I got the update this morning & have installed it. Haven't played with it yet, but does anyone know whats in the update?
I think the op is on the OTA 4.4.2 with the Nexus 4.
not only did they leave out ART, but also left out transparency as well. i can sideload the GEL Launcher but i don't buy their stupid reasoning for leaving out transparency in the nav bar and notification bar. i mean seriously, Google, your most powerful tablet in the entire Nexus line and you cite performance issues as the reason for leaving it out, but you allow it to run on the Nexus 7 2012 edition, which is seriously lower spec than the Nexus 10!? i don't buy your excuse Google.
me too. i read that rooting requires a bootloader unlock and that means a wipe--got tons of games on the thing with a lot of progress i can't afford to lose and start over. i'm not sure where this whole myth of the Nexus 10's GPU suddenly being 'inferior for games' (the excuse in the articles for Real Racing 3, which still looks horrible in the graphics department compared with its iOS version with full-anti-aliasing support) or having a 'slow GPU' (really?) came from. it's the most powerful tablet in Google's Nexus lineup. this myth needs to be deleted!
Correct. Rooting requires unlocking the bootloader... Which is why I always suggest anyone with a nexus unlock it as soon as they get it. Whether they plan on rooting it right away or *maybe* sometime down the road
Keep in mind, Google with back up all your games AND their data if you allow it to
It won't back up game saves. SOme games, not even Titanium Backup will. The developers save their games in ways that this won't support.
That being said, its not hte GPU that's the issue, its pushing 4 million pixels (double that of a 1080p display, 4x that of 1280x800)
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