Feedback for v2.8

[JRKL]

Vendor Name: Samsung
Device name: S9 Edge (SM-G960F)
Device CodeName: starlte
Version of /e/OS which existed previously: e/OS/2.7
Is the device Rooted / Not rooted: Not rooted

No issues so far. The download of the patch itself took a very long time.

[Sunpower]

Vendor Name: Fairphone
Device name: FP 4
Device CodeName: FP4
Version of /e/OS or Stock which existed previously: e/OS 2.7
Not rooted

The update went well. But there remain some bugs unresolved.
The Miracast / ScreenCast to TV does not work since update to /e/OS-u respectively /e/OS-a14.
The Exodus Privacy Information is not shown in AppLounge.

Nevertheless: A big thank to the team!

[obacht]

@mihi

the camera takes 5-10 seconds when it starts

same here:

Support for Google Pixel 4a

Hello ! Is there someone have a bug on their photo’s application since e/os installed? In my case, when i opened the photo, its take 5-10 sec before open and often there is a crash message which appears

[mpl]

Thanks
Forgot to mention that I did test both, the Aurora store and F-droid. They work fine.
App lounge does not.

With Open Soure selected, it keeps showing general apps only when logged in anonymous.
When logged out it shows open source but they are not installable.(stuck with spinning wheel)/

[dave]

Fairphone 3+
FP3
Update from v2.7-t-official to v2.8-t-official
Not rooted

Update completed in 40 minutes with no issues.

Initial testing of basic functions & apps shows these appearing to be working fine: wi-fi, mobile data, bluetooth, GPS, phone, message, mail, browser, camera, App Lounge (common apps) updates & search, and various other apps.

Of the two issues I noted in v2.7 feedback, the blurred background to the fixed icons on the home screen now looks much better and the icons are centrally positioned rather than floating towards the top of the blurred band, and Maps (Magic Earth) appears to be loading quicker now, although this has varied in the past.

All looking good so far, thanks for the good work.

[HvD]

Nothin Phone (1), updated from 2.7 to 2.8 rooted.

MicroG is using a lot of battery power. Almost 50% of the battery power is taken by MicroG.

Further on no issues here.

[mihi]

Unofficial build?

Or the CMF one?

[obacht]

And did you already try to manually clear the cache of microG (like @aibd suggested in the other thread) and did it help?

You find it in device settings: apps: all apps: upper right corner three dot menu: show system apps: scroll down to find microG-apps and choose them one by one: storage & cache: clear cache

[Someone69]

In the thread for 2.6.3 I posted the stuff below. The launcher would show an empty screen if you set “display size” too the smallest on a Galax S10, Pixel 6 Pro (and possibly others) and rebooted the device (before the reboot all would work). This issue is no longer present in 2.8, so closed the related gitlab issue.

@Someone69

@Xxpsilon

Bliss

I had the same, different route though.
Vendor: Samsung
Device name: Galaxy S10
Device codename: beyond1lte
Previous version: e-2.5-t-20241109446827-community-beyond1lte.zip
Upgraded to: e-2.6.4-t-20250103459146-community-beyond1lte.zip

Ran into this issue empty launcher screen. Tried to go to U (e-2.6.3-u-20241217455570-community-beyond1lte.zip) failed on recovery, manually updated recovery, got T. Unfortunately date corrupt so had to wipe all. Started setting up phone, apps and stuff al fine, reboot issue is there blank screen with bliss launcher after unlock. Wiped all data started again, reboot again issue. Until I figured maybe it is my preference for a small font and icons size.With an empty screen you can get to settings and change those, reset to defaults and icons back. Set it too small everything fine, reboot empty screen. On my S10 this issues happens if you choose the smallest two icons sizes, if you go with bigger it’s fine. This issues with bliss is present in both the U and T version of 2.6 for my device. Worked well with 2.5 and vaguely remember there was even a 6x5 icon grid, which is gone.

Opened git issue (Bliss launcher has empty icon screen (#8459) · Issues · e / Backlog · GitLab)

[HvD]

Unofficial build and not the Nothing Phone CMF (1).

[HvD]

Yes, I manually cleared the cache from MicroG, last night the usage from MicroG increased to 65%. So that is no solution to the problem.

[mihi]

@Manoj

This thread has been created specifically for posting information on official and community /e/OS builds.

From this quote I think you are not suppose to give feedback here

[HvD]

Read the feedback rules once more.

“This thread has been created specifically for posting information on official and community /e/OS builds.”

I think mine is a community build… But what is the difference between a community build and a unofficial build?

[obacht]

@HvD

I think mine is a community build… But what is the difference between a community build and a unofficial build?

[HOWTO] Give complete /e/OS version info easily for support, answers, comparison etc

If you read just the start of this text because it gets cited in the forum: There are screenshots here, please have a look at them before assuming you know what this is about. Thank you! As they say, every hint has its history . Where were we? Ah, yes … You are running /e/OS on your device and want to give info about your version to get support, or a simple answer to a question, or anybody else to confirm whether they can observe the same behaviour you observe? Sure … Your device will …

@Manoj

To understand the difference between build types refer this guide

@Manoj the naming format explanations in the linked guide need an update to reflect the new naming convention:
stable official
dev community

[SiDiouS]

Vendor Name: Google
Device name: Pixel 8
Device CodeName: Shiba
Version of /e/OS or Stock which existed previously: V2.7-U Official
Is the device Rooted / Not rooted: Not Rooted
Updated with not problems… but that Bliss-Search Crashing Problem is still not solved.

Cheers!

[ElJee]

Please add the following details
Vendor Name Gigaset
Device name GS290
Device CodeName GS290
Version of /e/OS or Stock which existed previously:
2.4.1-s-20241008439849-official-GS290
2.5-s-20241109446631-official-GS290
2.7-s-20250109460371-official-GS290
Is the device Rooted/ Not rooted

Please add the following details
Vendor Name Motorola
Device name moto g42
Device CodeName hawao
Version of /e/OS or Stock which existed previously:
2.4.1-t-20241010439852-community-hawao
2.5-t-20241109446827-community-hawao
Is the device Rooted/ Not rooted

Both: no problems noted (except for those already known with the cloud services)

[soldan]

I am noticing problems with playing voice messages in different applications (whatsapp, telegram or conversations).
When I play a voice memo, the application gets stuck and on the one hand, it does not let me stop the audio, it does not let me speed it up and the speaker does not work, or it goes into speaker mode, or it gets stuck in headset mode of the phone.
This with a pixel 5 in eOS 2.8. Does it happen to anyone else?

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

[John_L]

Vendor Name: BQ
Device name: Aquaris X
Device CodeName: Bardock
Previously: LineageOs 20
Not rooted

Better flow and user experience with e/OS

[Torn]

Hi @Manoj, any Idea how I can fix or investigate this problem ?

Thanks

[j.m]

I have the same problem with App Lounge after the 2.8 update. I didn’t want to use a broken app to do any updates so I’ve been using F-Droid Classic to keep my apps updated.