Android 5.0 Lollypop

[GJH]

And the thing is you did real work with that equipment. GUI could be the worst and best thing ever invented.

Yes we did Brian. Nothing wrong with GUI though. Bloatware owes more to code generators.

I recall being in a sales presentation for some COBOL code generator or other in the late 1980s. The presenter asked what we thought of the code that came out. I told him that if one of my programmers produced such inefficient, bloated cr*p he'd be out on his ear. I wasn't the most popular person in the audience

 

[golly]

There is, as far as I know, no way to revert to the old operating system. You should have 5.02 installed, but worth checking.

Yes 5.0.2 is the version running now, thanks

 

[Gromett]

And the thing is you did real work with that equipment. GUI could be the worst and best thing ever invented.

That's why I like Linux so much. I have my main system setup with a lite GUI and as it is Linux I have a full Unix shell (bash). All the programming languages I can shake a stick at and all configuration files are in plain text none of this registry nonsense.

I spend my working day in Bash, and my leisure time in the GUI. Watching films or browsing the internet in a Bash shell may be doable but it ain't very friendly. Getting real work done is just easier at the command line.

 

[hilldweller]

That's why I like Linux so much.

I finally bought a Raspberry Pi B+ and it's totally mind altering just what that piddling little board is capable of. Well just about everything most FUNsters need for coppers. In fact since most MHs have a TV anyway it's just about the optimum solution for a MH.

And now there is the Quad Pi.

 

[Neilfg]

And now there is the Quad Pi.

I've just bought a Pi 2, very quick, same price quite exciting apparently it will run Windows 10 as well. Sorry well off topic.

Nexus 5 latest Android, lots of apps installed, slow switching apps, but generally fine once loaded, occasional issue with Gmail thats all though.

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[JJ]

For what it is worth...

I have AVG on my Galaxy Note 4 phone and also have CM Security and CCleaner.

The last two are always telling me how much good they have done for me freeing up RAM, switching off unused apps and guarding me against horrid virus thingies.

Everything seems to work more than just ok...

(I have 3 gigs of Random Access Memory as well as loads more gigs of storage memory...)

JJ

 

[Al-Di]

I'm just baffled

 

[mjltigger]

I just put ccleaner on my phone for a laugh and discovered that of my 2g ram, 3/4 of it is in use most of the time... have to have a proper look at what's running soon I think.

 

[DBK]

The latest twist in this saga is 5.1 installed itself yesterday. There have been a couple of odd error messages but everything seems to be running other than iPlayer which refuses to start. All apps are up to date but hopefully a fix for iPlayer will be issued in due course.

Edit: Just learned from the BBC this is a known problem and they are working to fix it. Apparently iPlayer will work if you access it through a browser, it is the app which has the problem.

 

[Gizmouk]

Well my first taste of microprocessing was 1K of ROM and 256 byes of RAM and a Motorola 6800. All code hand assembled on paper. I binned this only recently with a lump in my throat.

I believe Facts are now using it as part of their recent "upgrade"

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[hilldweller]

I just put ccleaner on my phone for a laugh and discovered that of my 2g ram, 3/4 of it is in use most of the time... have to have a proper look at what's running soon I think.

I have super task killer on my home page, it always shows loads of apps loaded that I never use, I think it just stuffs a load in RAM just in case. Even if I kill them all they come back. Probably just a feature of Android.

 

[bungy]

Gents...bin those task killers..they can do more harm than good, especially where battery life is concerned

Android is designed to make maximum use of the memory...having loads of spare memory kicking around unused is not a good use of resources

Android has very good built in management for background apps etc - messing with that can cause niggles as some of those apps that you think you never use may well be used by the system in support of things you do use...

 

[DBK]

Latest update on this saga is I did a "factory reset" on my Nexus 7 today. I won't describe the process as it can be easily found with a bit of Googling. The resetting is a quick process but the rebuilding takes several hours.

I had been reluctant to do this previously because I didn't want to have to reload all my apps but I needn't have worried because after churning away all afternoon as it automatically reinstalled all my apps it is now more or less as it was before and seems to be running sweetly. It seems once you re-enter your Google ID the system knows what should be on your device and reinstalls it.

Early days but I thought I would pass on that a factory reset in Android is not too painful. It isn't quite the same as a clean install on Windows as it doesn't, as I understand it, wipe everything.

My tablet was backed up in the Google "Cloud" and this made I think restoring everything easy. Although the process might be a bit disturbing perhaps for some as I haven't had to re-enter passwords because presumably these were stored by Mr Google somewhere.

 

[Gellyneck]

It isn't quite the same as a clean install on Windows as it doesn't, as I understand it, wipe everything.

Ah, but if you used Macrium Reflect!!!
v6 is out now and gives differential and scheduled back-up functionality.

 

[DBK]

Ah, but if you used Macrium Reflect!!!
v6 is out now and gives differential and scheduled back-up functionality.

Yes, I have that on my PC now though I think it is the previous version.

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[Gellyneck]

Yes, I have that on my PC now though I think it is the previous version.

And you used it earnest a few days after installing it!

 

[golly]

Latest update on this saga is I did a "factory reset" on my Nexus 7 today. I won't describe the process as it can be easily found with a bit of Googling. The resetting is a quick process but the rebuilding takes several hours.

I had been reluctant to do this previously because I didn't want to have to reload all my apps but I needn't have worried because after churning away all afternoon as it automatically reinstalled all my apps it is now more or less as it was before and seems to be running sweetly. It seems once you re-enter your Google ID the system knows what should be on your device and reinstalls it.

Early days but I thought I would pass on that a factory reset in Android is not too painful. It isn't quite the same as a clean install on Windows as it doesn't, as I understand it, wipe everything.

My tablet was backed up in the Google "Cloud" and this made I think restoring everything easy. Although the process might be a bit disturbing perhaps for some as I haven't had to re-enter passwords because presumably these were stored by Mr Google somewhere.

I followed these instructions which speeded mine up.

 

[DBK]

I followed these instructions which speeded mine up.

I wiped the cache and it made an improvement but from the same menu there is a delete data (or something like that) option which is what I chose this time. It initially brings the device back to something like it was when it came out of the box, with the exception of the OS which will be the latest. Then when you enter your Google login it sets about reinstalling everything automatically.

So far it is working well and not freezing every now and again which was what was happening.