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[Q] Extremely Slow Screen Wake Up Delay?

Just picked up the phone today and noticed a long delay between pressing the power button and the screen waking up. When it is plugged in there is no delay at all. The delay occurs whenever the phone is disconnected from a power source. It is about a 2 second delay. Is anyone else experiencing this? Best Buy didn't have another unit and the Sprint store was useless and wouldn't unplug their demo unit to compare.
I saw a thread concerning the standard Galaxy S II, but nothing Epic 4G Touch specific.
Thanks.
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Just to make things perfectly clear, here is a video of the delay time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqJc_nYuwac
*older update*
Downloaded Soft Locker Free and it allows the phone to instantly wake with no delay by bypassing a deep sleep mode. I'm unsure about how detrimental this is to the battery, but at least it's a fix. I'd still like to know if all Epic Touch phones have the wake up lag, though.

mine is doing this too.. are you using a SD Card wallpaper? I am. not sure if thats affecting things.

I have not noticed any delays on mine.

I have noticed this as well. I'm using a stock wallpaper.
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thedeadletters said:
Just picked up the phone today and noticed a long delay between pressing the power button and the screen waking up. When it is plugged in there is no delay at all. The delay occurs whenever the phone is disconnected from a power source. It is about a 2 second delay. Is anyone else experiencing this? Best Buy didn't have another unit and the Sprint store was useless and wouldn't unplug their demo unit to compare.
I saw a thread concerning the standard Galaxy S II, but nothing Epic 4G Touch specific.
Thanks.
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Downloaded Soft Locker Free and it allows the phone to instantly wake with no delay by bypassing a deep sleep mode. I'm unsure about how detrimental this is to the battery, but at least it's a fix. I'd still like to know if all Epic Touch phones have the wake up lag, though.
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You shouldn't do that, it will be detrimental to your battery. Deep sleep mode means that the processor is technically off, provided the phone doesn't have any tasks to run while the screen is off.
Its perfectly natural for your phone to wake up immediately when plugged in, because that's how samsung designed the galaxy's. No need to deep sleep when the phone's getting a charge.
By restricting your phone from sleeping (affectionately referred to as wake lock),your forcing your processor to run for nothing, most likely at 200mhz. When it's all said and done, I estimate you'll end up shaving off about 5 hours of battery life. Not worth it to me, just learn to deal with 1 sec it takes to wake up the phone.
On a lighter note, I find it amusing that you've installed an app that now makes the phone do something that is commonly known as a bug and a lot of people spend their time trying to squash. Lol.
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squshy 7 said:
On a lighter note, I find it amusing that you've installed an app that now makes the phone do something that is commonly known as a bug and a lot of people spend their time trying to squash. Lol.
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+1LOL*10
The amount of threads I have read, the hundreds if not thousands of posts I have seen the hundreds of developers that have all chased wake-lock bugs are all disgusted right now. Thousands if not tens of thousands of man hours have gone into chasing the wake-lock bugs down on many many many devices....in roms, in kernels in conflicting apps. For years. Sometimes its simple, sometimes it's given up on completely.
You are right. Wow, just, wow.

daneurysm said:
+1LOL*10
The amount of threads I have read, the hundreds if not thousands of posts I have seen the hundreds of developers that have all chased wake-lock bugs are all disgusted right now. Thousands if not tens of thousands of man hours have gone into chasing the wake-lock bugs down on many many many devices....in roms, in kernels in conflicting apps. For years. Sometimes its simple, sometimes it's given up on completely.
You are right. Wow, just, wow.
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Lol, I'm actually crying a little from laughter. The scenario you described was exactly what went through my head when I wrote that
EDIT: to the OP, this is all in jest, no offense meant. But seriously, don't wake lock your phone.
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I've noticed it too, but it isn't too bad of a lag. Not snappy like the EVO 4G, but not a dealbreaker, not on this.

Don't wakelock the phone.

