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[Q] a simple question about android...

I have a simple question about Android in which I have not found the simple answer to... (Although I think I know, I just want some clarification). I recently switched over to Windows Phone 7 because of various reasons, I will not name them here as that is an entirely different subject, however one of the reasons i switched was because of overall responsiveness of the OS. Why does Android's touch response feel sooo clunky? Yeah transitions and app launches are nice and quick, but I mean like pinch-to-zoom, and scrolling... I have played with the latest and greatest both rooted (with and without custom rom) and non rooted (with or without OEM UI), Motorola Xoom, Atrix 4G whatever is being claimed latest and greatest. But no matter what they all have the same touch response lag no matter what. This, believe it or not, is a major deal breaker for me, and before the majority of you speak, I'll speak for you; "why is something so simple and small, barely even considered a nuisance, be such a nuisance?" for me, i love fluidity, so, it just is. At this question however i do retort; if its such a "simple" or "small" nuisance, why can't it "simply" be coded to feel as fluid as Windows Phone 7, or iOS?

Luisraul924 said:
I have a simple question about Android in which I have not found the simple answer to... (Although I think I know, I just want some clarification). I recently switched over to Windows Phone 7 because of various reasons, I will not name them here as that is an entirely different subject, however one of the reasons i switched was because of overall responsiveness of the OS. Why does Android's touch response feel sooo clunky? Yeah transitions and app launches are nice and quick, but I mean like pinch-to-zoom, and scrolling... I have played with the latest and greatest both rooted (with and without custom rom) and non rooted (with or without OEM UI), Motorola Xoom, Atrix 4G whatever is being claimed latest and greatest. But no matter what they all have the same touch response lag no matter what. This, believe it or not, is a major deal breaker for me, and before the majority of you speak, I'll speak for you; "why is something so simple and small, barely even considered a nuisance, be such a nuisance?" for me, i love fluidity, so, it just is. At this question however i do retort; if its such a "simple" or "small" nuisance, why can't it "simply" be coded to feel as fluid as Windows Phone 7, or iOS?
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I will try to answer since I've been using android before. android now as I believe is still in development stage. especially because it started from open source, where many developers get involved to participate in android development. unlike windows or the IOS platform. development is only done by the company itself through microsoft and apple. Except for third-party application development
android is a system (for run smoothly) with very powerful hardware. so that the source code would require a very complicated of encoding. Its a very difficult job to sync between the needs of software with hardware which is available. and vice versa. in an application such as pinching and scrolling there is more than one command which contains a lot of code. and should be remembered that this is a system. which are all related to each other for the overall operations to run smoothly based on the minimum demand of the hardware required. if there is one character in which is wrong of encoding or difference may cause the application not running properly.
for high-end android device such as Xoom, atrik 4G I'm sure the hardware is not an issue. I'm sure it was more caused by the complexity of encoding in one of the applications listed that is running inside in the whole operating system, making it not running smoothly. because so many commands which must be running at the same time is what make pinching and scrolling activity to be "clunky" like you said. you can differentiate by turning off the internet connection or turn off unnecessary applications running in the background. But I'm sure very soon android operating system will have a system which is more stable and efficient in encoding such as those held by the windows or apple.
My answer may be added by other members of the more expert in these matters. as a newbie, i am just trying to help based on the knowledge I had acquired over the years. CMIIW

Yeah I figured it would be something like that, I owned a Droid (1st gen.) and I had multiple setups from completely stock to my favorite, Cyanogenmod (always on the latest stable build, although I've already flashed CM7 RC2 and its probably the fastest its ever been at 800 MHz) everything was perfect except; scrolling and pinch-to-zoom. The scrolling is almost there, it actually lags for a bit but if I leave my finger on the page, it locks on to that position and stays there, but once I lift it to continue scrolling down or up it'll lag a bit again. The pinch zooming is just horrible no matter what. Unfortunately, given the nature of open source, and coding software in general, there is no such thing as "finished" software, so since this is open source, and the software is basically written to run on "nearly" whatever device you choose to flash it on, i don't think that problem will ever be solved. However, if Android does eventually reach that richness of responsiveness, then i will more than gladly switch back.

issues of a system running smoothly is different from one device to another device.
due to the wide variety of different android devices that causes the emergence of issues on the system stability. it was time to google as the main developer sets the standards for the development of next android os. while there is no standardization of hardware is set by google. it will be very difficult for other developers to write code/adjust performance in the operating system command. all this time writing code is must be adapted to the device from vendor itself. This will bring up the differences result of writing the code on other devices from another vendors (competitors). so if we running bencmark test or head to head test on both devices from different vendor the result will not be the same.
and if there will be a standarization set by google i believed it will not againts a spirit of an open source

