mikejeep Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I flashed 5.1 yesterday along with the new radio. It looks to me like the signal indicators got tweaked and show a higher bar count for the same dBm. I'm not seeing anything appreciable different but my bars are mostly showing an extra step up than usual. I expected there would be some signal representation change. During my work on merging 5.1 into the PA codebase I spotted some new settings keys related to signal bars. From the looks of the source code for change 52400, here is what is different: Before 5.1, the RSRP thresholds were fixed: -44, -85, -95, -105, -115, -140 In 5.1, the OS can be configured to choose a "strict" or "lenient" thresholds: Strict: -44, -85, -95, -105, -115, -140 (same as before) Lenient: -44, -98, -108, -118, -128, -140 Verizon and Vodafone NL appear to require the "strict" settings, as those PLMNs will default to that. As far as I can tell, devices on other networks will default to the "lenient" settings. -Mike 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The signal strength indicator is very generous in what it shows now with this update, particularly with LTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Finally back on a Nexus 5 I'm sorry I ever left I love it. 5.1 seems really nice so far. Really liking the signal bars, I must say. Sent from my Nexus 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippychance Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So has anyone here actually received the OTA yet? 4.4.3 and 5.0 took 13 days from the announcement of it going live to get to my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCortez Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 So has anyone here actually received the OTA yet? 4.4.3 and 5.0 took 13 days from the announcement of it going live to get to my phone.My wife's phone got it a few days ago but I haven't seen it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Both me and my nephew got the OTA alert on Thursday, but I did a full install instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 another thing this new update does: it actually checks whether a new PRL is available instead of simply applying the same one regardless. if no new update, it tells you. this sort of sucks as, even with this update, if i go to roaming back to sprint back to roaming and to sprint, etc the phone will not connect to eHRPD, just EVDO. A PRL or profile update was the only way to get back to eHRPD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 another thing this new update does: it actually checks whether a new PRL is available instead of simply applying the same one regardless. if no new update, it tells you. this sort of sucks as, even with this update, if i go to roaming back to sprint back to roaming and to sprint, etc the phone will not connect to eHRPD, just EVDO. A PRL or profile update was the only way to get back to eHRPD. I can still update the PRL/Profile as many times as I want back to back. It still applies the same PRL if there isn't a new one. I will also go from roaming 1x and reconnect to Sprint eHRPD without any input on my part, you may have something wrong with your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I can still update the PRL/Profile as many times as I want back to back. It still applies the same PRL if there isn't a new one. I will also go from roaming 1x and reconnect to Sprint eHRPD without any input on my part, you may have something wrong with your phone. today i am able to update prl continually instead of getting a message saying there is no new PRL available. strange. going from 1x to eHRPD just once is usually fine. i see the behavior when i go from roaming to sprint several times on a drive, in a short period of time. maybe it has to do with the roaming partner that it is coming off of. I am primarily US Cellular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 today i am able to update prl continually instead of getting a message saying there is no new PRL available. strange. going from 1x to eHRPD just once is usually fine. i see the behavior when i go from roaming to sprint several times on a drive, in a short period of time. maybe it has to do with the roaming partner that it is coming off of. I am primarily US Cellular. That could be it. I go in and out of roaming coverage a fair amount (usually Verizon) each week for work and never experienced anything like that. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD64 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) With the new update . the skin doesn't crash anymore Edited March 18, 2015 by AMD64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCortez Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Does anyone else experience huge battery drain from Google Play Music? It almost seems as if it drains more now than it has in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejeep Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Does anyone else experience huge battery drain from Google Play Music? It almost seems as if it drains more now than it has in the past. A new Google Play Services update has been rolling out over the past couple of weeks, perhaps its related to that.. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/03/google-play-services-70-places-everyone.html -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusherb Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 IDK which update this happened in but I just upgraded to 5.1 and noticed that the 1X icon is gone and it's now showing 3G while on 1X... Grrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 IDK which update this happened in but I just upgraded to 5.1 and noticed that the 1X icon is gone and it's now showing 3G while on 1X... Grrrr. 1x is a 3G technology. Why wouldnt it show that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 IDK which update this happened in but I just upgraded to 5.1 and noticed that the 1X icon is gone and it's now showing 3G while on 1X... Grrrr.I love not seeing the 1x symbol at the top of my Nexus 6. Even though I didn't see it that often anyway. [emoji1] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusherb Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I love not seeing the 1x symbol at the top of my Nexus 6. Even though I didn't see it that often anyway. [emoji1] Did this change occur upon the release of 5.1? I just want my phone to be honest about what network it's actually on from a glance without having to go into the menus to check. Although this isn't really a big deal anymore like it was 3 years ago since I'm on LTE all the time anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Did this change occur upon the release of 5.1? I just want my phone to be honest about what network it's actually on from a glance without having to go into the menus to check. Although this isn't really a big deal anymore like it was 3 years ago since I'm on LTE all the time anyway.Yes. I always use signal check to see my real network connectivity and signal strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorcy11 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Anyone having issues with the camera app force closing? Like 50 pct of the time, when I go to open it, it crashes. I've tried force stop, uninstalling updates and reinstalling, and the only thing that gets it working again is restarting the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippychance Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Seems like the system is at odds with itself. Trying to connect to the gym network (which is a crapshoot) hasn't improved, but occasionally when I check, the icon tray says LTE but the wifi settings says connected. Signal check pro says connected but mobile data connection active. Anyone else notice this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanA Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Seems like the system is at odds with itself. Trying to connect to the gym network (which is a crapshoot) hasn't improved, but occasionally when I check, the icon tray says LTE but the wifi settings says connected. Signal check pro says connected but mobile data connection active. Anyone else notice this?Yep that's a new feature of lollipop. If the device can't contact Google's servers over a WiFi connection, it will fall back to mobile data and indicate that in the status bar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 My Wi-Fi is basically useless now with 5.1, can't ever really connect to it. Is their anyway around this stupid flaw? Sent from my Nexus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCortez Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 My Wi-Fi is basically useless now with 5.1, can't ever really connect to it. Is their anyway around this stupid flaw? Screenshot_2015-03-25-09-48-49.png Sent from my Nexus 5 Have you tried removing that profile and adding it back again? My WiFi still works after the update but I did see an instance where it didn't want to connect to my home network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Have you tried removing that profile and adding it back again? My WiFi still works after the update but I did see an instance where it didn't want to connect to my home network.Several times unfortunately. Sent from my Nexus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCortez Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Not sure what else you could do then. Doing a factory reset seems really unnecessary. Did you go to saved networks to see if your network still appears there and if so removing it? The only odd things I've seen with 5.1 is my phone will get stick in landscape mode or play music simply just won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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