Voluntarily wake locking a phone? Haven't heard that before lol
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Journeyjeans said:
I've noticed it too, but it isn't too bad of a lag. Not snappy like the EVO 4G, but not a dealbreaker, not on this.
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Thanks for all the responses. My past Android phones (Evo and Evo 3D) didn't have any delay whatsoever, which is the origin of the original post. The power of the Galaxy S2 phones is pretty much legendary, which is why I'm surprised about this power saving feature. Reviews boast quick boot times, but I would argue that a regular wake time is much more useful and realistic to have. I do understand the basic premise that a powerful phone consumes more battery, but that didn't make any other dual core phone I've seen require this precaution.
Therefore, why is it that others forego this feature if it ultimately saves so much battery that Samsung has made it a default feature on their latest phones?

Updated the OP with a video. Please view and tell me if this is the norm.

I watched the video, mine is not that slow delay.

justwonder said:
I watched the video, mine is not that slow delay.
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+1 return it
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I wouldn't return it Hold tight for custom rom.
I'm sure tweak will be around the corner to improve wake up response

sling said:
I wouldn't return it Hold tight for custom rom.
I'm sure tweak will be around the corner to improve wake up response
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Funny how mine has all my apps on it... (over 40) and a **** load of music... And for the life of me I cant get it go lag like that.... I had a refurbished evo 3d that did that... I called sprint.after factory reset and.a few battery pulls... Id just return it.
roms dont fix all bugs let alone one random wake lag problem and the op may have to deal with it as most of us dont have lag like that...
@op if you got it from a store id bring it in.... if a rep says its suppose to do that.... Tell them your older android phone didnt do it... Then ask to speak to a manager
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Yeah... I had a feeling it was worse than it should have been. Though it's true a custom ROM could fix it, it would probably implement a fix similar to Soft Locker (which is obviously shunned for its battery draining ability). Also, I'd much rather have a device in proper working order to begin with. The Best Buy I got it from only had 2 on launch day, so here's hoping I find one that has it in stock.
Thanks for all the replies.

My delay is similar to the video. How does everyone else compare after seeing the video?
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I had the same issue. Move the pic from ur sd card to ur internal. Open in using myfiles and set as lockscreen
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Thanks. Stupid question but how do I move it. I only know how using root explorer on a rooted phone.
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Sleep of death?

Anyone having issues with the phone going to sleep and not waking up? Happened last night and I had to remove the battery
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I've had this twice now. Both times after using Spotify, probably purely coincidence though. Battery pull and everything is OK.

Evostance said:
Anyone having issues with the phone going to sleep and not waking up? Happened last night and I had to remove the battery
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Most likely something that you have installed on your phone isnt liking ICS. Hard to narrow down if you have alot of apps installed.
I have had mine for 6 days now and not had a single Sleep of Death and I havent seen too many comments about it so I dont think its a problem with ICS directly.
Mark.

mskip said:
Most likely something that you have installed on your phone isnt liking ICS. Hard to narrow down if you have alot of apps installed.
I have had mine for 6 days now and not had a single Sleep of Death and I havent seen too many comments about it so I dont think its a problem with ICS directly.
Mark.
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Good point.
Wonder what app it is

Happened to me too! My phone was ultra hot too! I had charged it over night with my computer. can anyone who had this issue confirm it was through computer charging?
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SweetPAIN225 said:
Happened to me too! My phone was ultra hot too! I had charged it over night with my computer. can anyone who had this issue confirm it was through computer charging?
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Nah was via wall power.
Wonder if its SetCPU stalling my phone as ive got it to drop the CPU speed right down when screen is off

Thanks! I made a wrong assumption!
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Evostance said:
Nah was via wall power.
Wonder if its SetCPU stalling my phone as ive got it to drop the CPU speed right down when screen is off
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Jeez man you think you might wanna test that out before you post that there's an issue with your phone?
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matt2053 said:
Jeez man you think you might wanna test that out before you post that there's an issue with your phone?
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Exactly, it is way way too likely that turning your CPU down will result in 'Sleep of death'

matt2053 said:
Jeez man you think you might wanna test that out before you post that there's an issue with your phone?
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Well its still worth noting. SetCPU never did this on my DHD

I had exactly the same thing last night, I even made my own thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360847&page=2
I even wrote a simple app for logging the battery temperature and time, so I'll leave it on next night and I'll see what happens. Because I'm pretty sure my phone switched off due to overheating, as it was really,really hot in the morning, after I switched it on the battery was at 46C.

