Hi everyone! I'm still running KitKat on my nexus 5 but don't know if I should upgrade to marshmallow. Can anyone provide feedback on their experience using marshmallow? Any major bugs in marshmallow?
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No bugs that I've encountered, just one app that isn't compatible yet.
The biggest plus I've seen is the Doze feature, I can now easily get 3 - 4 days of life where I was only getting 1 1/2 - 2 days.
The other is the better ability to not give blanket permissions to apps. Being able to tell the ones that have no business accessing contacts, the camera, or say the internet can be stopped.
Other than those 2 I haven't seen anything that stands out to me. There are other minor features that have been added.
The biggest plus I've seen is the Doze feature, I can now easily get 3 - 4 days of life where I was only getting 1 1/2 - 2 days.
The other is the better ability to not give blanket permissions to apps. Being able to tell the ones that have no business accessing contacts, the camera, or say the internet can be stopped.
Other than those 2 I haven't seen anything that stands out to me. There are other minor features that have been added.
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I found no difference after downloading 6.0. If anything, the phone is a little bit slower, and takes up more memory. IMHO, 6.0 is really 5.1.1.1. Getting the 5x or 6p with 6.0, is a waste of money. Wait for 6.1, or 6.2, or 7.0. All the numbers are meaningless. Marshmallow bites!
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If you are doing an OTA update it will update one at a time to any version you haven't updated to yet. If you are flashing the factory images, you can flash straight to the latest version.
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I'd say generally yes. At the very least, if you take an OTA I would suggest wiping the cache partition afterward. Normally I flash the factory images and start fresh. This last time when I updated my N6 to Marshmallow, I did not wipe my data, but I still used the factory images; primarily because I was rooted.
All I did this time was flash the updated bootloader, radio, boot.img & system.img. When I was done I flashed a modified boot.img (probably could have used that initially) to remove forced encryption and also to flash the root binaries again. After my first initial boot I wiped the cache partition. All my data and settings were still in tact and I haven't ran into any problems.
I'm not sure if you root or not, but if you flash the factory images, you will be required to factory reset the device if your bootloader isn't already unlocked. And also, 6.0 M currently requires a modified boot.img to root. So that is something you will have to flash prior to rooting.
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Certainly rooting is optional. Right now I am running what started out as stock (from OTA) Marshmallow. I rooted, which I do primarily for the increased backup options and debloating options. However, I've now added a new kernel which gives me a lot more control (Elemental X) and better battery life. And yes, those nice little "cosmetic options: such as changing dpi to 420, adding layers to give me blacked-out UI and apps, etc. I'll probably stay with this modded stock until Dirty Unicorns Marshmallow is ready.
To each their own. That's the great thing about Android... choices.
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You can certainly use the factory images without having ever rooted. I only asked because unlocking the bootloader is the first step in that process but is also a requirement to use the factory images. So if it's already unlocked it's no big deal, but if you consider unlocking it now you have to be willing to wipe the device.
You certainly can start clean with an ota as well by simply updating then performing a factory reset. Or you can just update and see if things go smooth.
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Thank you everyone for all the great input. I went ahead and updated my nexus to marshmallow through OTA. So far so good. I was looking into backing up my app data, apk files, etc. And that's where root comes in as mentioned. Time to root my phone!
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The only problem is, that you will have to wipe the device before rooting, due to unlocking the bootloader. So you will lose some data. The best thing you can do is copy everything from your internal storage to a PC for safe keeping, backup anything else you can using Helium or similar. You will most likely lost all or at least most of your app data in the wipe. There's no real way to back that up without root that I've ever seen.
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Oh, now I understand. I have a game that is no longer available on the Google play store and the developers said it won't be coming back. If I can save that apk file for reinstallation that would be great. everything else is just standard music, docs, pics stuff. Is there somehow a way to extract the one application without root? I saw es file explorer may be able to do it but I haven't read the article yet. Will helium save the apk?
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As far as I know, Helium will let you backup an APK but if it doesn't work, try using ES File Explorer. They have an APK backup option per their app description.
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I finally had the chance to try helium and es file explorer. I managed to backup an app apk file using both apps. I'm going to test the apk file on another device and see if it will install.
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I don't have an extra device to test the apk on. The old Android phone I was going to test it on is to old. Just wanted to update everyone in that.
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You could try to remove the app from your phone, and then install the apk that helium backed up.
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Wise move. That trick seems to be for "experts". You may find that of you root a device it will not work with things like banking apps, which object to that sort of jiggery pokery.
Didn't they try to push Marshmallow at you?
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I upgraded to marshmallow and I really like it. It runs very smooth for me on my nexus 5.
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Switching to marshmallow gave me improved battery life and just seems to run smoother. it's also nice to be able to leave my phone off the charger overnight and have the battery level the same when i pick it back up in the morning.
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You are right. Ask around if a friend will let you install that app on their device
I used to root for adaway, but with the monthly updates, I'm reconsidering. On M, I'm not rooted yet - using firefox to block out the annoying browser ads. If the dev community comes out with a way to root without a custom kernel, I may go back and root that way.
Amen!!
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