Andriod update completely changed all my screens, I hate it

Peter Breuninger · Mar 29, 2015

I hate the new 5.1 operating system for my Note 3. Every screen has changed, the key pad is now light colored, the way you answer calls is different, the way you enter contacts is different, the color motif is aqua a terrible color IMHO. I can't read anything in the daylight. All of my bookmark favorites are gone. It's almost like it's not finished being developed with much more white space and bad aqua colors.

I went straight to the ATT tech center and the rep said there is nothing I can do about, he said if I reset phone to factory settings the update will happen again.

I am shocked that the changes are so severe. I am going shopping for a new phone because of this.

Anyone else bothered by this?

Steve Williams · Mar 29, 2015

Peter Breuninger said:
I hate the new 5.1 operating system for my Note 3. Every screen has changed, the key pad is now light colored, the way you answer calls is different, the way you enter contacts is different, the color motif is aqua a terrible color IMHO. I can't read anything in the daylight. All of my bookmark favorites are gone. It's almost like it's not finished being developed with much more white space and bad aqua colors.

I went straight to the ATT tech center and the rep said there is nothing I can do about, he said if I reset phone to factory settings the update will happen again.

I am shocked that the changes are so severe. I am going shopping for a new phone because of this.

Anyone else bothered by this?

I thought that you had a 6+

Johnny Vinyl · Mar 29, 2015

Sorry to hear about this and I suppose I should be glad that the 5.1 upgrade is not available (yet?) for my Note 1. It doesn't much matter in my case as my contract is up in June and I won't be getting another Note. Since I retired, and my Note was primarily a phone used for work, I don't need the large screen any longer and I'm thinking about trying out a Windows phone.

What phone are you considering?

amirm · Mar 29, 2015

Android is turning into a disaster. Every five seconds there is an update to something that completely changes the user interface. Some fundamental lessons of good design does not exist at Google because their core business is search, not software development. This is something that is deeply understood by likes of Apple and Microsoft. Google took what was at first a great alternative and completely screwed it up. I am still learning how to use my new Android phone weeks after I bought it. And I don't have 5.X on it yet!

Peter Breuninger · Mar 29, 2015

amirm said:
Android is turning into a disaster. Every five seconds there is an update to something that completely changes the user interface. Some fundamental lessons of good design does not exist at Google because their core business is search, not software development. This is something that is deeply understood by likes of Apple and Microsoft. Google took what was at first a great alternative and completely screwed it up. I am still learning how to use my new Android phone weeks after I bought it. And I don't have 5.X on it yet!

Get ready for the aqua experience with white space galore... yuck.

treitz3 · Mar 29, 2015

Peter Breuninger said:
Anyone else bothered by this?

Hello, Peter and good morning to you. I am personally not bothered by it because I don't have an Android phone but believe you me, if this happened to my phone? I would have the same stance as you. People in our position / line of work don't just use the phone as a phone. It's somewhat of a "command center", if you will.

I feel for you and good luck with a speedy resolution.

Tom

DaveyF · Mar 29, 2015

Ummm, there's a simple fix here...Sell ( if you can???) and BUY an Apple. Now that's easy, LOL.

Andre Marc · Mar 29, 2015

DaveyF said:
Ummm, there's a simple fix here...Sell ( if you can???) and BUY an Apple. Now that's easy, LOL.

+100. iOS destroys Android, if for only one reason. There is one iOS across all devices instead of multiple mutant versions of Android..which each manufacturer is working with.

rblnr · Mar 30, 2015

I am still learning how to use my new Android phone weeks after I bought it.

This kind of thing is what I have zero patience for and find incredibly costly in a bunch of ways.

wisnon · Mar 30, 2015

Now is when the market really misses WebOS. HP blundered there.

rblnr · Mar 30, 2015

wisnon said:
Now is when the market really misses WebOS. HP blundered there.

Buy an LG TV. HP put itself firmly in the commodity business by not developing that or any other OS.

wisnon · Mar 30, 2015

Totally agree. Dumb on HP's part. They have lost their shining soul from the time of Carly.

I do have an LG TV, but webOS there is unrecognizable.

KeithR · Mar 30, 2015

amirm said:
Android is turning into a disaster. Every five seconds there is an update to something that completely changes the user interface. Some fundamental lessons of good design does not exist at Google because their core business is search, not software development. This is something that is deeply understood by likes of Apple and Microsoft. Google took what was at first a great alternative and completely screwed it up. I am still learning how to use my new Android phone weeks after I bought it. And I don't have 5.X on it yet!

My Lollipop OS on my Nexus is better than iOS. Easier, faster, and more convenient.

I haven't used the phones.

amirm · Mar 30, 2015

KeithR said:
My Lollipop OS on my Nexus is better than iOS. Easier, faster, and more convenient.

I haven't used the phones.

The phones are much worse because they are a tangled mess of what the manufacturer does and Google. On my Samsung Edge for example, I click on what I think is the icon for text messages. A dialog opens and asks me if I want Samsung Messaging to be my default messaging app. I say no and it just quits! What the heck??? It can't do its job without making itself the default app?

Johnny Vinyl · Mar 30, 2015

Progress! Bah humbug!

. Next phone is going to be plain and simple. I don't need it for business any longer, so I don't need the apps I used to use or push email, and I don't do video on my phone or much internet access. I'll miss my banking apps and my Blu-ray collection app, but other than that I can do without.

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