I'm afraid I can confirm that I have experienced the same "sleep of death" problem twice now. I can't remember what I was doing the first time, but the second time I was only browsing and I know I didn't have any apps installed because I had previously reset my phone. I've only had the phone for two days now and if it does it again I might have to send it back.
I expected a glitch or two, but with the volume bug and other annoying things like the lack of flash and poor camera quality, I'm beginning to regret my purchase. Although I love the ice cream sandwich experience, I'm now thinking of getting the Galaxy Note instead, and waiting for ICS to arrive on that next year. At least then I will be able to watch iPlayer in the meantime.

Mines done it about 4 times. Pre installed Movie maker seems to induce it.

Rawkode said:
I've had this twice now. Both times after using Spotify, probably purely coincidence though. Battery pull and everything is OK.
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Had a sleep of death for the first time yesterday - the only "different" thing I did during the day was use spotify so there maybe something in that!

Same again last night, woke up this morning and phone was on but wouldn't wake. Notification light was on solid. Was plugged in at wall all night, didn't seem too warm when I held it.
Time to start debugging I guess

I've had this issue twice too.
I do not have spotify installed, and the phone was NOT hot at all. Not even warm!
I was just in gmail, sent a mail, then pressed the home button, and black.... gone.
Had to pull battery.
Thinking of having phone replaced by Handtec. I know this is probably a software glitch, but the volume bug, and the fact my unit was one that handtec had "tested" etc, I might just ask for a brand new one from the new flashed batch due next week.

Wtf! Just how wide spread is this??? Seems like too many people are having this issue.
Phone hasn't even arrived yet and I'm already starting to question my purchase.

1 more bug and im cancelling my order !

Well, it's the first device with ICS so I expect there will be a few bugs in the future which will need to be fixed. That's the reason why I'll go for the Nexus ... it's a nice piece of hardware but even more important is that it will be the device which gets the fixes first.

Did anyone check to see if you've had an OTA for the volume ghost fix and this problem has spawned instead? Seems like a fairly new problem if you have followed the forum.
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Plugging in earphones while on a call

When I am on a call and plug earphones into the jack (after already being connected and speaking with the other person), the Note 2 recognizes the earphones are plugged in, but the other caller can no longer hear me, even after a few seconds; however, if I plug the headset in, and THEN either answer or initiate a call, they work fine. I am using the earphones that came with my Captivate back in 2010. The key seems to be having the earphones plugged in before a call is connected, otherwise they don't work.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Answer or initiate a call. Talk to the other person to make sure everything is working.
2. Plug earphones into the jack, while your call is already connected and working. Note 2 should recognize the earphones are in and pop up the Page Buddy if it's enabled.
3. The other person can no longer hear me, even after waiting 5-10 seconds.
Anyone else experiencing this?

I think thats a normal occurrence, the original note would do that also.
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astang99 said:
I think thats a normal occurrence, the original note would do that also.
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You would consider that normal?

astang99 said:
I think thats a normal occurrence, the original note would do that also.
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I can't imagine that "plugging earbuds in while in a current call results in other party not being able to hear you" is designed behavior. It may be a "normal occurrence", but that doesn't mean it's not a bug. =)
Does anyone else experience this by following the "steps to reproduce" in post #1, or is it just my device?
Thanks in advance!

