Android Developer Preview Discussion Thread

[prateekkej]

Hey Guys,

Want to discuss about the latest android developer preview

Will share the findings here.

All are welcome to do it here.


Hope we can create a stable preview soon.

 

[Audiowaste]

First of all, apps which need to pass a security check don't work in the current build:
- Netflix
- Pokemon Go
- Others?

* The new gesture navigations options can't be found yet under Settings > System > Gestures. Although you can find the 3 options if you search in the settings, you can't change it.
* Some settings can only be changed via the developer options (accent colors, icon shape).
* Signal bar is not visible in the notification bar

 

[prateekkej]

Yup.
And fortunately, i am not facing some problems which are mentioned on the Nokia's community page.

Some missing features which i noticed are -
1. Gestures
2.Buggy Download manager
3.VoLTE seems to be working but not completely. I can receive calls but not make calls and send/receive sms.
4.Camera works fine. However, its the vanilla version of Camera app provided by Qualcomm so nothing special expected from it. Nokia will replace that app with it's own in upcoming builds.
5.External storage like SD card is not accessible by third-party apps but only system apps compatible with Android Q . I guess there are some changes with Storage framework because of which apps are not able to access SD card. Checked this with Whatsapp, instagram.
6.Apps requiring Google certifications/safety net or something similar would not work because the OS is still in Development phase.
7.Fingerprint is working fine, but is slow.
8.Dark theme is not properly applied over settings app.
9.Files app crashes when refreshing.



If you are reading this and thinking to update to Android Q Dev Preview. I would like to clarify that the OS is still in development and may get even worse with every update.

So, if you are not ready to use other phone as a backup do not update to Q.

 

[mariokazzi]

Definitely facing all the above mentioned issues, in addition to Whatsapp being unable to restore backups from Google drive.

Anyways i made the mistake as installing this as my daily driver... Do you guys have any idea if it's possible to rollback even if there's no official support for that?

 

[zittorb]

. Do you guys have any idea if it's possible to rollback even if there's no official support for that?

just saw it... "We are currently unable to support rollback to Android 9 Pie. We hope to have manual rollback support available by 16 May 2019. The website will be updated as soon as manual rollback is available." https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/developer/

 

[mariokazzi]

Manual roll

Hey guys just wanted to let you know that Nokia update their dev website with a manual Rollback method

 

[avi_loveindia]

Is this Q DP3, or first build .
Nokia has announced that Q OTA will come in June End with much better hardware ,software optimized

 

[seedubya]

Is this Q DP3, or first build .
Nokia has announced that Q OTA will come in June End with much better hardware ,software optimized

This is preview beta. Very unstable and more for developers. When Q OTA comes your hardware won't change. That's permanent. ?

 

[avi_loveindia]

This is preview beta. Very unstable and more for developers. When Q OTA comes your hardware won't change. That's permanent.

Well, i didn't say hardware change Einstein , I said hardware optimized (better driver, firmware)

 

[seedubya]

Well, i didn't say hardware change Einstein , I said hardware optimized (better driver, firmware)

No need to start name calling mate, I haven't disrespected you and don't intend to. Peace.

 

[deepss1]

Though it's awesome phone on its price sagment, why developers are away to develop custom roms for it ?

 

[singhnsk]

Though it's awesome phone on its price sagment, why developers are away to develop custom roms for it ?

Because Nokia does not allow unlocking of bootloaders?

 

[light.apps]

Though it's awesome phone on its price sagment, why developers are away to develop custom roms for it ?

Yes I am too waiting for some one to start on custom rom.

---------- Post added at 02:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 PM ----------

as android app developer. want to start building up rom for our phone Nokia 8.1
not sure no body yet started discussion on this.

 

[Pumpino]

Nevermind...

 

[razor17]

There is any changes in Beta 5 OTA build? Because when I flashed developer preview manually, there was a serious bug, if I touch fingerprint sensor device was stopped working only reboot is option, even if device is just locked and if I touch on fingerprint device stopped working, so I simply rolled back to pie

 

[madfade35]

Recently installed Android 10 OTA build version 00WW_4_070 (directly from pie). I see a working option to unlock the bootloader under the developer options page. Any devs working on rooting and/or a custom rom?

 

[AgEnT_aVi_99]

There is any changes in Beta 5 OTA build? Because when I flashed developer preview manually, there was a serious bug, if I touch fingerprint sensor device was stopped working only reboot is option, even if device is just locked and if I touch on fingerprint device stopped working, so I simply rolled back to pie

I installed the ota update (v5) last night. I had faced the same issue regarding the fingerprint sensor after manual install. For the time being, I see that the phone is working well. But when I m receiving calls, I am not able to answer right away. The phone app is freezing or disappearing in the background.