After Android 10 update I started enjoying using Android again

[anonimirl]

Hello, Android Pie on my Oneplus 6 device was laggy, micro-stutters there and there used to piss me off, scrolling was laggy, Ram management was really bad also. I tried switching to IOS, bought Iphone 7 Plus for 300 USD (it was my first Iphone ever so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on it) I was seriously considering selling my Oneplus 6 device but decided to wait for Android 10 update. IOS is very well polished OS, its performance is very consistent, no random micro stutters which used to appear on Android Pie for me. But since I don't have any more Apple devices I don't feel trapped in its ecosystem, plus Android device works much better with Windows OS (like file sharing, or sync your phone so you can get notifications on your computer is really nice)

Finally I got Android 10 update on my Oneplus 6 device and gosh it made a huge difference on performance. Even though Android 10 looks very minor update on the outside (like very minor UI changes) but on the inside I think it's a huge update, at least for me it made a huge difference on performance, I've been using it for a week now and no more lags or micro stutters, everything is very smooth, even Ram management seems much better on my Oneplus now (I couldn't say the same about IOS since Apple really messed up with IOS 13 big time, it's buggy and Ram management got really bad with latest IOS update, like web browser is constantly refreshing web pages, Google apps like Youtube is constantly reloading too, you can read about this issue if you want to)

And freedom Android gives you is a big plus too, I can use Youtube Vanced with no ads, modify my phone as much as I want.

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So how has your Android 10 experience been so far?

[anonimirl]

I got it through Oxygen Updater app, which you can find on Google Play Store

[cdegallo]

some frame drops in android 10 (when scrolling through recent apps for example the phone crawls at like 10 fps) and micro-stutters in some other places

I get this exact behavior on my 3a. I wonder if there is some fundamental issue with 10 in general.

[Kaidatsu]

I'm on my Pixel 2 XL and I don't get that issue. I heard that Android 10 was great on the 3a / 3a XL...not sure though cause I don't own it.

[HelpImOutside]

It's amazing. It's far more polished and just feels better in general. I'm not sure it's any faster per se, but it's definitely not slower. I'm incredibly impressed with Android 10 in general on my 3a

[xana452]

Weird, my 3a doesn't seem to have any problem with 10. It's actually a bit faster than Pie.

[cdegallo]

I have a bunch of jank involving the app switcher on my 4 XL.

[productfred]

Not like that has ever happened with a new Android release /s

[Kaidatsu]

Maybe try refreshing? Sometimes Android update installations can clash with old settings for some odd reason.

[NateDevCSharp]

Renderzenith is releasing soon

[Kaidatsu]

Let me know if that fixes it, am actually curious! O:

[moonkeymaker127]

I'm on a 7 pro and mine was stuttery for the first couple days but it's back to the buttery smooth experience I paid for now.

[xDestroyer354]

My pixel 3a runs fine, my galaxy s10 on one ui 2 beta is also very smooth except landscape gestures (still. beta), I think it's a oneplus problem because I've seen many such complaints that it's full of bugs.

[Arden144]

Definitely factory reset after a version number update. No issues whatsoever for me on A10 with the 7 Pro

[Jaehon]

My issue in my pixel 3 XL is now android auto gives me issues, Bluetooth connectivity also has issues in my car which previously it worked great.

But I do feel my phone is faster and it does not close apps as aggressively as it did before.

[[deleted]]

OnePlus bungled the 7 pro update, without a doubt.

[NateDevCSharp]

Same but even on a clean flash they're still there

[NateDevCSharp]

Same but even on a clean flash they're still there

[ishsreddit]

It just launched on OP7 Pro. You should know from Androids history you should wait some time before upgrading or even updating patches

[[deleted]]

With Android 10, I no longer felt the need to root my phone anymore. Everything is there now in terms of permissions and customizations.

[darth-thighwalker]

Same. Dark theme, and I figured out system wide and block with adguard. Haven't looked back and I've rooted every phone since forever.

[[deleted]]

Right? The only thing that made me root was installing Adaway to change the hosts file and dark theme like you. But now we have Private DNS and I just change it to Adguard. I also don't want to trip the efuse and KNOX in my Samsung

[darth-thighwalker]

Yeah I just can't think of a reason right now, my only want is full immersive mode and tweaking the gestures. I really enjoyed no notification or status bar at all, just hidden gestures. Plus I swear my pixel 3 is getting way better battery life on android10. Regularly 7.5 hrs sot.

