Nokia 8
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 22 Dec 2018
LorpoGokko, 22 Dec 2018And add to that, now Pixel 3's ported camera works with Nig... moreI already tried it out. Nightsight works. In adequate light, and steady hands you can get pretty good shots. And even in serious low light conditions, if you needed to take a photo, you can actually, but the photo comes out soft. But much better than the default camera's long exposure pro mode shot, where you can't even see what's in the photo properly.
I'm not an expert, but i think it's the HDR+ processing of google which makes their camera far superior to HMD's one.
Try this forum: https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/18801/gcam-night-sight-on-nokia-8
Apk can be found at: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2/
Or
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?stzid=UgwlkGJaYW3-i5A3epl4AaABAg.8oqXYCDb7Fx8ovQkJx5Heb&html_redirect=1&event=comments&redir_token=GO6PcvL0ainHBmhpbs2GLoRFy9x8MTU0NTU3ODA0N0AxNTQ1NDkxNjQ3&q=https%3A%2F%2Ff.celsoazevedo.com%2Ffile%2Fgcamera%2FMGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova-based_v.1.0_TlnNeun.apk
It's a bit slow right now. Recommend turning off the motion photo mode.
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- Anonymous
- fsV
- 22 Dec 2018
Hello guys, I like this phone, but how long dies the battery last. I am a heavy user both gaming and internet.
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- LorpoGokko
- 8pu
- 22 Dec 2018
Cupcakes, 22 Dec 2018Carol, i have to agree with you on that. Juho Sarvikas's tw... moreAnd add to that, now Pixel 3's ported camera works with Night sight. So we might not need HMD's generic camera after all...
Can you run short test how this Pixel camera compares to default app?
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 22 Dec 2018
Carol, 21 Dec 2018Well, then i won't update. I am not updating just because s... moreCarol, i have to agree with you on that. Juho Sarvikas's twitter stated that Nokia 8 will receive a major camera update boosting the camera performance. And as you've mentioned, they were premature to release the final beta as the official update part 1.
But anyways,
Google assistant works fine for me.
Update gave a fresh look, a beautiful notification shade.
I ran antutu benchmark and the performance is on par with Oreo if not improved marginally. Oreo score was 205000 and Pie score is 211000.
And add to that, now Pixel 3's ported camera works with Night sight. So we might not need HMD's generic camera after all...
May be this Android P is worth a shot... (may be you should watch a couple of YouTube videos to see these new visual overlays)
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 22 Dec 2018
12 hours on Android P :-
+Didn't encounter any problems like random restarts or batery draining issues. Seems like the OS is stable. Nothing unusual.
+New looks of the notifications and menus are great. (this can be subjective since it's a matter of personal preference)
***You can't always use hardware keys(Volume + and -) to switch between different sound profiles. But there's a new way to just "tap" to switch between "Sound On, Vibrate and Silent" modes.
- I like the oreo way of switching to do not disturb mode.
-The new recent app cards are meant to be used on devices with gesture nevigation. Since we have hardware keys, right now it's no so convincing. But with January full Pie features update, things might change.
**also, Clock on the top left part of the screen is meant for devices with a NOTCH, since ours doesn't have a notch, it feels a bit awkwardly placed. (may subject to personal preference)
Notice: It's adviced that you should factory reset your device after a major Android OS update since it will ensure long term smoothness of the OS. (not compulsory) I didn't do it, due to the fact we'll most probably receive another major update in January 2019 and i didn't encounter any hiccups, freezes or restarts.
***this thread https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/30383/google-widevine-l1-drm-certification-missing-in-pie-on-nokia-8 indicates an issue with streaming hd contents from Netflix and Amazon prime (Android P related). I don't use any of those services. Youtube works fine...
Feel free to ask questions if there are any...
And I'll keep you guys updated if I ran into any troubles with Android P
I'm from Sri Lanka (Asian). You guys will receive the update within a few days.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day as always...
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- Carol
- mgK
- 21 Dec 2018
Cupcakes, 21 Dec 2018I'm on Android Pie. Good news = so far everything runs smoo... moreThank you for letting us knkw. I have the uodate waiting, but am skeptic about the performance... anyway, please share the experience furh'ther
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- LorpoGokko
- 8pu
- 21 Dec 2018
Cupcakes, 21 Dec 2018I'm on Android Pie. Good news = so far everything runs smoo... moreGreat report thanks! Keep them coming
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 21 Dec 2018
I'm on Android Pie. Good news = so far everything runs smoothly.