I think the hardware that the WinCE (well...the shoe still fits) and Android phones are made on is essentially the same, in terms of the CPU power, the actual CPUs, the memory and the various other systems (graphics, etc.). Maybe not identical but overlapping classes and performance.
I haven't played with the new WinPhones but have noticed that every Android phone, no matter how fast and how "bare" factory, sometimes goes out to lunch. Apparently that's just the way the OS is written, it sometimes goes off to do other things internally (loading code? checking hardware states?) and you can't do anything except wait for it to come back.
But then again, almost every OS does that at times, including the main Windows OSes. That's just how they are done these days. If you had a cell phone fifteen year ago, you could turn it on and dial NOW. With any of the new cell phones? Can you do a cold power up and have a functioning phone in less than 30 seconds? Uh, no. But they call that progress, because you rarely have to power them off these days.
Every OS has tradeoffs, if the WinPhone makes you happier, by all means do it.

Rred said:
I think the hardware that the WinCE (well...the shoe still fits) and Android phones are made on is essentially the same, in terms of the CPU power, the actual CPUs, the memory and the various other systems (graphics, etc.). Maybe not identical but overlapping classes and performance.
I haven't played with the new WinPhones but have noticed that every Android phone, no matter how fast and how "bare" factory, sometimes goes out to lunch. Apparently that's just the way the OS is written, it sometimes goes off to do other things internally (loading code? checking hardware states?) and you can't do anything except wait for it to come back.
But then again, almost every OS does that at times, including the main Windows OSes. That's just how they are done these days. If you had a cell phone fifteen year ago, you could turn it on and dial NOW. With any of the new cell phones? Can you do a cold power up and have a functioning phone in less than 30 seconds? Uh, no. But they call that progress, because you rarely have to power them off these days.
Every OS has tradeoffs, if the WinPhone makes you happier, by all means do it.
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I agree with you, I do like both OS's for their own benefits, currently I do like WP7 better than Android and keeps me "happy". However if you notice; that's not my prime motive in starting this thread, I didn't come here to say one is better than the other. I just want to know why those two simple things (scrolling and pinch zooming) are not fluid on Android. You can't use the excuse that it's different hardware because Microsoft is playing that trick too. You can't use the "its busy doing other things" excuse either, while WP7 doesn't have multi-tasking, iOS does (somewhat) so it can go "do" something else but will still feel fluid. In a multi-OEM environment it is up to the OEM to optimize it for the device it runs on, which is why it baffles me that even Sense and MotoBlur and others make performance decline a bit and still has the lag. Shouldn't it be the opposite?

Nothing? So no one can tell me why Android's responsiveness (scrolling, pinch-zooming) sucks?

Luisraul924 said:
Nothing? So no one can tell me why Android's responsiveness (scrolling, pinch-zooming) sucks?
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The answer is quite simple (and the above replies are miles off the mark). Hardware acceleration.
WP7 has it, Android doesn't.

FloatingFatMan said:
The answer is quite simple (and the above replies are miles off the mark). Hardware acceleration.
WP7 has it, Android doesn't.
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So the hardware acceleration runs throughout the entire OS? I thought it was mainly just the XNA and Silverlight stuff that was accelerated (I do believe those are different than native OS code, as Microsoft isnt allowing developers to write apps with native code. Future compatibility issues I guess)

Of course it's the entire OS. Why do you think MS's minimum spec stipulations are so high? This is what Windows Mobile was so plagued with, and how MS fixed that problem.

Luis-
"So the hardware acceleration runs throughout the entire OS?"
It isn't so much that the hardware acceleration runs in the OS, but that the hardware itself has certain routines built into it, on the firmware level, so the OS can just call those routines instead of trying to calculate them.
To oversimplify a bit, for instance, a hardware accelerator for "zoom in" might be programmed into the video chip system to automatically tell it "take the 50 pixels around this spot and blow up up to 250 pixels, refresh screen" where the OS would be saying "OK, let's take this spot, draw a square with a 50 pixel radius around it, now let's take each of those pixels and transpose it over twice the radius and go fill..." sending a long slow string of commands, each computed by the CPU.
When the CPU can offload all of that into a simple "zoom" command to the video chip, the CPU is now free to do other things. Like, respond to your next input, or push the next menu onto the display.
When you have ironclad control over the hardware--it can be a great way to make systems faster. And more stable.