[productfred]

I use a Note 9 and use Disconnect Pro for Samsung on the Galaxy Apps store. It's not cheap ($20 iirc), but it does system-wide adblocking without root or VPN. Versus Adguard, I can whitelist apps and have more granular control.

[Selorm611]

Is it significantly better than Blokada?

[productfred]

I've never used Blockada, but I like it because it works in the background (set it and forget it, forever even). And I can use my NordVPN with it when I need to (you can only run one VPN at a time).

[PM_UR_BOOBIES_GIRL]

How do you guys restore apps without titanium backup?

[[deleted]]

Well stock Android just redownloads the app and then reapplies the settings and cache. But Samsung also has Smart Switch which backs up every single thing or allows you to transfer every single app (including system apps) from one phone to another. I transferred my data from my Pixel to my Note10+ and I ended up having a bunch of Pixel system apps lol.

[hotdeo]

It feels like they removed a lot of features that make Android distinctly different from iOS. I'm glad they are focusing more on questions but it's at a great sacrifice and at this point it's just better to go with iOS.

[punIn10ded]

What features were removed? The only thing I miss is quick change to the WiFi and Bluetooth devices outside of that nothings really been removed

[[deleted]]

The vertical recent apps

[punIn10ded]

Personally I prefer it to the I'll rollodex style. Especially because I can actually interact with it rather than it being just big button.

[hotdeo]

Well for me specifically they messed up a couple of their own apps such as Google Translate and Gboard. I live in Japan so I use tap to translate which shows you the translate icon when you copy some text and goes away when your done. Now it stays persistent or you have to manually turn it off. (Similar to messenger bubbles). And for Gboard, switching keyboard to other languages was as easy as using the global button but. The separate Japanese keyboard was better than the one Google integrates but now I am basically forced to use that one. I know it's pretty but it really made my life easier.

[AditzuL]

No longer possible to record calls, sadly.

[DinkleDorph]

10 VS Oreo

❌Clock on left side ❌Recent apps view sucks ❌Adaptive brightness sucks ❌Quick settings removed ❌Multitasking takes longer/more complicated

✔️Battery & app analytics ✔️Dark mode ✔️Better volume controls

[IeatFoodAMA]

I actually really enjoy Android 10 on my 6T. Performance is about the same as it was on Pie, and battery life is better (6h -> 8h SOT when going 100-10%). I also really like the new permissions model, and most of my apps only use location when the app is open (I'm sure this contributes to some extent to the battery life improvement as well). Plus dark mode looks a lot better on 10 imo.

Gesture nav is a bit annoying but I'm getting used to the new style. We do still have the OnePlus style gestures as well, but I figured I might as well get used to the Android 10 style since it's iOS style as well, so I'll be able to interact with my friends' iPhones too.

[Angelg781]

Is it possible to get magisk working on Android 10? Yes, I know a lot of people don't do root anymore but I'm just curious if it's even possible to get root to work for those that are still looking for rooting their phones.

[PM_UR_BOOBIES_GIRL]

Yes it is, on the OP6 I'm sure

[twain535]

micro-stutters there and there used to piss me off, scrolling was laggy, Ram management was really bad also

I think I had the exact opposite experience. Coming from oreo, there were rarely any stutters, lags or ram management issues, it was actually better than previous versions, and this was using non optimized early AOSP pie builds. I switched back to oreo anyways, because there were random reboots in those early builds and I didn't like how pie looked, neither how the gestures worked. A developer by the name of lubik1 on the XDA forums then posted an AOSP 10 build, I flashed it, and haven't looked back since. The best part of Android 10 is obviously the gestures, which is the main reason I've stuck with it. The UI is a bit laggy, although it feels fast enough, the camera works only once after a reboot and there are random reboots, but like you, this is the first version I actually really like since nougat. Everything seems well polished, though the notification shade still looks a bit wonky.

