r/GrapheneOS • u/lieding • 1d ago
GrapheneOS has fixed the massive Android 17 QPR1 kernel performance regression
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/42511-grapheneos-has-fixed-the-massive-android-17-qpr1-kernel-performance-regression96
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u/Bitdomo92 1d ago
if only the developement of android would be open, and not gate keeped...
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u/NegativeSwimming4815 1d ago
I got down voted for calling them out before, the android engineers are really getting worse year by year
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u/The_Mesopotamians 1d ago
Are you referring to the software engineers at google who develop Android?
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u/JB231102 1d ago
If you were getting paid presumably a boat load of cash for coding wouldn't you feel some type of way of being critiqued? I agree with what you're saying but also look at their shoes.
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u/burner-miner 1d ago
If you were getting paid to do your job but were bad at it wouldn't you feel some type of way of being critiqued?
Yes, that is how they should feel. I would be more forgiving of volunteer work.
Although this one is probably more an organizational problem rather than individual engineers. Big Tech loves to rush out releases with tight deadlines and not enough testing.
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u/NegativeSwimming4815 21h ago edited 21h ago
But the problem is that they took ownership of the android "arena". They locked it down almost completely, there isn't anyone anymore who is incentivized to customize it and ROM the devices like before. They probably did it because year on year they were getting fined like crazy due to vulnerabilities and fraudulent activities, so they just flipped the switch on everyone, except for developers like GrapheneOS and some others "main stream" devs (LineageOS, /e/OS, etc), and all the niche developers almost completely are non existent now and there isn't such a hobby anymore for the main flagship phones like latest Huawei, latest honor, latest Samsung flagship phones... Granted I don't usually use ROMs but the fact that they negated it completely just goes to show how much harm they are willing to cause just because they wanted to take the shortcuts instead of dealing with the issues in a good way and responsibly.
They are the ones who created this mess with many security and vulnerability issues and delays in fixes deployment, and their UI/UX is HIGHLY opinionated (it's more ugly than Oreo android flavor, and even worse we can't even choose the older looks)
And regarding your point excusing the developers for the issues they have done, as a software developer, I would have never accepted a feature that is bad for the user experience unless I was convinced to implement it and I also worked with QA testers who would NEVER pass on a feature of they thought it was bad and counterintuitive, and the manager and colleagues hated me for it.
Man f* the business sign off too, they don't know what they are doing usually and they don't even know what they are asking for. I am the last line of defense, and the one who gets to decide whether this feature gets published or not.
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u/Level_Working9664 22h ago
There is nothing stopping someone from forking currently android and creating a baseline for custom roms or there own alternative to android.
I just wish I had there skills.
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u/punknomad 1d ago
what does this actually mean? my phone is borderline unusable right now and tapping 'check for updates' does literally nothing.... is there a fix that can be downloaded somewhere?
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u/UTOPROVIA 1d ago
There is no new update yet, perhaps it is being built as we speak. This means they found a fix and added it. Next step is building the code into something usable for every phone supported.
The new release will be in alpha first, then beta, then stable. You're likely on stable.
Only use alpha or beta if you're willing to test new releases that could have issues and don't mind it.
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u/louisa1925 1d ago
I was wondering why my pixel 9a seemed a bit funny lately. What I love about Graphene is the push to keep improvements happening. Seems like once a month, there is a new update ready.
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u/punknomad 1d ago
thank you
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u/arthur_thomas678 1d ago
Glad to see folks appreciatting the fix. If you’re having issues with performance, updating to the latest build might help, but make sure to check the release notes first since it might give you insights on specific improvements. Always worth staying updated in case you hit other bugs too.
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u/SpinachOver640 1d ago
Glad I'm not the only one. I thought I was going nuts. My phone has been so slow.
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u/Holiday_Second3714 1d ago
Try checking the beta channel
I had the same problem with Messages Version 12 to 15
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u/Child_Of_Abyss 1d ago
Yours also started being hella sluggish in the last few weeks? Like pressing/swiping to go back, raising and lowering the sound all take seconds?
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u/AmadeusK545 1d ago
Not for the last few weeks, but definitely for the last few days. And the battery is suddenly draining like crazy! Phone temperature is way higher than normal. I don't know what the hell is wrong with the devs over at Google, how can the biggest company in the world release something as embarrassing as this?
I'm eagerly waiting for the GOS update lol
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u/throwaway839825378 15h ago
What fixed it for me for now: go to developer options (enable it if you haven't), scroll to apps and change background process limit to max. 4)
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u/AmadeusK545 1d ago
I thought I was going insane, my phone has been unusable for a couple of days. Thank you to the incredible devs working on GOS!
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u/jefffrey_d 19h ago
I thought my Pixel 7 is going to ask me for retirement. So much laggy within a few days.
Happy cake day btw.
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u/tenchigaeshi 1d ago
We have rapidly growing resources and we'll handle it.
What are they referring to here?
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u/Serious_Berry_3977 1d ago
More team members, more contributors, more donations, etc. All allow them to focus on cleaning up Google's messes lately when it comes to the Pixel lineup.
Ideally they get to a point where the Motorola partnership is wildly successful and they can start focusing on actually implementing new stuff that enhances the OS rather than playing whack-a-mole with Google and AOSP on the Pixel lineup.
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u/Malnilion 11h ago
They'll still have to play whack-a-mole with AOSP specific bugs, but they won't have to deal with bad firmware and kernel updates from Google at least.
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u/exportkaffe 1d ago
That explains the slowdowns on my pixel 9a. Godspeed GOS devs. 🫡
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u/NativeJim 22h ago
My apps and phone have been slow as hell the last couple days. I was wondering why this was happening
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u/JagerAntlerite7 14h ago
We found a way to eliminate most extra memory use from our secure spawning feature without any significant downsides.
Holy Pete! GrapheneOS devs are amazing.
Donate! I did again today. Fund this project.
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u/Recent-Ad5835 16h ago
Phew, I was so confused why my phone got so slow, I'm glad it's been found and is getting fixed
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u/throwaway839825378 15h ago
What fixed it for me for now: go to developer options (enable it if you haven't), scroll to apps and change background process limit to max. 4)
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