I plug my captivate's earbuds into my original note mid conversation all the time with no issues, but then again I'm running cm10. I'm curious to see if this happens for everyone with the note 2... I'm trying to convince myself it's worth 650 bucks to upgrade, and this would be another tick in the 'no it's not' column
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Same problem here.
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I dont have this problem. Im using GN headphones. Stock rom but rooted. I dont have page buddy turned on so maybe that is the issue..
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bfinch said:
I dont have this problem. Im using GN headphones. Stock rom but rooted. I dont have page buddy turned on so maybe that is the issue..
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Thanks for the data point regarding the GN headphones vs. the Captivate ones! I tested quite a few scenarios, including having the "Earphones Page" unchecked in the Page Buddy settings. Same result as reported above. I didn't try it with Page Buddy actually switched to "Off", though ....

[Q] Xperia ZL Wake Up Speed

Hey guys, I'm a former iPhone user and I just recently switched to android for several reasons. The ZL being my first android device makes it harder for me to compare but...does anyone else experience slight delays when it comes to having the lock screen come up when hitting the power button and waking the device?
I'm on a C6506, completely stock on the latest firmware (10.1.1.A.1.253) and less than a week old. My friends who convinced me to switch to android tell me that their devices (S2/S3/Nexus 4, etc) wake up practically in an instant, and I know that so did my iPhone, so this variable delay of upwards to a second and some is really, really irritating. Since I don't know anyone else with a ZL I can't compare performance, so I'm asking you guys so I can tell if it's what I should be expecting or if there's something wrong with my phone.
Here's a video to further illustrate what I'm talking about: Go on YouTube and watch?v=0fb0lt1sJgA, I can't post links because I don't have enough posts yet.
So yeah, some of these wake ups have a longer delay than others, but I've had even longer ones than the ones on the video. Is this normal behavior for the ZL?

Silvard said:
Hey guys, I'm a former iPhone user and I just recently switched to android for several reasons. The ZL being my first android device makes it harder for me to compare but...does anyone else experience slight delays when it comes to having the lock screen come up when hitting the power button and waking the device?
I'm on a C6506, completely stock on the latest firmware (10.1.1.A.1.253) and less than a week old. My friends who convinced me to switch to android tell me that their devices (S2/S3/Nexus 4, etc) wake up practically in an instant, and I know that so did my iPhone, so this variable delay of upwards to a second and some is really, really irritating. Since I don't know anyone else with a ZL I can't compare performance, so I'm asking you guys so I can tell if it's what I should be expecting or if there's something wrong with my phone.
Here's a video to further illustrate what I'm talking about: Go on YouTube and watch?v=0fb0lt1sJgA, I can't post links because I don't have enough posts yet.
So yeah, some of these wake ups have a longer delay than others, but I've had even longer ones than the ones on the video. Is this normal behavior for the ZL?
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I have a small delay too like 1sec a litle bit slower than iPhone,my advice go back to iPhone if this wake up is annoying u
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nutzuTo said:
I have a small delay too like 1sec a litle bit slower than iPhone,my advice go back to iPhone if this wake up is annoying u
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It is annoying me, but it doesn't outweigh the many reasons why I'm switching to android. I just want to make sure I didn't get a lemon phone or something like that since I don't have a lot of experience with other android phones. I wanted to know if other ZL users had the same user experience as I did in this respect. If it's normal then I'll live with it, if not then I have to do something about it. By the way, did you see the video? Is it like what you normally experience with your phone?

Silvard said:
It is annoying me, but it doesn't outweigh the many reasons why I'm switching to android. I just want to make sure I didn't get a lemon phone or something like that since I don't have a lot of experience with other android phones. I wanted to know if other ZL users had the same user experience as I did in this respect. If it's normal then I'll live with it, if not then I have to do something about it. By the way, did you see the video? Is it like what you normally experience with your phone?
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I didnt watch de video cuz is no link and what ever u put on ur post I cant find it on YouTube
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Can a user possibly be irritated by a one second wake up delay? Has society been so weaned on instant gratification that a one second delay is an issue. Comical.
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I'm sorry if I came across as whining. Please, don't misunderstand. I'm not complaining about a delay, what I want to know is if the wake up speed of my phone is inline with other ZL phones in general. My android using friends all report very different wake up speeds, but none of them use a ZL so I have no one to compare to, which is why I came here. Unlike more popular phones that have every bit of them documented I haven't been able to find other examples for the ZL.
As for the video, please search "xperia zl wake up speed" on YouTube. It should be the first video.

