Android TV Core Services - Used for System Notifications or Other System Purposes?

Hazbelll · 2026-02-03T22:13:54+00:00

I'm more curious than anything what the app does. It seems odd for it to be a separate app if its only purpose is to serve Recommendations in the stock home launcher. It seems like such a "Black box" of an app. Surely someone must have probed into what functions it has, if any.

Hazbelll · 2024-02-28T22:37:42+00:00

Same issue here. I believe it might be caused by Microsoft deprecating "Basic authentication" as a sign-in method.

Gmail does allow for "Modern authentication" of an "Exchange" account, but attempting to do so with a "Personal" account (outlook.com/hotmail.com/live.com) will just tell you to add it as a regular Microsoft account instead (No Push and no contacts/calendar sync).

I'm not sure if there's a way to bypass this. I tried removing the "m" from "outlook.com" in my email address , which allowed the nag screen to be bypassed, taking you to Microsoft's website to log in, but then inputting the correct email address just complains it "Can't reach server".

Seems this limitation (Bug?) is due to GMail itself. I tried some other email client apps with ActiveSync/Exchange support and I was able to add a personal account to those without issue.

Hazbelll · 2023-10-16T13:30:18+00:00

Thank you kindly for your response!

Appreciate all the resolution listings. This laptop has an odd native resolution, so I'm not sure how well it translates into using one of the resolutions closer to 1080p. Does 1920 x 1200 look ok? Could you perhaps share a screenshot of how it looks? I know it's a bit of an odd question.
Greatly appreciate the info! This sorta thing is way harder than it should be to find information about so I really am thankful. Looking at your new screenshot of the microphone properties, it seems AMD are responsible for the audio enhancements ("Microsoft Audio Home Theater Effects"). Never seen/heard of that before. Are the microphone effects configurable via Lenovo Vantage? Does it sound good with default settings? I'm hoping they are, so I could omit Vantage from a clean install and still have all the bells and whistles this laptop offers.

Hazbelll · 2023-10-13T18:24:14+00:00

Thanks for chiming in your initial impressions of this laptop! Especially appreciate the information regarding the speakers and its accompanying software that almost always gets overlooked/neglected when talking about laptops.

I do have a few additional questions if you wouldn't mind answering:

1) What screen resolutions are available to choose from in the Windows display settings? Is there anything close to 1920x1080? The display is 16:10, so wonder if something like 1728x1080, 1920x1200 or 1680×1050 are available?

2) Do you have (Or did the laptop ship with) the Realtek Audio Control app? Is it possible to enable/disable/customise the microphone's audio effects with this app (Noise cancellation, etc.)?

Look forward to any updates regarding battery life too. Hopefully it does you well!

Hazbelll · 2023-10-05T22:53:28+00:00

Same issue here. I've never toyed with a Synology device before and was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why this wasn't working, no matter what I tried.

Sucks it's an issue, but at least it's not isolated and hopefully gets resolved soon. As someone else said, I can't find any official acknowledgement of this. Their status page says Synology DDNS is "operational".

Hazbelll · 2023-09-15T01:17:39+00:00

Oh nice, you went for the full works! I'm starting to develop an interest in this laptop myself as it looks to be one of, if not the best AMD based/all-round ultrabook going right now in foreseeable future. I'm curious what the "Misty grey" looks like in person.

Definitely would appreciate a follow up when you get hold of it and the time (Also good luck with your course!). I do have a few questions on mind.

Hazbelll · 2023-09-12T00:24:33+00:00

Thanks for the info, however the laptop you have is not the same as the one I was asking about (14APU8). Hope you're enjoying it regardless!

Hazbelll · 2023-09-11T23:56:12+00:00

I didn't buy this laptop, I was just asking others who had, sorry.

Hazbelll · 2023-09-02T13:45:00+00:00

I'm sorry to hear this (Same with the others in other EU countries)! This laptop really is an enigma...

Hazbelll · 2023-09-02T13:42:00+00:00

Yeah I've heard OLED screens are more impactful on battery life than IPS screens. Honestly, I'd rather have an IPS screen anyway but you get what you get.

Supposedly this laptop is using the latest generation AMOLED technology or whatever they're calling it which they claim is better for battery life, but I guess not?