Rred said:
Luis-
"So the hardware acceleration runs throughout the entire OS?"
It isn't so much that the hardware acceleration runs in the OS, but that the hardware itself has certain routines built into it, on the firmware level, so the OS can just call those routines instead of trying to calculate them.
To oversimplify a bit, for instance, a hardware accelerator for "zoom in" might be programmed into the video chip system to automatically tell it "take the 50 pixels around this spot and blow up up to 250 pixels, refresh screen" where the OS would be saying "OK, let's take this spot, draw a square with a 50 pixel radius around it, now let's take each of those pixels and transpose it over twice the radius and go fill..." sending a long slow string of commands, each computed by the CPU.
When the CPU can offload all of that into a simple "zoom" command to the video chip, the CPU is now free to do other things. Like, respond to your next input, or push the next menu onto the display.
When you have ironclad control over the hardware--it can be a great way to make systems faster. And more stable.
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Great answer. Makes sense, thanks. Now given that this is an Android section lets talk more on that, will it ever be possible to have hardware acceleration on Android, Whether it be through custom ROMs or OEM devices?

"will it ever be possible to have hardware acceleration on Android,"
Possible? Sure, I've seen pigs on the wing.<G> Don't hold your breath for it though. Android is an unruly place where even ordinary hardware is often not supported by the OS and software breaks on every new phone. In order for hardware acceleration to work, the OS needs to have routines and drivers for standard hardware, which means locking down a hardware spec. Which is so very Undroid.
Can't see that happening, unless ten year from now someone invents a "standard universal Android cell phone chipset" and all the manufacturers get paid to exclusively use it. That's the ticket--use our chipset, we'll pay you to use it, and oh, yes, it will play one of "our" ads every time your screen turns on. Or you launch a new app. Or place a call.
(See? Things could get worse!<G>)

Here's an interesting discussion...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6914

burtcom said:
Here's an interesting discussion...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6914
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Well as far as I read, it was just a bunch of "me too" and "I agree" lol I got bored reading that I still dont think Google has an official statement on the matter do they?

[Q] Which apps slow the tablet the least \ most

Did a light weight search here I don't see anything applicable.
Realizing the Linux\Android kernel is very memory friendly.
I had 1 or 2 questions.
What type of apps will put the most drag on processing as far as tasking on the Infinity?
Gaming for sure maybe.
Haven't gamed much lately so perhaps not an issue for me.
My uses are browsing like most.
Reading technical PDFs with diagrams and charts.
Letter writing.
Editing photos.
Electronic mail.
(I'll say I don't have much slowness with the above)
How are applications designed for speed?
Which type of apps present a light load on the system?
Do faster applications crash more? (with the Infinity specifically)
What are the major differences between Linux and Android?
I know a googsearch could yield info.
I just thought I could call on you guyz\galz for a spirited discussion.
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Thats OK said:
How are applications designed for speed?
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By using fast algorithms and fast programming languages, and avoiding stupid things. Since the CPU has a fixed maximum speed, the only way to make an app faster is to execute fewer instructions to achieve the desired effect.
Thats OK said:
Which type of apps present a light load on the system?
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Correctly programmed apps will only load the system if they have a reason (meaning, they do some work for you). Depending on what the app is supposed to do, this can be a light or a heavy load.
Reading technical PDFs with diagrams and charts -> will be a heavy load while rendering a page, and should produce virtually no load while you are reading.
Letter writing. -> should be a light load, since it will wait for your keypresses most of the time.
Editing photos. -> photo manipulation can be a heavy load, since calculations have to be applied to millions of pixels.
Electronic mail. -> see letter writing. Except if you send big attachments, then this will be a heavy load for the storage subsystem, but a light one on for the CPU.
Thats OK said:
Do faster applications crash more? (with the Infinity specifically)
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No. Buggy apps crash more. If code is correct, it does not crash. As written above, slow applications do not really run slower or safer, they just waste more time.
Thats OK said:
What are the major differences between Linux and Android?
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The Android kernel is a derivate of Linux that has some additional features for memory management, interprocess communication and power management.
The userspace part (everything running on top of the kernel - system libraries and applications) is very different.

Thanx!
Good information for me.

