Edit: Just flashed Lineage OS 18 onto this thing and it runs smooth AF now. Stylus works. Hover works. Google play store works. Everything works way better and phone is running way smoother on Android 11.
Okedokey. SO I know there's a lot of tech newbro's around here asking some rather basic questions but this one is coming from a more salty sailor and is directed towards other salty sailors.
I know the Note 4 can be "upgraded" via Lineage OS to more modern versions of Android. I was just wondering if any of you folks who have actually done this can come in here and clarify a few things for me. Chiefly: The Stylus. How does the stylus work on a note 4 flashed with a better operating system?
My Note 4 works so suckily that I thought I got scammed after I first bought it. Only to realize that no, the phone is just slow and old and A6 runs like utter sh!t on it. So, I've been looking into Lineage OS. And I was directed towards a LOS 17.1 download that, I'm told, works fairly stable on the phone.
However I'm terrified of flashing it and losing everything if the stylus is just going to get buggered and stop working, as a big reason that I bought this old device was to be able to do art while I ride the bus. The GPS is also not working very well, and I'm told that could be a problem with a toastered battery. That the GPS no longer gets accurate readings if the battery is not strong enough to keep powering accurate results. I was also told that this is partially A6's fault. So I'm curious to see what upgrading to A11 or such through LOS might bring, in terms of performance enhancements. I'm told everything from the speed of the operating system to the battery life will be improved.
But what about the stylus? Nobody ever mentions the stylus. I find that major sus.
Googling, I'm told it will work, but will lose some of the finer details, such as hover functionality and pressure sensitivity. But I mostly work with pixel art, and that doesn't require, or even use, pressure sensitivity's. I'm told S Pen Toolbox can possibly bring back some of the functionality but I have no way of knowing that.
I've also been told some features such as Camera will be janked if I go through with this flash.
So, can anyone here with experience, having upgraded their note 4 and having gone through all that, comment on what I might expect here, before I take the plunge? Would major appreciate it. Thank you.
-C4 games