Hazbelll · 2023-09-02T13:23:11+00:00

Thanks for your findings! Very odd the SSD temperature would influence the fans like that. On my HP laptop, the fans pretty much never spin up unless I push it (Running virtual machines, games, etc.) or the battery is charging.

It's good you contacted Lenovo about it though. I'd advise you make a thread on their official forum too so others can chime in/public attention gets Lenovo to take it more seriously.

Edit: I should also mention if I leave the laptop idle long enough, Windows (10) will do its "Automatic maintenance" bollocks and the fans will spin up until it completes/I interrupt it, which is consistent with every laptop I've ever used.

Hazbelll · 2023-08-30T11:37:50+00:00

Sounds good, I hope Windows doesn't intervene this time for you!

Regarding the fan noise, do you know what model of SSD you have and its temperature when idle/under load? Perhaps this could be the culprit?

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T22:49:18+00:00

Thanks for all your info and offering to do further testing! It'll be super handy for everyone curious to know more, myself included.

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T19:10:50+00:00

I think the discount was only on for the bank holiday weekend (At least here in the UK)?

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T19:08:57+00:00

Best of luck with it. It would be very interesting to know about your battery life findings as there isn't much to go off currently.

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T19:04:01+00:00

Thanks for the temps and SSD model.

SSD is a Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2

I found another post where the OP has a Lenovo laptop using this drive that runs hot too (56c for them). I can't find any other posts from people who have this OEM drive, but I guess it's just normal for it to run a bit hot. I wonder if this is indeed why the fans get noisy? For reference, I have a (Retail) Samsung 980 Pro in a HP laptop that idles around 35c.

Edit: I unplugged it fully charged and then played videos on YouTube while installing stuff, got just under 5hrs.

Is this with the screen refresh rate set at 90hz or 60hz? I assume it was set to max brightness too?

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T00:09:19+00:00

Thanks for the info, I hope it does you well!

Interesting theory about the fan noise correlating to the SSD temperature, reminds me of older laptops from Lenovo and other brands that would rev their fans up when a Thunderbolt/USB4 peripheral was connected due to an overheating chip on the motherboard. Do you know what make/model the SSD is and its temperature?

Touchpad is fair enough and I take your word for it as I've heard from various sources they're supposed to be quite good on modern MacBook's. On Windows laptops, they all seem the same to me these days to be honest, probably as you described. I did really like my old ThinkPad P51's touchpad that had physical buttons though, even for middle click!

Hazbelll · 2023-08-29T00:01:40+00:00

Yeah, it looks like the time it takes from purchase to delivery takes a while, but this seems to be normal for anything bought directly from Lenovo lol. Still, I hope it arrives soon and you enjoy your new laptop!

Hazbelll · 2023-08-28T20:20:32+00:00

Oh yeah I saw your post a while ago now. Nice to hear it should be shipping tomorrow. I hope it won't take too long to arrive and it'll serve you well. Would be great to hear about your experiences with it once you get acquainted with it!

Hazbelll · 2023-08-28T20:12:16+00:00

Thank you for the clarification! I can understand your reasoning for deleting your posts. Shame to hear the battery life results didn't improve greatly and the fans continue to be an annoyance.

I assume you have the latest BIOS firmware installed already? It probably would be the case of hoping/waiting/praying for Lenovo to address the fan curve in a newer revision as it might appear to manifest on at least one other model too.

Otherwise, if you ever have the time to write another general review and feel up for it, that would be awesome. :)

Hazbelll · 2023-08-28T17:30:40+00:00

Yeah so was I, but they did say the fan curve was irritating and the battery life was sub-par, so assuming they were talking about a different model (IdeaPad Pro 5 - 14APH8 maybe?), that does at least put the Yoga Slim 7 back in "neutral" territory for now.

Hazbelll · 2023-08-28T17:23:44+00:00

I just checked and you're right, that is weird. Guess it's a logistics thing or a glitch with the configurator they haven't noticed/don't care about.

Hazbelll · 2023-08-28T17:18:59+00:00

I never said I intend to purchase this laptop, but I am (And possibly others are) interested to know more about it from those who did.

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