perfect sense and clearly indicated what was using the battery in relation to everything else using the battery ("Wow- half my battery is gone! What used it up? Oh, 80% of it was this strange app I installed yesterday, 10% was screen, and 10% was everything else"). I do understand why some people were confused but a better solution would be to give the user a choice of what to display.



You think a circle better represents "home" than an icon of a house?

OK with choice on the battery thing, but if they had to pick one, this way is superior, without a doubt.

On the symbols, I think the new is cleaner, and since it's absolutely obvious what each button does, these are much better.

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[Benjamin_NYC]

I like the look of the new dialer.

I'm underwhelmed by battery performance it was better before. Now I have to use battery save mode and get barely comparable battery life.

Not a huge fan of the battery percentage page.

I should have had all my data backed up and done a factory reset. My phone is kind of jumpy and "fits and starts-y".

I like the animations but they're slow on my phone. I had to decrease the setting but I may just turn them off entirely.

Notifications are kind of unwieldy as another poster said.

I like the update but it isn't running optimally on my phone. I probably need to do the factory reset or something. Oh yeah, I don't like that I only get the option to power down when I press the power button.

It sounds like something is wrong with your phone. Battery life should not be worse, and mine is smooth as silk. Maybe reinstall?

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[vividrich]

I like the look of the new dialer.

I'm underwhelmed by battery performance it was better before. Now I have to use battery save mode and get barely comparable battery life.

Not a huge fan of the battery percentage page.

I should have had all my data backed up and done a factory reset. My phone is kind of jumpy and "fits and starts-y".

I like the animations but they're slow on my phone. I had to decrease the setting but I may just turn them off entirely.

Notifications are kind of unwieldy as another poster said.

I like the update but it isn't running optimally on my phone. I probably need to do the factory reset or something. Oh yeah, I don't like that I only get the option to power down when I press the power button.

Did you wipe the cache partition? My N7 was jittery as hell until I did that, and fine afterwards.

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[mrsmumbles]

Did you wipe the cache partition? My N7 was jittery as hell until I did that, and fine afterwards.

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No I didn't try that yet but it sounds like I should! Thanks.

 

[mrsmumbles]

It sounds like something is wrong with your phone. Battery life should not be worse, and mine is smooth as silk. Maybe reinstall?

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Wellll..... Thanks but I think I'll try a cache partition wipe first. Hopefully that will help.

 

[luvx77x8o4]

before when i pressed the volume button i was able to switch from having notification sound to vibrate to no sound. now it just shows a vibrate sign and no notification with a slash through it.

 

[xstinkyx]

before when i pressed the volume button i was able to switch from having notification sound to vibrate to no sound. now it just shows a vibrate sign and no notification with a slash through it.

I believe you're meant to click "None" if you want silence, although that apparently will even silence things like Light Flow?

 

[luvx77x8o4]

I believe you're meant to click "None" if you want silence, although that apparently will even silence things like Light Flow?

Yea that's what I meant but without being able to press the none button. Before it seemed easier just using the rocker button

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[mrsmumbles]

My WiFi connection seems awfully slow now. Very frustrating, YouTube just buffers like crazy.

ETA: It's happening on cell data too, so now I don't know the cause.

 

[grover5]

Wellll..... Thanks but I think I'll try a cache partition wipe first. Hopefully that will help.

I just tried this but it has been on the wiping cache...formatting cache screen for about 5 minutes. How long does it normally take?

 

[mrsmumbles]

I just tried this but it has been on the wiping cache...formatting cache screen for about 5 minutes. How long does it normally take?

I think it can take about 15 minutes or more. I haven't done it yet, just going from what I've read.

 

[grover5]

I think it can take about 15 minutes or more. I haven't done it yet, just going from what I've read.

Thanks. It finished. The speed is better.

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[mojo rising]

So I just received the OTA. I have played around with it and have a couple of questions.

When I had the SG3, Touchwiz had hotbuttons on the lockscreen. They allowed you to choose which apps could placed as hotbuttons on the lockscreen. Does Lollipop allow us to change them? I would rather have texting than the phone.

The old Gallery now appears to be called Photos. When I selected it it said that I had to have Google+ active in order to use this app. Is there a workaround? Is there another 3rd party Gallery app the is recommended?

With the new notification ability, do I still need Notifyme? Lighton for LED notifications?

I forgot why I didn't like the old Calendar but I switched to Business Calendar on Kit Kat. Is the new Calendar app better?

I have been waiting for Lollipop improved the texting feature of Hangouts. It looks the same. I will likely pay the $3 for add free SMS8.

 

[mrsmumbles]

Thanks. It finished. The speed is better.

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That's good to know. Maybe I'll try it. But I have to say, my phone behaves much better when not in battery saving mode. It's faster and smoother, almost as smooth as KitKat or just as.

 

[xstinkyx]

The old Gallery now appears to be called Photos. When I selected it it said that I had to have Google+ active in order to use this app. Is there a workaround? Is there another 3rd party Gallery app the is recommended?

You want to download QuickPic.