Questions before upgrading to Focal
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Hi,
I am still running Xenial on my pixel3a.
I am thinking of upgrading to Focal, however this is my daily driver so I've been a bit cautious.
First I just want to make sure that the stability is fairly good on Focal and there's no degradation in network connectivity as I obviously need the device to function at least as good as it does now.
Next, I use some apps that don't have Focal versions such as quickddit. Will these continue to work after upgrading?
Cheers
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Hi @Kamikaze
You could try Focal and if it dosen't fit your needs at this point in time, You're still able to revert back to Xenial through the Ubports installer on a pc. Just remember to untick Wipe and Bootstrap. -
@Rondarius Although that's possible, it's not advisable since there are many changes as well as data migrations so you may get weird random issues.
@Kamikaze Focal is fairly stable now though I can't comment about Pixel 3a since I only have an FP4. Apps that are not listed in the OpenStore app can be manually download from site however, the results may vary. I tried Quickddit and so far it works fine. I advise checking if the apps that you really need works on focal. Some apps may even be easy enought to compile for focal if you really need them.
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@Kamikaze My opinion, Pixel3a works and well on Focal (OTA-2), but as a daily driver for me, no as the battery life is not great, much like Xenial. That could also be down to the device(s) being second hand and i don't want to replace a screen just to replace the battery (very delicate screen).
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I don't have the same phone but the real 'like' Xenial is expected for OTA-3. And Focal apps are not complete at this point : they lack essentials for me like Tedit and UT Tweak Tool (version as functional as xenial).
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@Kamikaze Really like my 3a on Focal but as @kugiigi said check the apps you need first and see if the non Focal ones you need will run on Focal ( most info on forum somewhere) and also I would not recommend a back and forth approach again as @kugiigi said it throws up issues.
As for battery I charged mine once a day but am quite a low user just calls and a little mobile data when out and about. -
my informative Test = comparison of 16.04 and 20.04 Xiaomi Redmi 7 note
16.04 OK20.04 calling and texting OK
internet problems when switching wifi to mobile data
Media playback not working with bluetooth output
Battery drain 25% more.
Non-functioning indicator led control.Not a criticism just my experimental comparison I'm glad people are dedicated to this OS and moving forward.
