List of changes/enhancements/problems in the KitKat OTA

Tommino84 · May 26, 2014

drive smart action
if moving to another app, without exiting drive, drive won't be part of open apps anymore
need to disable/enable BT again to have it back

NasiJagung · May 27, 2014

The Problem i had is the phone suddenly got blank ( i think problem with Homescreen or Default Launcher) it not turn on i press any button (the screen just got BLANK, but i still can receive message (light indicator)) after few second the Phone Reboot itself..
and i use 3 Music Player Jet Audio, Player Pro and Standart Play Music, when i use Jet Audio Plus i noticed there is some annoying sound. first i thought may earphone or my music file but when i switch to another player it not happening...

any solution for blank screen ??

puckalicious · May 27, 2014

Here are my gripes/bugs -

The "People" app for contacts no longer has the alphabet listed vertically along the scroller. I used to just touch the letter I wanted to jump to, now it's just a guess how far down the list I want to go.

Volume control for calls and notifications is no longer able to be linked as one volume setting, at least I recall being able to do this in JB. Very annoying to me. I found this out with a bug in the SmartAction volume control for my charging dock. I have it set to mute volume when in the dock and vibrate only. However when I undock only the call volume goes back to normal, the notification volume stays muted until I manually go into volume control and turn it back up.

gtmaster303 · May 28, 2014

Is there a way to debloat KK without root?
Locked bootloader

Strife89 · May 28, 2014

gtmaster303 said:
Is there a way to debloat KK without root?
Locked bootloader

You can disable some of the bloatware apps, but that's it.

vjaamm · May 28, 2014

For some reason, since the update, whenever I swipe up from the home button, it brings me to the results of the last thing I searched rather than Google Now. No idea why.

ShadyDreamer · May 29, 2014

Strife89 said:
Although it can't be installed from the Play Store, the Google Experience Launcher can be sideloaded and used without any tweaking.

If you use one of the older apk files that only required 4.1, it works just fine even on 4.1 Jelly Bean as of some update to the Google Search app a month or two ago. (before then it required at least 4.2 or it would crash because of trying to use a 4.2 feature) Since the app only triggers Google Search to register the launcher and adds some wallpaper images, it doesn't matter if you have an old or new one. The apk to enable it technically doesn't even include any app at all.

So far no updates have broken 4.1 compatibility since they fixed it to work on it.

Strife89 · May 29, 2014

ShadyDreamer said:
If you use one of the older apk files that only required 4.1, it works just fine even on 4.1 Jelly Bean as of some update to the Google Search app a month or two ago. (before then it required at least 4.2 or it would crash because of trying to use a 4.2 feature) Since the app only triggers Google Search to register the launcher and adds some wallpaper images, it doesn't matter if you have an old or new one. The apk to enable it technically doesn't even include any app at all.

So far no updates have broken 4.1 compatibility since they fixed it to work on it.

Oh, whoops. I'll change that line, then. Thanks for the info! :good:

rosskill · May 30, 2014

Whom ever is programming the ui ought display a list of optionally enabled sub menus to map them against the XML java packaging sheets, or include more, do not show this warning again check boxes.

Games Goblin · May 31, 2014

any way to disable the OTA notification in 4.1.2

My razr m is on stock 4.1.2 (w/ root+xposed). Is there any way to disable the OTA notification for 4.4 update? Through titanium backup maybe? It's driving me crazy lol!

Each time I connect to the internet it pops up and sometimes starts downloading automatically, it burned through 1GB of my monthly data cap

Leraeniesh · May 31, 2014

Games Goblin said:
My razr m is on stock 4.1.2 (w/ root+xposed). Is there any way to disable the OTA notification for 4.4 update? Through titanium backup maybe? It's driving me crazy lol! Each time I connect to the internet it pops up and sometimes starts downloading automatically, it burned through 1GB of my monthly data cap

I believe you can freeze the updater in Titanium.

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Klen2 · Jun 17, 2014

Anybody having problems with random reboots? I'm using my phone on GSM network a it once a day or two reboots. Also it sometimes freezes and the phone has to be rebooted.

Strife89 · Jun 17, 2014

Klen2 said:
Anybody having problems with random reboots? I'm using my phone on GSM network a it once a day or two reboots. Also it sometimes freezes and the phone has to be rebooted.

None here so far. I'm on Verizon, however. (Sometimes I've rebooted my phone in response to sluggishness or weird issues, but no self-reboots have happened.)

ezknives · Jun 17, 2014

Strife89 said:
[*] Swype is no longer included. If you used it in Jellybean, you will need to purchase it on the Play Store after taking the OTA.
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Does anyone know if I could use the swype apk I pulled from jb or a TiB I made of it? Thank you kindly for your time.

Edit... Well gave it a shot and no not you can't both forecloses...

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w4y4n · Jun 17, 2014

Klen2 said:
Anybody having problems with random reboots? I'm using my phone on GSM network a it once a day or two reboots. Also it sometimes freezes and the phone has to be rebooted.

try to freeze fastdormacy with titanium backup, it's worked for me

AndroidMilos · Jun 18, 2014

Leraeniesh said:
My opinion

Worth noting that I am using an unlocked bootloader, with CWM and SuperSU (only really did this to remove VZW bloat and install Xposed)

You installed CWM ? Which version did you install? Phils? I tried to install but kept getting locked up on the "locked bootloader screen". I have unlocked the BL and have root also and TWRP (I prefer CWM if I could install it)

Leraeniesh · Jun 18, 2014

AndroidMilos said:
You installed CWM ? Which version did you install? Phils? I tried to install but kept getting locked up on the "locked bootloader screen". I have unlocked the BL and have root also and TWRP (I prefer CWM if I could install it)

Flash the latest KK release from http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29

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Tomasitas · Jun 19, 2014

Klen2 said:
Anybody having problems with random reboots? I'm using my phone on GSM network a it once a day or two reboots. Also it sometimes freezes and the phone has to be rebooted.

Same here,I am on GSM network too,and other problem is sound problems,lags when listening music throught headphones

Klen2 · Jun 19, 2014

So it seems that reboots and freezing is caused by GSM. But I have no problem with music at all.

Odesláno z mého XT907 pomocí Tapatalk

tronjojo · Jun 22, 2014

Klen2 said:
So it seems that reboots and freezing is caused by GSM. But I have no problem with music at all.

Odesláno z mého XT907 pomocí Tapatalk

So, reflashing and starting from scratch may not fix this problem? I'm also using this phone in gsm (T-Mobile us)

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