Very Slow V20 - Looking for Suggestions

[anon(1733)]

You know I had the same problem with mine as well. I didn't use Nova though. My V20 would get crazy laggy to to the point I would have to do a reset. I didn't understand it. Never had that problem before.

Weirdest thing.

 

[tadpoles]

My silver V20 locked up the other day. For about 30-45 seconds then it unfroze and has been fine ever since. I suspect an app...maybe Life 360.

 

[Mike Dee]

My silver V20 locked up the other day. For about 30-45 seconds then it unfroze and has been fine ever since. I suspect an app...maybe Life 360.

So what you are saying is life 360 did a 180 on you......

 

[tadpoles]

So what you are saying is life 360 did a 180 on you......

Lol!

 

[recDNA]

My silver V20 locked up the other day. For about 30-45 seconds then it unfroze and has been fine ever since. I suspect an app...maybe Life 360.

I got a locked black screen using hdmi to tv watching Netflix. I had to pull battery. I don't know if it was due to Netflix (error 0013) or noname usb c to hdmi converter while charging. The converter seemed to work well but then kept getting freezes or dropped off screen or Netflix errors. I think I will stick to Miracast until I get a better hdmi slimport converter.

 

[Tdiddy30000]

Thanks for the responses. I've cleared cache, restarted, etc but still experience the same problem. I'll give it a restore and hope for the best. I can't seem to find anything else online about slowness (other than occasional network slowness) so I'll chalk it up to being unique to me.

This happens to me too.

Always clearing cache, use smart cleaning feature repeatedly. Clearing open apps constantly.

System UI stopped couple of times. Not w many apps open.
ATT Messages and backup failing/stopping constantly.

Phone screen randomly goes dark NOT for ambient or direct lighting reasons, lighting is the same.

 

[flyingkytez]

I'll try and spare a long history. I started with Android on the original Droid. Because I'm on the phone all day, it simply wasn't reliable and I switched to an iPhone 4 and have been in the Apple ecosystem ever since. I'm fully engulfed in the ecosystem.

I bought the V20 on launch day and I want to love this phone. It's fantastic and the features, ease of use of Android, managing calls, etc is everything I want in a phone. iOS 10 drove me away.

My problem is that this thing is fast and smooth at random times, then lags and stutters the rest of the day. I can't find a single process monitor that works with Android N to where I can see the individual processes, but I can see that my RAM usage is high and CPU will stay around 50% for very long periods of time.

I'm not running anything out of the ordinary. Using Nova launcher and a normal suite of apps. I haven't tried a restore yet but will if there's hope.

I'm sure this is more of an "Android" question than specific to the V20, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problem on the V20 or has suggestions.

Truth be told, I've ordered an iPhone 7 Plus and it was delivered yesterday. I'm debating on if I should return it and am giving it a last ditch effort to see if anyone has experienced the same thing.

Thanks in advance.

Here's the thing with Apple and Android:

Apple is good for users who want excellent performance and is easy to use out the box. The battery and RAM management is very good on the iPhone and you don't need to do anything.. most of the optimization is automatic. However, the downfall is being locked down by Apple and forced to use all of their products since their products aren't friendly with non-Apple products.

Android on the other hand offers much more flexibility with the variety of hardware available with more advanced features... Though battery and RAM management can fluctuate depending on the device, how the person uses the device, and what apps the person has installed. For example, let's say you have Facebook, FB Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, What's App, Google Hangouts, etc. all installed and running in the background, the RAM might get taken up and Android may have to try to struggle to get everything working. Some people don't close apps after they're done so they continue to run in the background... If you press the square button on the bottom nav keys, you still see all the pages left open. You should close apps you're not using because it's still running and you don't know it. Just like a Windows computer, if you have so many apps thing, it will lag.

I recommend the following:

Go to settings > general > software info > and tap on build number 5 times. Then go back to settings > general then click on developer options. Go down and disable all 3 animation scales. This will improve the speed when you navigate through the UI by turning off the animations which demands power and RAM with the GPU.

Download and install Greenify (a free app on the Play Store). Then open and enable the app (follow the directions on the screen). Then go through every single app you want to hibernate and click on hibernate... This will help free up RAM and improve battery life, thus reducing unnecessary lag. Pro tip: add the widget shortcut on the home screen then drag it to the 2nd screen. Then you have the hibernation button on the top right. The app that you are currently are using won't turn off, only the app in the background you're not currently using.

