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Changes in Android 7.0 Nougat update
Hello
I like the Nougat update for my Z5 generally good. The Battery lasts longer, and the usability has gone up.
Two changes I found so far that where made from the 6.1 ROM:
-The Homebutton does not just close the App anymore, but also always brings you back to the Homescreen. (So lets say you are on your 3rd homescreen, open an app and close it via Homebutton. I would want to be on my 3rd homescreen again. In the 7.0 ROM it takes me to my 1st homescreen instead. Always. Verry Annoying)
Can this behaviour be changed in the Settings? If not, please change it back in the next update as fast as possible...
- The quick settings pull down menu is now accessible from the Lockscreen. In the Android 6.1 ROM if you pulled down on the lock screen you'd only get the Account switcher. Now in the 7.0 ROM you can actually switch on WIFI, Bluetooth or even the Flightmode. You can even connect to a new WIFI your phone does not know. Why do I even have a lockscreen if anybode can just change those settings. (For example if somebody steals your phone he or she can just switch on the flightmode and the android admin does not do anything anymore. No locating, no wiping, nothing.) This is not at all secure and I sadly did not find a setting to prevent this from happening. Did I just not find this setting or can this not be changed?
If so, please change it back with the next Update as fast as possible!
Regards
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I was going to reply that the second change in particular sounds pretty worrying, and would make me consider waiting with the update th Android 7. However, I just tried this on my own Z5 Compact, which is still on Marshmallow 6.0.1, and I too can open the quick settings drawer when the phone is locked.
The settings allow me to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, and airplane mode among other things, although I tried connecting to an unknown WiFi and it asked me to unlock the phone. It's perfectly possible to switch off WiFi on my 6.0.1 device without unlocking it, though. So at least the general ability to change these settings while the phone is locked is not new with Android 7.
I would still be interested in hearing about solutions to prevent this, though, in case you find out anything. I couldn't find any settings to change this behaviour either, and the only solutions I found online required either rooting the phone, installing an alternative lockscreen app, or both – neither of which I want to do.
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I rechecked and you are right. When I want to connect to a new wifi it asks for my unlock code.
Still the Airplane mode can be toggled without the passcode or fingerprint.
Other than the annoying thing with the homebutton wich drives me nutts the Update is really good. My battery lasts a good chunk longer than on 6.0.1. At 6.0.1 I had to recharge at work when I wasnt going straight home, now it lasts me easily trough the day even after work.
I havent found a workaround either that does not requiere you to root the phone, what I don't want to do either...
Regards
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when you take a screen shot the top bar always drops in to shot and photo bombs your screenshot.
Unable to remove the icon for stamina mode in the top bar, lollipop had an option to not show this icon when in stamina mode.
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Hi. I can't comment on Nougat as I don't have it, but on Marshmallow, I was able to prevent access to Airplane Mode from the lockscreen simply by removing it from the Quick Settings tray.
I realize that if you use this feature frequently, it's a pain as you have to go into a system menu to access it, but given the security trade-off, I'd rather do that than make it super-easy for somebody to turn off network access to my phone.
Of course, a thief can always just turn the phone off and remove the SIM card.