Digital Signage Android Device

Hi All,
I'm working on a project to introduce a digital signage solution for several clients. I've decided on using Xibo as the software of choice. I'm now struggling to make a determination on the hardware. Xibo uses an Android app. The market is very saturated with all types of android sticks and boxes.
The signage will rotate through images and sometimes play videos. My biggest concern is stability of running 24/7. I also may need the ability to change the orientation of the screen to Portrait. It should have the ability to automatically turn on in the event of a power loss.
There are three devices that I've had my eye on:
-X96S
-H96 Max Plus
-RKM V3
I have an X96S and have been running for a couple weeks without issue. Still unsure of the long term stability though.
It's also very confusing on where to source the units. There are so many different suppliers in China apparently making the same devices (besides the RKM V3)
Any suggestions would be much appreciated

td213 said:
Hi All,
I'm working on a project to introduce a digital signage solution for several clients. I've decided on using Xibo as the software of choice. I'm now struggling to make a determination on the hardware. Xibo uses an Android app. The market is very saturated with all types of android sticks and boxes.
The signage will rotate through images and sometimes play videos. My biggest concern is stability of running 24/7. I also may need the ability to change the orientation of the screen to Portrait. It should have the ability to automatically turn on in the event of a power loss.
There are three devices that I've had my eye on:
-X96S
-H96 Max Plus
-RKM V3
I have an X96S and have been running for a couple weeks without issue. Still unsure of the long term stability though.
It's also very confusing on where to source the units. There are so many different suppliers in China apparently making the same devices (besides the RKM V3)
Any suggestions would be much appreciated
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I know this is an old thread, but wanted to give my suggestion. I use a Raspberry Pi running Yodeck for digital signage running in my kitchen. Yodeck is free for a single screen.

How to check CPU health of a used smartphone?

I'm up to buy a used Samsung Galaxy S9 and wondering about how can I check it's processor health.
Let's say, the person from whom I am buying has intensively used this device for high graphics gaming, etc.
And, do smartphone processors really age like Computer's do?
PS: Yes, even in 2021, I still want this phone.

AFAIK there´s no way to check the health of a CPU ( at least not on consumer level ).

jwoegerbauer said:
AFAIK there´s no way to check the health of a CPU ( at least not on consumer level ).
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What about stress testing? Is this any better than nothing at all for an estimate of CPU health/performance? And, is it reliable?

IMO this only makes sense if you can do the same test on a brand new device of the same manufacturer / same model, so that you can find differences.
It's your decision to waste your time with this ...
EDIT:
Have AndroidStressTest apk atteched

Go to setting / about phone / build number. Tap build number to turn on developer option.
Now under developer option find SHOW CPU USASE.
You can check usage of CPU. There are android app for processor testing.
You can use diagnosis tool of android mobile. Use *#0#. You will get Display test, sensor test, hardware test and more test.
For desktop computer you can use Intel processor diagnostic tool.

EMUI 11 Firmware for EVR-N29 Launched! Changelog & User Experiences

It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:​
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.

AWFRONT said:
It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:​
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.
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well thats about time haha! welcome to the EMUI 11 club

I had emui 11 since december and there is not much a difference just higher number. no any changes ..
I been like one year thinking what else ppl want from an phone?? water fountain next update??
They can make change log about things but real feeling just same..

Aorus Mini-ITX RiG said:
I had emui 11 since december and there is not much a difference just higher number. no any changes ..
I been like one year thinking what else ppl want from an phone?? water fountain next update??
They can make change log about things but real feeling just same..
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Regarding your post, I consider myself the biggest critique of the mate 20x that I know. That said, I must admit that the newest update provides the best one thus far with noticeable improvements in the multitask and app switching depts. However (and thats a big 'however'), the benefits of this update should've been in place at least a year ago since huawei is always late in providing stability and features other phone companies already furnish much earlier with their own updates which to me is inexcusable for huawei not to do.

Deanro said:
Regarding your post, I consider myself the biggest critique of the mate 20x that I know. That said, I must admit that the newest update provides the best one thus far with noticeable improvements in the multitask and app switching depts. However (and thats a big 'however'), the benefits of this update should've been in place at least a year ago since huawei is always late in providing stability and features other phone companies already furnish much earlier with their own updates which to me is inexcusable for huawei not to do.
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It is not late but they not gonna be hurry with 3 year old phone.. They will focus on their latest flagships P40 series and mate 40 series.. As not many ppl bought 20 x series..
Had it since 2019 and I didn't notice any performance improvement just same..

I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
Is GMS still supported on the EVR-N29 with EMUI11?

