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Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#91

Post by ak217 »

ZoFreX wrote: post #18
k-mcgrady wrote: post #3

So the Nexus 4, which is just under 2 years old, won't support Lollipop? Considering the device is from Google and not through a carrier I would expect better. No pricing on the Nexus 6 but I would expect it will cost a lot more than Nexus devices have in the past. And at only 1 inch less than their Nexus 7 tablet it seems ridiculously large. At what point is it a tablet that makes calls and not a phone? Nexus Player…

The Nexus 4 has been nerfed since shortly after the Nexus 5 came out - just like the Galaxy Nexus was nerfed just after the Nexus 4 came out. Based on their history, a Nexus device needs to be replaced once its successor comes out, so it's not a big surprise (but still a shame) that the Nexus 4 won't support L.

The Nexus 4 will be supported by Lollipop.

Galaxy Nexus was going to be supported by Android 4.2 (I was really annoyed that it wasn't!) but the fact that it's not has to do with TI refusing to update their closed-source drivers for their OMAP 4 chip to be compatible with the Linux kernel used in 4.2. By the time people figured out how to update them, Google had given up on providing support. I'm still pissed about that.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#92

Post by georgemcbay »

ZoFreX wrote: post #88
fakename wrote: post #48

"Improved network selection logic so that your device connects only if there is a verified internet connection on Wi-Fi" jfc, I can't believe this is just now being fixed. This has to be the most infuriatingly stupid thing about android. I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction. No more assuming I h…

> I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction Android (supposedly) already has that feature. From the about page for Jellybean 4.2[1]: > A new setting lets you stay on mobile data and avoid nearby Wi-Fi networks with poor connections. Weirdly this seems to be off by default. In Wifi settings go to the…

I had no idea this option existed, and like you I'm surprised this isn't the default.

Thanks for posting this, you may have just improved my Android experience by quite a lot (just enabled this, need time to see how well it really works) since this is something I've been constantly annoyed by and didn't realize this existed as an option despite being a heavy Android user since Eclair.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#93

Post by fakename »

ZoFreX wrote: post #88
fakename wrote: post #48

"Improved network selection logic so that your device connects only if there is a verified internet connection on Wi-Fi" jfc, I can't believe this is just now being fixed. This has to be the most infuriatingly stupid thing about android. I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction. No more assuming I h…

> I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction Android (supposedly) already has that feature. From the about page for Jellybean 4.2[1]: > A new setting lets you stay on mobile data and avoid nearby Wi-Fi networks with poor connections. Weirdly this seems to be off by default. In Wifi settings go to the…

after my initial bitch-post, I noticed this setting as well. I turned it on, and will be really happy if this resolves my problem. weird that it's off by default.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#94

Post by Florin_Andrei »

leeoniya wrote: post #56
fakename wrote: post #48

"Improved network selection logic so that your device connects only if there is a verified internet connection on Wi-Fi" jfc, I can't believe this is just now being fixed. This has to be the most infuriatingly stupid thing about android. I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction. No more assuming I h…

> quietly joined a wifi network i would suggest not having your phone auto-connect to just any open wifi network, but that's just me.

It happens with my own WiFi access point at home, too.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

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Post by Florin_Andrei »

ZoFreX wrote: post #88
fakename wrote: post #48

"Improved network selection logic so that your device connects only if there is a verified internet connection on Wi-Fi" jfc, I can't believe this is just now being fixed. This has to be the most infuriatingly stupid thing about android. I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction. No more assuming I h…

> I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction Android (supposedly) already has that feature. From the about page for Jellybean 4.2[1]: > A new setting lets you stay on mobile data and avoid nearby Wi-Fi networks with poor connections. Weirdly this seems to be off by default. In Wifi settings go to the…

It's called Avoid poor connections, and yes, it's indeed off by default. :(

I'm gonna give it a try, thanks.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#96

Post by wlesieutre »

fakename wrote: post #93
ZoFreX wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction Android (supposedly) already has that feature. From the about page for Jellybean 4.2[1]: > A new setting lets you stay on mobile data and avoid nearby Wi-Fi networks with poor connections. Weirdly this seems to be off by default. In Wifi settings go to the…

after my initial bitch-post, I noticed this setting as well. I turned it on, and will be really happy if this resolves my problem. weird that it's off by default.

For the benefit of those of us with crappy data plans, I assume. When I tell my phone to be on WiFi, I want my phone to be on WiFi.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#97

Post by solrwnd »

Looks like no fine-grained control of app permissions, either dynamic/on-demand or manual. This approach (all or nothing) is one major issue that cripples Android usability for me. :(

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#98

Post by vutekst »

solrwnd wrote: post #97

Looks like no fine-grained control of app permissions, either dynamic/on-demand or manual. This approach (all or nothing) is one major issue that cripples Android usability for me. :(

This feature is one of the reasons I run CyanogenMod. You can drill down and toggle particular permissions for each app if you want, and set default policies for new apps.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#99

Post by nradov »

ZoFreX wrote: post #88
fakename wrote: post #48

"Improved network selection logic so that your device connects only if there is a verified internet connection on Wi-Fi" jfc, I can't believe this is just now being fixed. This has to be the most infuriatingly stupid thing about android. I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction. No more assuming I h…

> I don't have hopes of them adding the ability to intelligently switch from a weak wifi signal to a strong cell signal, but this is a step in the right direction Android (supposedly) already has that feature. From the about page for Jellybean 4.2[1]: > A new setting lets you stay on mobile data and avoid nearby Wi-Fi networks with poor connections. Weirdly this seems to be off by default. In Wifi settings go to the…

It's a good feature, but I wish there was a way to disable it for certain WiFi networks. My Nikon camera can act as a WiFi access point so I can download images to my phone. But if I turn on that Android feature it continuously drops the camera WiFi connection because obviously there's no Internet connection available.

Re: Android 5.0 Lollipop

#100

Post by hartzler »

solrwnd wrote: post #97

Looks like no fine-grained control of app permissions, either dynamic/on-demand or manual. This approach (all or nothing) is one major issue that cripples Android usability for me. :(

I just can't install apps anymore. They all want everything. There is no reason for a todo list app to need my location, sms, camera, etc, etc... This needs to be fixed.
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