Nougat OTA update Available 28/3/2017

[The Mero]

Its arrived at last , and before April too ..

 

[matias49]

Can confirm, this is Nougat (7.0) with the security patch of 1st February.

I'll try to find some big differences on the settings..

Oh, and before I forget. Welcome everyone, I just got this phone yesterday. Switching from a Zenfone 2, I hope I'll get a good battery life like almost everyone, and try to participate as most as possible.

EDIT : Which topic we should use? This one or https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/p2a42s23217030row-t3580293
Gmail is 100% crashing on my side

EDIT 2 : I received a mail and it didn't crash anymore. Weird

 

[kentroger1]

I'm not sure I can recommend anyone upgrading to this yet....my phone has become very laggy and stuttering in different apps....it got better after I cleared the cache and a soft reset, but I guess it will be a few bug-fixes in the near future. I know that maybe a factory reset will be the solution, but I haven't got the time at the moment...

 

[helppme]

Which ROM variant were people on to get this ota update? I'm on UK three and there is no sign of it. Could be that three have to mess with the rom first, or a staggered roll out.

Build: P2a42_S056_161130_UK

Edit, ok attached screen shows s062. Rest of world.

Is there an easy safe way to swap from three to generic ROW ROM? Don't want to root or lose warranty.

 

[d0p3d]

Looks like after the update quickcharging has stopped working

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Looks like after the update quickcharging has stopped working

Nevermind, rebooted it while plugged in and now ot started quickcharging. Buggy update though! Upside is that in CPU-Z the cores are not running at max anymore:good:

 

[veimus]

Is there an easy safe way to swap from three to generic ROW ROM? Don't want to root or lose warranty.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70965471&postcount=8 don't know if this void warranty, its factory image firmware but they will see that you phone was on three network and now have ROW firmware, ask at you mobile network provider

 

[helppme]

Will Row have different modem etc. So potentially different performance or will it be identical minus 3 bloatware. I'm always reluctant to install ROMs not available direct from manufacturer from online because of risk of malware... Is this link a trusted source?

 

[tapunger]

the Update is great, after factory reset...

 

[The Mero]

All looking good here and battery only dropped 4% so far with 1 hour SOT

my phone is the 3 UK version . I flashed over to S048 then upgraded to S062 . Installed TWRP and tried a few custom ROMS but went back to stock ROM to see if i could get Nougat update and I did . Havent looked to see if minor bugs are fixed yet but youtube sync seems to be fine .

 

[veimus]

The noise cancellation system is not so aggressive in loud environment

 

[Jeet Chowdhury]

Still can't use LED notification from third party application in Nougat...

 

[nandakis4]

i expected Launcher, Camera app , themes support UPGRADES

they just upgraded from 6.0.1 to 7.0 , by leaving the apps as it is , its a kind of disappointment , they might have at least included a BETTER launcher,

Hope they upgrade their APPS also to next level, mainly that CAMERA

 

[roli0201]

Many apps are force closing. Any ideas to fix these issues? Thanks!

 

[The Mero]

There is a second launcher hidden called VIBEUI . long press on screen and you get to select wallpaper , widgets , preference or settings from the menu at bottom of screen . press preference and that takes you to homescreen settings . press default launcher and you can choose between VIBEUI or android ( stock launcher ) . Although vibeui seems very limited

 

[kentroger1]

Many apps are force closing. Any ideas to fix these issues? Thanks!

I cleared the cache, and restarted the phone, after that I had no problems anymore.

 

[Fangstergangsta]

the battery drain is faster than marshmallow in 6h i loose 14% usually i loose 6-7% ...

 

[helppme]

Has anyone noticed the 'nightmode' now totally sucks? In 6.0.1 it doesn't distort the colour just significantly dims screen. In 7.0 it doesn't dim at all, just changes to a sepia tone!! Why did they change that function! YouTube audio sync appears fixed and the os feels smooth and snappy.

Few annoying quirks like once quick draw is open some items don't switch on/off with single press.

 

[Roshan0746]

DPI change option are available in Developer options...??

 

[henrikhenrik]

Yeah, I noticed. I downloaded the "Night mode for Lenovo" app from the play store, but it's kind of lame to have to rely on an app for functionality that was baked in 6.0.1.

 

[helppme]

Yeah, I noticed. I downloaded the "Night mode for Lenovo" app from the play store, but it's kind of lame to have to rely on an app for functionality that was baked in 6.0.1.

Yeah feel annoyed as other than this functionality, everything else is either better or simply different. Oh well... EDIT found a great work around. It remembers the brightness level in two states, with auto and without auto. I will just set the brightness to lowest with auto off and then disabling auto, will give me my 'night' mode.