Flavio said:
I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
Is GMS still supported on the EVR-N29 with EMUI11?
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Z fold? why would u be bored?? aah well ppl really don't know what they want... You want 20 X 5G? what for when u have this fold?? You not going to have things any better man... "20X 4G version is better.. than 5G

Aorus Mini-ITX RiG said:
It is not late but they not gonna be hurry with 3 year old phone.. They will focus on their latest flagships P40 series and mate 40 series.. As not many ppl bought 20 x series..
Had it since 2019 and I didn't notice any performance improvement just same..
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They are late which is what you dont understand. Theyre not just tardy in updating a 3 year old phone but for their other new offerings of phones as well. Many consumers who have bought huawei flagships complain of missing features as well as those that shouldve been baked into past updates rendering huawei phones below par to the rest of the competition's.
Especially important to note is huawei's brand suffers when even their older phones lack the stability and features that are integrated into updates for newer phones. Therefore, updates for grandfathered phones do reflect their current quality as a global company, else their brand suffers among consumers which negatively impacts their bottom line and long-term reputation.

Flavio said:
I had a Mate 20 X a couple of years ago and I am thinking of getting another one, but the 5G version, because I am bored with my Z Fold 2 already.
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Truth be told, 5G is gimmicky and limited in practical application.

Get this phone rather :

How do I get this EMUI 11 update? I just got an EVR-N29 for very little money which I could not pass up.
My software is 10.1.0.235 (C431E4R2P1).
Software Update doesn't show an EMUI update.
... Never mind. I got the update through HiSuite on my PC.

Hi I have the Mate 20 X 5G Version C431 11.0.0.146 (Android 10) and I can not find the Wifi Calling or VoWifi options. Anybody knows if they take that out in EMUI 11? Thanks

Also in the lockscreen the cutout at the top right is not in the correct position. It covers part of the battery indicator

AWFRONT said:
It is the 1st of April 2021 and I have just received Android 11, EMUI 11 Update notification on my EVR-N29 Mate 20 X 5G.
I have attached a screenshot of the changelog.
Please share your experiences with this update. I really hope that 2 things will improve: battery life and audio output management.
I will download and install later today!
Enjoy!
NEW EMUI 11 CHANGELOG:​
Always On Display (AOD): AOD allows users to customize their screen and showcase their personal style by adding text and images to their lock screen.
Multiwindow mode: Multi-Window allows you to open apps in a floating window for multitasking. You can relocate the floating window to the desired location or minimize it to a floating bubble for easier access later.
Smoother animation: The brand new, intuitive animations throughout EMUI 11 create a smoother, more unified, and visually pleasing user experience when touching items or sliding on the screen.
Subtle effect: Whether you’re toggling switches on or off, subtle effects have been enhanced throughout the OS for greater visual satisfaction.
Super Notepad: Notepad now supports editing notes simultaneously from multiple Huawei devices. For example, you can insert a photo from your phone to the note being edited on your tablet.
Lasting smoothness: A new standard for system animations has been introduced, improving app launch speed and the smoothness of general operations.
Rhythmic ringtones: System vibration has been upgraded, and incoming calls and alarms now have their own custom vibration patterns. The combination of stereo sounds and coordinated vibrations bring you a more immersive experience.
Multi-screen Collaboration: This is a special feature that enables your devices to work together to achieve their full potential. You can mirror your phone to your laptop’s screen to improve your productivity with up to three windows readily available. (This feature requires a Huawei laptop installed with version 11.0 or later of PC manager.)
File Transfer: New large file flash transfer function allows the user to transfer large files, HD video, and images without any fear of size, distance, and image quality are not compressed.
AI Subtitles: AI Subtitles support converting audio to text for songs, videos, or speech picked up by your microphone even when the sound volume is turned off, as well as translating English content into Chinese in real-time.
Gallery: On the discover tab in Gallery, you can create video stories by applying preset templates with special effects and background music. The video editing features are optimized providing you with more instructions on how to use the timeline and edit options.
System translation: Translate screen allows you to touch and hold the text on a foreign language web page with one finger, or on a picture with two fingers, to have the text translated. You can also adjust the area of the screen to be translated.
Undisturbed screen protection: When you project your phone in Do Not Disturb mode onto your Huawei laptop, messages and incoming calls are displayed only on your phone screen, both protecting your privacy and ensuring the continuity of screen projection.
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How the heck are you guys on emui 11? I can't get mine to update at all. Still on Android 9

So I finally got the updates going. Getting a Chinese sim card definitely did the trick. It wasn't even activated but worked instantly finding the updates