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Android 4.2 - are you finding it buggy?
Nov 20 2012 08:00 AM |
Zarch1972
in Android

Many Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, 7 and 10 owners running 4.2 are raising complaints about bugs in Google's latest release.
Here's just a few of their gripes:
Personally, i'm seeing lockscreen issues on my Nexus 4, it just keeps appearing/turning the screen on for no reason just sat on my desk.
Here's just a few of their gripes:
- Missing December 2012 in contacts
- Bluetooth broken
- Severe battery drain
- Slow charging times
- Lockscreen issues
- Erratic auto brightness
- Random Reboots
Personally, i'm seeing lockscreen issues on my Nexus 4, it just keeps appearing/turning the screen on for no reason just sat on my desk.
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36 Comments
dajmeister
Nov 20 2012 10:14 AM
I gave in and just flashed the 4.2 takju stock image, and since then I have had comparatively few problems! (edit: completely started over)
One of my biggest bugbears is the change in how the camera handles screen rotation. Before 4.2 the buttons would all rotate without interrupting the image.
Now in 4.2 the whole image freezes, you get the rotation animation, and then the image becomes live again. On the Nexus 4 this might be quite snappy but on the galaxy nexus it is a really annoying interruption.
Rocky7
Nov 20 2012 10:15 AM
On my nexus 4 it's not bad, just gives the impression of being generally rushed and a bit of design for designs sake.
jimborae
Nov 20 2012 10:22 AM
woparc
Nov 20 2012 10:29 AM
-Unresponsive
-"Buttons" goes missing
-Slow as hell
3shirts
Nov 20 2012 10:30 AM
ctafield
Nov 20 2012 10:34 AM
devjin
Nov 20 2012 10:41 AM
pelms
Nov 20 2012 10:51 AM
Haven't noticed any problems with battery life.
Was pretty unresponsive immediately after the upgrade but seems fine now - lots of apps putting out 4.2 updates so maybe this has helped?
sergio.carvalho
Nov 20 2012 11:07 AM
I might even say it's faster than before, though it may be the effect of a few days of watching paint dry on the tablet.
Zarch1972
Nov 20 2012 11:13 AM
zuul70
Nov 20 2012 11:15 AM
My screen kept turning on by itself sometimes every 10sec, sometimes every 1min, it killed my battery life and was very annoying in the dark (i use my phone as an alarm clock).
So => back to CM.10 and everything went to normal.
totriz
Nov 20 2012 11:38 AM
installed a stock/rooted 4.2 on my Gnex over the previous modaco custom rom (clearing cache & dalvik) ran for a couple of days without issue, then installed the 4.2 MCR (again, clearing caches) and had no issue at all.
battery life is about the same for me when using the phone, and WAY better in sleep (connected to wifi)
tested bluetooth with my headphones and no problems either.
I think all the bugs may be because an incompatible app or cooked/custom rom setting. I like my rom as stock as possible, usually modaco custom rom with menu button mod and trackball alert. I always had a bad time with heavily modified roms and apps that dig too deep into the system, they all made my phone worse in the long run and forced me to reflash.
caliber177
Nov 20 2012 11:59 AM
k0nrad
Nov 20 2012 12:32 PM
Nexus 4 wakes up the screen for every notification and update (it wakes precisely every 15 mins, the schedule for Plume updates).
Funnily enough it wasn't the case until today (or I didn't notice that).
armthehomeless
Nov 20 2012 12:34 PM
https://www.dropbox....11-20 15.30.jpg
https://www.dropbox....11-20 18.14.jpg
https://www.dropbox....12-11-20 18.jpg
Please tell me others are seeing this
Ma7moud
Nov 20 2012 01:56 PM
But my friend was running 4.1.2 and wanted to update without wiping data, and his phone is full of bugs after the update
I assume the bugs are caused by updating but don't happen with a fresh factory image install
reudyfam
Nov 20 2012 02:16 PM
ptbw
Nov 20 2012 03:20 PM
4.2 does seem smoother.
I did have an issue with Firefox only running for a few seconds before stopping, but FF is now updated and performs fine.
I have installed Button Saviour and removed the standard buttons giving more screen real estate.
I am using Blue VPN to teather my N8 and it works fine.
Looking forward to another MoDaCo update for the N7 but what I currently have is a good second.
crowley35
Nov 20 2012 03:38 PM
Mtman1
Nov 20 2012 04:27 PM
Andrey Putintsev
Nov 20 2012 06:48 PM
jonmall1441
Nov 20 2012 06:51 PM
- Battery life sucks compared to what it was before the update
- Stuttering and unresponsive performance
- Slow charging
- Random reboots
- Decembergate (of course)
- Power button (and even using a smart case) seem unresponsive 50% of the time for waking up the screen
Seems like a rushed update to me. Needed to release something to go with the new Nexus hardware I guess...Luirawr
Nov 20 2012 06:57 PM
Its a really poor first release.
Biggest problem for me is having to charge my phone almost three times a day...
Thats with only ten minutes solid use an hour!
gitf@ce
Nov 20 2012 09:27 PM
Must say I think the new lock screen clock looks hideous!
pelms
Nov 21 2012 07:33 PM