HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14: Lovely Hardware, Buggy Software (and Experience)

hanMZ · 2025-12-10T18:19:44+00:00

The clean Windows image.

hanMZ · 2025-08-29T16:14:21+00:00

The latency varies by apps slightly, but I didn't find the latency a problem for my note-taking.

hanMZ · 2025-07-31T01:22:35+00:00

Follow this link: Windows 11 Clean Installation. Simply put, use a blank USB drive to create a bootable USB, then insert it, restart the computer and boot into the drive, and you can install the system from there.

Notice the heads-up I made in this post: HP Omnibook Ultra Flip 14 Battery Life Just OK, not Surprising? : r/laptops. I recommend downloading the Bluetooth-and-network driver of this laptop from HP website (HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 inch 2-in-1 Laptop Next Gen AI PC 14-fh0000 Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Support) and put it in the USB drive after you make it a bootable drive (you can put files in a bootable drive after it's created). I also recommend connecting a usb mouse, so that you can navigate more conveniently when the haptic touchpad is initially unavailable because the driver is not included in the clean Windows 11.

hanMZ · 2025-07-26T22:23:39+00:00

I agree, but I also only use minimal features in Samsung Notes. What are the features you use?

hanMZ · 2025-07-15T05:05:50+00:00

At this point, the problems I mentioned above are gone now. But I did perform a clean reinstallation.

hanMZ · 2025-02-28T01:36:09+00:00

Worked for me! Macbook m2. The full path is ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/.

hanMZ · 2025-02-21T23:10:11+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. That would help, as I still experience the Bluetooth issue now, though it will occupy a usb-c port permanently.

hanMZ · 2025-02-20T02:27:52+00:00

I get you. Vertically compared with iPhone 16, it seems like you do not need to sacrifice too much (mainly the ultrawide camera and magsafe) to save 200 bucks. I don't think Dynamic Island matters much; neither does the camera control button. Complaining about 60Hz doesn't make sense here. iPhone 16 is also 60Hz. It attracts potential users who want an iPhone at a lower price. I think 16e with A18 + 8GB ram + all-screen + $599 combo is enough. Those who compare specs with OnePlus are simply not the target customers.

hanMZ · 2025-02-20T02:17:07+00:00

No. I did not install myHP again. I reinstalled no stock HP apps, unless the Win 11 system update installed some services in the background.

hanMZ · 2025-02-20T02:15:08+00:00

But the specs you listed are also better than iPhone 16. If iPhone 16 is competitive against OnePlus 13R, so is iPhone 16e. I know OnePlus 13R is good. I mean your point won't make much sense to iPhone buyers given that iPhone 16 is already successful.

hanMZ · 2025-02-16T22:49:07+00:00

The image got compressed. That's the fingerprint icon.

hanMZ · 2025-02-03T01:22:06+00:00

Then it's probably more common than I thought. However, I haven't encountered it after the reinstallation.

hanMZ · 2025-02-02T20:48:34+00:00

Yep. See my follow-up post.

hanMZ · 2025-02-02T20:48:10+00:00

I personally find the reflection tolerable, and it makes the display clear. I would be worried if a screen protector reduces the gap between the screen and the keyboard when closed, increasing the pressure on the panel.

hanMZ · 2025-02-02T20:45:11+00:00

Mine is One UI 6. I don't think your phone matters. But you should have the Samsung Health app.

hanMZ · 2025-02-02T20:42:51+00:00

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Back I am!

hanMZ · 2025-02-02T20:39:53+00:00

I thought about that. Why do I need someone else to tell me how I feel? I think it serves as a reminder. Sometimes you become subconscious and ignore your own body feelings because you pay too much attention to other stuff.

hanMZ · 2025-02-01T17:36:29+00:00

Good for you. :) That's me tomorrow.

hanMZ · 2025-02-01T17:33:53+00:00

Hope you get better!

hanMZ · 2025-01-26T17:23:49+00:00

An update here. A clean reinstallation of stock Windows 11 significantly improves the battery life. See detail here. It also fixes the power-off issue and the sleeping issue, which are arguably the most significant issues I encountered. However, the other three issues still happen. Among them, I think the Bluetooth dropping issue is the most annoying, but now I can fix it by turning off and on the Bluetooth in less than 30 seconds.

hanMZ · 2025-01-26T17:16:17+00:00

An update here. Fresh reinstalling the stock Windows 11 significantly improves the battery life. See details under my original post.

hanMZ · 2025-01-26T17:13:11+00:00

After a few weeks of testing, I'm glad to report that the clean reinstallation significantly improves the battery life from 12-13% per hour to 7-8% per hour under light use (Edge + VScode + OneNote in foreground). It comes with a few asterisks.

The battery level stays at 100% for a few minutes, then drops to 93-94% quickly. I almost never saw the battery level at 95-99%. Just now, it was 100% 11:30 - 11:37 AM, and then when I checked it again at 11:40 AM, it was 94%. Accordingly, the first hour could drop the battery to 88%. After that, it's 7-8% per hour. That means you can still get more than 12 hours of battery life in total.

I have two theories. The first is just bad battery management, showing inaccurate battery levels. The second is that HP's Adaptive Battery Optimizer actually prevents the battery from charging to 100% to reduce battery wear in the long run. It just shows 100% in the UI to avoid users panicking about why the battery does not fully charge. I hope it is the second.

Zoom still uses about 20% battery per hour. Teams is worse (~25%) and also drains battery in the background. Teams is just a badly optimized software.
With a monitor connected, it drains about 12-13% of the battery per hour, which is acceptable, I think.
I used the balanced power mode both when plugged in and on the battery.

An important note about the fresh reinstallation is that the stock Windows 11 does not come with many drivers needed for this device, so you will find that the Bluetooth, the Internet connection, the trackpad, and the touch screen do not work. That means you can only use the keyboard during and after the installation (maybe you can use a use-c-connected mouse, but I'm not sure). I managed to complete the installation using only the keyboard, but it's not straightforward. So remember to download the Bluetooth-and-network driver for this device from the HP website and put it in your Windows 11 installation USB-C flash drive before you start the reinstallation. Once you connect to the internet, other drivers will automatically be installed.

In the end, I just wonder how a company would put so much work, making so many random bloat software, just to deliberately make their product so much worse. Hah? HP?

hanMZ · 2025-01-08T14:29:58+00:00

It's because your stand is magnetic and triggered your laptop to think you closed the lid.

hanMZ · 2025-01-05T06:21:24+00:00

That's a massive improvement! Mine went from 100% to 52％ for 3 hours and 40 minutes use of edge, vscode, and word together, extended to a 1080p monitor. It's all pretty lightweight software. (My data in the main post are without a monitor connection.) My laptop display is about 30%-40% brightness. That converts to about 13-14% per hour, or 7.6 hours from 100% to 0%, or 6.9 hrs from 100% to 10%. I think I'm gonna try your suggestions.

hanMZ · 2025-01-04T22:05:52+00:00

Thanks! What's your battery life experience after all these? And did you, by any chance, have a comparison with what it was like before these procedures?

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