The Tablet Tavern

[wyndslash]

Still never got a liking for tablets, but my Chromebook is still a go to for travel.
Wynd, I can't believe you still haven't made up your mind about that!

I know, right? But it's really hard for me to decide due to limited funds. Plus, the recent Chromebooks coming out are all a bit compromised. I like the IPS screens on the HP 11 and Toshiba Chromebook 2, but unfortunately performance is sluggish. I don't mind paying a bit more for a device that would last, though probably not Apple prices.

 

[wyndslash]

So my phone has been ridiculously lagging so i opted to do a factory reset. After that i noticed new things that weren't there before even though i was already on kit kat. Like new icons and such. Strange.

 

[jaj324]

So my phone has been ridiculously lagging so i opted to do a factory reset. After that i noticed new things that weren't there before even though i was already on kit kat. Like new icons and such. Strange.

Factory resets are usually a good thing. When using an Android I do one at least every 90 days. Sometimes more often than that.

 

[sfbloodbrother]

Factory resets are usually a good thing. When using an Android I do one at least every 90 days. Sometimes more often than that.

Why do a factory reset on your phone if it's working fine?

 

[lunatic59]

So my phone has been ridiculously lagging so i opted to do a factory reset. After that i noticed new things that weren't there before even though i was already on kit kat. Like new icons and such. Strange.

Nah, not really. These are the Samsung apps that would default back to visible if you've hidden them or possibly apps you installed on another device registered to your account. It could be evil spirits, too, but that only happens about 5% of the time.

 

[mikedt]

Still never got a liking for tablets, but my Chromebook is still a go to for travel.
Wynd, I can't believe you still haven't made up your mind about that!

I never got into tablets much, I had one for a while, but only mostly used it for watching "movies" in bed. If I really need a larger screen than my phablet, say for getting some work done, e.g. preparing PPTs at my desk, usually I need a real keyboard as well. Which basically means a laptop for me.

 

[jaj324]

Why do a factory reset on your phone if it's working fine?

You don't wake up one morning with a laggy android. It's gradual. I never let it get to that point. PM is important any time you're are dealing with electronics, cars, tools, etc...

 

[mikedt]

You don't wake up one morning with a laggy android. It's gradual. I never let it get to that point. PM is important any time you're are dealing with electronics, cars, tools, etc...

Never found that with recent Android devices myself, only thing I've had to do occasionally is just reboot them, because they were acting funky. And sometimes apps can misbehave, and often just clearing data for the particular app generally fixes it. An older version of WeChat could become horribly laggy, simply because it's cache became too bloated, but that seems to have been fixed now. I've done factory resets when upgrading firmware however, and is to be expected when going from one ROM to another, e.g. stock to CM.

 

[EarlyMon]

Factory data reset is the only way an unrooted device gets to clear the Dalvik cache - something that you want to do on any rom install or update.

After Lollipop, that will be a non-issue.

In the meantime, it's the right thing to do after any OTA.

Backup, factory data reset, restore.

It will cure a number of bugs that can't be cleared any other way.

No surprise that it also lets things appear that ought to have shown all along.

Plus - it clears the OS cache and the backup/restore gets all the apps back but with the caches cleared.

 

[wyndslash]

It doesn't put my apps back. I have to reinstall again.

 

[EarlyMon]

It doesn't put my apps back. I have to reinstall again.

Yeah.

Backup and restore are two separate steps as stated above.

If not rooted look into Helium Backup, in the Play Store.

 

[sfbloodbrother]

Rita is the worst cleaner here.

 

[wyndslash]

Yeah.

Backup and restore are two separate steps as stated above.

If not rooted look into Helium Backup, in the Play Store.

Think I'll have to do some reading on this. I usually just click backup/restore in settings.

 

[mikedt]

Rita is the worst cleaner here.

What actually happens to those fries?

 

[lunatic59]

What actually happens to those fries?

They probably go back in the baskets.

 

[mikedt]

Waste not, want not.

 

[lunatic59]

um ... i'll go with "want not."

 

[sfbloodbrother]

What actually happens to those fries?

Ugh... You don't want to know.

Just kidding... They went into the garbage.

 

[wyndslash]

Being so tired from work lately. Can't wait for the holidays.

 

[lunatic59]

Being so tired from work lately. Can't wait for the holidays.

Holidays? What holidays?

 

[Kaat72]

 

[sfbloodbrother]

Haha we all hate Mondays.

 

[Liamo_210]

God i miss this place, seems an age since ive talked to everyone.

 

[Unforgiven]

Hello @Liamo_210, I missed you buddy. Welcome back.

 

[Liamo_210]

Hello @Liamo_210, I missed you buddy. Welcome back.

Missed you to man. Hows everything been? Hope the family are doing well? Hopefully i can manage to stay this time