Changes/improvements:
+ Smoothness is noticeably improved
+ New notification screen/style
+ New silent mode (different from do not disturb i guess :D)
+ Screenshots can be edited directly after taking them
+ Colorful settings menu
+ You can select dark or light theme as you desire
+ Scrolling through a text phrase you're typing is much easier now. You're getting a magnified view...
* Recent apps cards are a bit different.
*Camera app is not improved by any means (didn't test much though)
- Time is displayed on the top left side of the screen. I prefer the top right side. Can't change the position of it (seems like that, if someone know a way, please comment, thanks in advance)
So everything is pretty much like a new paint scheme over the old Oreo. Well it's not bad, in fact it looks a bit better than oreo in my eyes. I'll keep you guys updated if I ran into any problems. More comments on battery life tomorrow. Have a good day...
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- Sid
- rKN
- 21 Dec 2018
Got Dec security patch update on 19th
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- Carol
- mgK
- 21 Dec 2018
LorpoGokko, 21 Dec 2018Where are you located? I'm in Germany and Pie is not out he... moreGermany here, android Pie is on waiting mode. I really do not want to download it.
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- Carol
- mgK
- 21 Dec 2018
Cupcakes, 21 Dec 2018New features of Android P: https://nokiapoweruser.com/next-... moreWell, then i won't update. I am not updating just because some *** decided to accuse them of holding back the update and they got freaq mode and now want to push the updates just to proove is not true. We know is not true, HMD should play more mature, this is kind of childish reaction to some trolls. Instead of this they should have release a great statment mocking them too.
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- LorpoGokko
- 8pu
- 21 Dec 2018
Cupcakes, 21 Dec 2018Pie is available for me... Not sure if i should update or not... Where are you located? I'm in Germany and Pie is not out here yet.
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 21 Dec 2018
I will update in a few hours. Need to backup my stuff first... I'll notify if there's any serious issues/bugs after updating...
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- Christopher
- Nug
- 21 Dec 2018
Nokia 9 should be called 'Christmas savvy phone'. If released this year.
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- Christopher
- Nug
- 21 Dec 2018
My Nokia 8 is doing great in performance and am fully back for Nokia. HMD all the way.
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 21 Dec 2018
New features of Android P: https://nokiapoweruser.com/next-android-pie-build-for-nokia-8-to-bring-new-features-address-other-feedback/
**** so according to this, final beta = the commercial release, and it's not good! They're just trying to get us on board with Pie: a half baked Pie. This states they'll release another Pie update (probably along with January security patch) to make the features like adaptive batery, digital well-being and gesture navigation(not sure we need the last feature though) available on Nokia 8.
----in reply to Cardenza's tweet on December 19
"So, what you are saying is that we get same build as beta, withouth Pie improvements (App actions, Adaptive battery), discarding user feedback and providing partial feature set of Android 9? Very cool, thanks. I have my doubts if my next phone will be from HMD."
----Juho Sarvikas's tweeted,
"Hi Cadenzza! Quality of the betalabs build was good so we are rolling it out as commmercial release now. We will do a subsequent release and introduce new features and address other feedback that we got. This immediate step is to simply get more people on Pie".
According to thus source: https://nokiapoweruser.com/hmd-digital-wellbeing-app-actions-android-one-exclusive-features-adaptive-battery-under-testing/
****While Digital Wellbeing and App actions are Android One exclusive features, Adaptive Battery needs further tuning and testing.
Since Nokia 8 is not an Android One smartphone, Google didn’t make features like Digital Wellbeing and Apps actions available in the Android Pie OS build meant for it. But HMD team is closely working with Google to still make it possible though their availability in future can’t be confirmed at this stage.
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Voice assistant doesn't work on Public beta: https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/28480/nokia-8-assistant-doesnt-work-on-android-9
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- Cupcakes
- teq
- 21 Dec 2018
Carol, 20 Dec 2018Where did you get the info? I only received the security pa... moreJuho Sarvikas's twitter account:
Enjoy the festivities with another fresh piece of 🥧 from us - this time on Nokia 8! Phased roll out of #Android 9 Pie for #Nokia8 starts today.
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5:11 PM - Dec 19, 2018