Purchase and download LG Package Disabler Pro and disable apps you don't use (Google Play Books, Google Plus, LG Smart World, default carrier bloatware, etc.). You can temporarily disable apps you rarely use and easily re-enable the apps again when you need to use it. Also DISABLE MOBILE SERVICES MANAGER (also known as DT IGNITE)... it's built in bloatware/spyware and isn't necessary.

If optimizing your phone seems like too much work, then go with Apple. Though how long the phone will last is unpredictable.. last year, #batterygate proved that Apple slowed down people's iPhones on purpose in an effort to force people to buy new iPhones and throw away their old own. Since they got caught, they instead dropped support for apps to be installed on older iOS devices, rendering the phone obsolete and turn into a paperweight (Android on the other hand has 100% app backwards compatibility with older Andriod devices). I still have a couple of old phones hanging around... The Android phones now serve as a music player and steamer especially since it still has a headphone jack and a micro SD card slot. The iPhone 4 I have is basically obsolete because Apple refuses to allow apps to be installed and supported on older iOS devices. So don't be surprised after 2 years, you get a notification telling you that you need to update iOS in order to use the app, however you can't because there IS no update available.

 

[Greedog]

This is nonsense! Nova works great on my V20.
Definitely not the cause of your issue.
The date of this post is two years ago. Was your issue ever resolved? Did you get rid of the V20? If so, what did you go to and how are things now?

 

[Greedog]

Here's the thing with Apple and Android:

Apple is good for users who want excellent performance and is easy to use out the box. The battery and RAM management is very good on the iPhone and you don't need to do anything.. most of the optimization is automatic. However, the downfall is being locked down by Apple and forced to use all of their products since their products aren't friendly with non-Apple products.

Android on the other hand offers much more flexibility with the variety of hardware available with more advanced features... Though battery and RAM management can fluctuate depending on the device, how the person uses the device, and what apps the person has installed. For example, let's say you have Facebook, FB Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, What's App, Google Hangouts, etc. all installed and running in the background, the RAM might get taken up and Android may have to try to struggle to get everything working. Some people don't close apps after they're done so they continue to run in the background... If you press the square button on the bottom nav keys, you still see all the pages left open. You should close apps you're not using because it's still running and you don't know it. Just like a Windows computer, if you have so many apps thing, it will lag.

I recommend the following:

Go to settings > general > software info > and tap on build number 5 times. Then go back to settings > general then click on developer options. Go down and disable all 3 animation scales. This will improve the speed when you navigate through the UI by turning off the animations which demands power and RAM with the GPU.

Download and install Greenify (a free app on the Play Store). Then open and enable the app (follow the directions on the screen). Then go through every single app you want to hibernate and click on hibernate... This will help free up RAM and improve battery life, thus reducing unnecessary lag. Pro tip: add the widget shortcut on the home screen then drag it to the 2nd screen. Then you have the hibernation button on the top right. The app that you are currently are using won't turn off, only the app in the background you're not currently using.

Purchase and download LG Package Disabler Pro and disable apps you don't use (Google Play Books, Google Plus, LG Smart World, default carrier bloatware, etc.). You can temporarily disable apps you rarely use and easily re-enable the apps again when you need to use it. Also DISABLE MOBILE SERVICES MANAGER (also known as DT IGNITE)... it's built in bloatware/spyware and isn't necessary.

If optimizing your phone seems like too much work, then go with Apple. Though how long the phone will last is unpredictable.. last year, #batterygate proved that Apple slowed down people's iPhones on purpose in an effort to force people to buy new iPhones and throw away their old own. Since they got caught, they instead dropped support for apps to be installed on older iOS devices, rendering the phone obsolete and turn into a paperweight (Android on the other hand has 100% app backwards compatibility with older Andriod devices). I still have a couple of old phones hanging around... The Android phones now serve as a music player and steamer especially since it still has a headphone jack and a micro SD card slot. The iPhone 4 I have is basically obsolete because Apple refuses to allow apps to be installed and supported on older iOS devices. So don't be surprised after 2 years, you get a notification telling you that you need to update iOS in order to use the app, however you can't because there IS no update available.

Very detailed suggestions, flyingkytz!
I'm surprised you didn't mention the sixth entry in "developer options" called running services (or something like that). In there you can see which apps are giving you issues or at least figure out which ones are hogging memory and then just stop them from running.