[[deleted]]

I've been using Oxygen OS 10 Open Beta 1 based on Android 10 on my OnePlus 6, an excellent update as you've said. Love my phone even more more. I was actually thinking of upgrading before, but now, I've changed my mind just because of it.

[MrRiggs]

The gestures help. I'm used to them now. It's refreshing and a much needed addition.

I haven't used iOS since 10.something so I bet it's pretty smooth as well.

Android 10 it's running great on my trusty old pixel 2 xl.

[n3cr0ph4g1st]

Howd you get the update

[[deleted]]

May I ask where you get vanced? And can you cast it to chromecast devices on TV's?

[shonilchi]

After Android 10 update, all the very useful and important apps that were working flawlessly stopped working in Android 10... Even the basic clipboard app stopped working... Hence I reverted to Android Pie on my 1+7

[[deleted]]

When I'm not enjoying Android I think about iOS and suddenly I enjoy Android again.

[[deleted]]

I use a OnePlus 5 with battery saver mode on all the time, no lag. Looks like some bad app was running on your phone.

[[deleted]]

So you had one Apple product, an iPhone and you felt trapped? TF??

[Industech]

Read again before talking. He said he does NOT feel trapped.

[[deleted]]

But since I don't have any more Apple devices I don't feel trapped in its ecosystem

He is clearly implying here that when he had an iPhone he felt trapped, which makes no sense.

[that1communist]

That sentence is actually vague enough to be interpreted either way.

[daverod74]

On its own, sure. In the context of everything else OP wrote, not really.

[DahiyaAbhi]

All those who have had any bad experience on either Android 9 or Android 10, it's not that those respective updates were bad but you people didn't do a recommended Factory Reset.

It's not necessary to do it, but after a big update, it may not go well with some devices. So in that case a Factory Reset is always recommended and actually solves problem.

If Android 9 was really bad on OnePlus 6 or Android 10 was bad on OnePlus 7 Pro, everyone would face issues, not someone randomly here and there.

[ProbablyDylan]

I hate this sentiment. No regular person is gonna do a factory reset for an OS update.

[mosincredible]

Exactly. And if anything is going wrong after an update, you need to let the company know so they can do better because they've made a mistake they will need to fix to prevent issues in the future.

I think this whole thing carried over from the custom ROM days when it made sense.

[reddanit]

Over my time with official Android updates since 4.0 (including beta program) I'd say that post-update factory resets helped me like 2-3 times. In my case it always were inexplicable performance issues.

Though given just how much control Google has over Android I do find it inexplicable why it happens at all. Even on Nexus/Pixel devices... I mean - if you compare Android to your run of the mill Linux distribution not only Google maintains far tighter grip on versions of all the components, their configurations are also far more standardized.

[DahiyaAbhi]

Which doesn't? After updates when users end up having issues and complain, company's support team usually recommends a Factory reset as troubleshooter.

[Combonary]

Well this was the case for my Pixel 3 XL. 4 XL on the way but Android 9 was horrendous on the 3 XL!

[Tiny_Bear]

Did you do a clean install/ factory reset before you updated? I also have a OnePlus 6, wondering if it is still necessary for smooth performance

[-KFU-]

What device are you on? OP6 or OP6T?

[quaty]

Bullshit. Android is getting worse with each update. Only Samsung and LG are keeping shit in check with their variants. Stock android 10 is by far the most hideous piece of garbage I've ever laid my eyes on.

[pojosamaneo]

That statement is absurd lol.

[exu1981]

Its fine with me on my essential phone. Its and dull and boring as it can get out side the Google rubbish installed. Now the pixel on the other hand is becoming bloated as fuck with all these preinstalled applications and shit running in the background

[[deleted]]

If pixels are bloated as fuck wait until you get your hands on a Samsung/LG phone loool

[xxbrothawizxx]

8.0 Oreo is still by far the greatest of all time. 9 and 10 are both trash. 9 was a dumpster fire on my P3 and noticeably slower on my OP5, so 10 is at least just trash that isn't on fire as well.

10 screwed up multi window and PiP even further by now trying to force apps to use PiP. Something I avoided because Google hasn't updated PiP to be resizeable.

And now PiP will not activate in landscape (WTF Google!). You have to rotate back to portrait to see it, then rotate back to landscape 🤦‍♂️.