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Title: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 25, 2012, 02:05:02 PM
There is an article on Drippler. Google currents problem.

Does your Nexus 7 lag after the 4.2 update? There’s a fix for that http://drippler.com/updates/share/does-your-nexus-7-lag-after-42-update-there-s-fix (http://drippler.com/updates/share/does-your-nexus-7-lag-after-42-update-there-s-fix) Via j.mp/getDrippler


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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 25, 2012, 04:27:14 PM
Moons ago many this fix helped young Jedi.
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 28, 2012, 08:01:24 PM
I am still searching high and low trying to fix my lag. It can get really bad. I actually crash now from freezing sometimes.
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: loociddreemr on November 28, 2012, 08:58:18 PM
Did you ever try clearing the launcher cache?

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 28, 2012, 09:16:10 PM
I tried. I didn't notice a difference.

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: loociddreemr on November 29, 2012, 02:44:12 PM
The lag eventually came back on my wife's device to. I ended up reinstalling 4.2.

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: JayJ on November 29, 2012, 03:06:55 PM
As frustrating as it can be I've learnt clean installs are always the best way whether flashing custom ROM's or updating existing ones...

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 29, 2012, 11:31:32 PM
Factory reset, or if you're trying for the world record of never turning off nexus 7.......?
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 30, 2012, 12:48:12 AM
I used to hold that record! I reboot several times a day now. I am planning a maintenance wipe in the next day or so and going to start fresh with the new update. If I have to play my music from South Dakota I will let you know.
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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 30, 2012, 11:40:15 AM
When it's lagging, check system/apps/running. How much free ram?

I hate to open up a can of worms unless its time to fish or cut bait (lying, worms are yummy) but I have found task killers to be useless. I've found some success with programs like system tuner or auto memory manager that tweak the built in memory management to free up more ram. Amm is a bit more newbie proof but I haven't tried it on the nex7.

If you need to stop or disable a rogue app, it's more effective to do it from system/apps imao.
My nex7 isn't lagging, so you're the guinea pig.
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 30, 2012, 11:57:40 AM
Matt I will do that. When you say rogue app, could that be a well known app like eBay or are you talking about some random one that I picked up on a corner somewhere? I use plenty of protection! I swear. Seriously though, I am very cautious about what I install. I don't use active wallpaper and on occasion use 1 small widget for my battery. I have already tried ditching the battery app and it is no longer a suspect. I run my machine very lean. I bet I don't have one app on here that you have not heard of. Well maybe 1 or two Karaoke players. They don't run unless I am using them at that moment though.

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 30, 2012, 12:48:49 PM
Rubber nexus 7 cover? See what's using ram in system/apps/running. Google play, appstore and others keep running even after killing them. Also some push ad stuff. Wiping the saved state programs with the double square icon doesn't always free up memory. I had 470 MB free then cleared that list, checked again and it was 320 MB. (Clear the list by swiping apps off the screen or long press delete)

Don't really have the answers, just starting the argument. Consensus?
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 30, 2012, 12:56:07 PM
I never close apps like that. I thought this system is supposed to handle its business when it comes to managing ram. That why I don't own a task killer.

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 30, 2012, 01:10:01 PM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/12/01/na8e3y5a.jpg)
This right after a reboot. My radio app was there too but I shut it down.
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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 30, 2012, 01:19:56 PM
Looks like you're good on free ram at that time. Get below 200 MB and see lag.

You never delete the multitask/saved state programs? The icon next to home. Try it next lag. It is part of the os, unlike task killers.
Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: bjs229 on November 30, 2012, 01:39:01 PM
I heard that they aren't really running. Are they? I learned a cool trick though. If you hold your finger down on one. Opens a menu.

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Title: Re: tablet lagging?
Post by: matt on November 30, 2012, 01:52:22 PM
Depends. If you're playing music, that program is actually running in the background. Others are just a bookmark of where you were. Some reload completely when you press them. Android memory management is supposed to unload the least used of these when you need the memory. The apps referenced above will tweak the android memory management to unload these programs quicker by resetting the thresholds that they are removed, allowing more free memory and less lag.

Yeah the long press is cool, but swiping them is quicker. (Took me a while to find that out) this may be all you need.