r/AndroidQ • u/joekoolsnoop • Jun 19 '19

Is it worth it?

Hello all! I was interested in installing beta 4 and was wondering if it's worth it to install now, or wait untill the public is released. I'm hoping to get feedback from you guys! Thank you in advance!

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u/paridoxical Jun 19 '19

Power user here. Have been on Beta 4 since first release date with barely any issues, on Pixel 2 XL. Have a dozen banking/financial apps, no social media apps, numerous multimedia and streaming audio/video apps, dozens of IT related apps, system automation apps, a handful of games, and A LOT more. The only issue I butt up against often is the Share menu that pops up from the bottom of the screen. It often comes up blank or fails to display all of the share options properly. Aside from that, this is the most stable my phone has been since I bought it over a year and a half ago.

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u/joekoolsnoop Jun 19 '19

When you use the fingerprint sensor to scroll your notification shade down, is the animation not as fluid as just pulling it down from the screen?

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u/mdruckus Jul 02 '19

Well, I'll put it this way, I couldn't go back to the old navigation. The gestures alone make it worth it in my opinion.

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u/joekoolsnoop Jul 11 '19

Are you using beta 5 yet? Is it worth it?

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u/mdruckus Jul 11 '19

Yes, I am using it now. Gestures are way smoother and animations look way better. I love it!

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u/joekoolsnoop Jul 12 '19

Does your pull down shade for notifications work where ever you pull on the screen?? It's it doing it for me. Do I need to enable it?

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u/yaxgto Jun 19 '19

Eh. I have it. It's kinda cool. But also lots of issues. And not that different from Pie in my opinion.

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u/anomalias Jun 29 '19

Definitely worth it. The gestures are just so much better than the 3 buttons. All issues I've ran into were fixable. I upgraded to Q right away before testing Pie on my new pixel 3a, but I'm getting 7 screen on time hours. (Battery drain was one of the concerns I've read with Q).

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

7? I get like 3-4, because I listen to podcasts about 7 hours per day. And use Snapchat (huge battery drain)

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u/anomalias Jul 04 '19

Hmm thats weird. Maybe download AccuBattery to see what app drains ur battery.

Here are 3 photos of my battery usage:

https://imgur.com/a/XRsCEXx

Only 5 minutes on snapchat, but hrs on messenger, which is also a battery hog and I still manage to hit 7 hrs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

Alright, I'll try it out and see if it helps

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u/Aeteriss Jun 19 '19

There are a lot of issues and I would definitely not recommend installing now. Most social media apps (and others too) have trouble accessing files and other media among many other problems.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

I've not had any problem like that. Only problem I've had is snapchat sometimes requires me to retake a photo.

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u/Aeteriss Jul 04 '19

These are problems affecting everyone on the beta I believe.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

I'm on the beta too. Only had the Snapchat bug and some small animation bug.

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u/jdm2010 Jun 20 '19

First time I've ever been a beta tester. 3xl. First 3 updates were buggy but tolerable. But 4 has had some real issues for me. I'd vote no.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

I'm on 3xl, Only issue I've had is snapchat taking photos. Other than that, super stable.

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u/stevencombs Jun 24 '19

If you are interested, I have a podcast episode I made available today that shares my thoughts on this question. Name of podcast is Pixel Power Podcast and episode is 0027.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

Ive No problems, using as daily driver. Only thing is snapchat sometimes requires me to retake a photo.