Silvard said:
I'm sorry if I came across as whining. Please, don't misunderstand. I'm not complaining about a delay, what I want to know is if the wake up speed of my phone is inline with other ZL phones in general. My android using friends all report very different wake up speeds, but none of them use a ZL so I have no one to compare to, which is why I came here. Unlike more popular phones that have every bit of them documented I haven't been able to find other examples for the ZL.
As for the video, please search "xperia zl wake up speed" on YouTube. It should be the first video.
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yeah that's pretty normal i think .. the screen actually turns on instantly but i noticed that its more like a black wallpaper before the lock screen appears

Silvard said:
I'm sorry if I came across as whining. Please, don't misunderstand. I'm not complaining about a delay, what I want to know is if the wake up speed of my phone is inline with other ZL phones in general. My android using friends all report very different wake up speeds, but none of them use a ZL so I have no one to compare to, which is why I came here. Unlike more popular phones that have every bit of them documented I haven't been able to find other examples for the ZL.
As for the video, please search "xperia zl wake up speed" on YouTube. It should be the first video.
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I watched the video and the wake up speed that u have there is normal for zl,is the same like mine so no need to get annoyed about that.
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I just came on xda this morning to post about the same problem although have an Xperia Z.
I think it is due to the new upgrade in firmware as this started happening after I updated to 253 last night.
The delay is much more prominent than it was on the previous firmware.

Kiko_1272 said:
I just came on xda this morning to post about the same problem although have an Xperia Z.
I think it is due to the new upgrade in firmware as this started happening after I updated to 253 last night.
The delay is much more prominent than it was on the previous firmware.
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Yes, I didn't really notice it until I upgraded to the last firmware, but since I've spent so little time with the phone and the previous firmware I wasn't confident enough that there was a difference. What you say lends more credence to that hunch. I want to test and compare with the previous firmware but first I'd need to familiarize myself with how to flash them back and forward.

Silvard said:
Hey guys, I'm a former iPhone user and I just recently switched to android for several reasons. The ZL being my first android device makes it harder for me to compare but...does anyone else experience slight delays when it comes to having the lock screen come up when hitting the power button and waking the device?
I'm on a C6506, completely stock on the latest firmware (10.1.1.A.1.253) and less than a week old. My friends who convinced me to switch to android tell me that their devices (S2/S3/Nexus 4, etc) wake up practically in an instant, and I know that so did my iPhone, so this variable delay of upwards to a second and some is really, really irritating. Since I don't know anyone else with a ZL I can't compare performance, so I'm asking you guys so I can tell if it's what I should be expecting or if there's something wrong with my phone.
Here's a video to further illustrate what I'm talking about: Go on YouTube and watch?v=0fb0lt1sJgA, I can't post links because I don't have enough posts yet.
So yeah, some of these wake ups have a longer delay than others, but I've had even longer ones than the ones on the video. Is this normal behavior for the ZL?
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It does take some time. But not bothersome to me

I had a similar problem to yours. I noticed a few times that when i wake up the phone with the power button and swipe the screen to unlock it sits there for a good 5 sec with no icons.
It seems to me that when I have bluetooth enabled and streaming audio in the car or on my bluetooth bose speakers it does this.
Once I disable bluetooth it goes back to normal.

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I had a similar problem to yours. I noticed a few times that when i wake up the phone with the power button and swipe the screen to unlock it sits there for a good 5 sec with no icons.
It seems to me that when I have bluetooth enabled and streaming audio in the car or on my bluetooth bose speakers it does this.
Once I disable bluetooth it goes back to normal.
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I see, problem is this is without bluetooth enabled. Even wifi is disabled, only sound and data are enabled.

Silvard said:
I see, problem is this is without bluetooth enabled. Even wifi is disabled, only sound and data are enabled.
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I didnt have that problem but like some one said here not all the phones are made the same or maybe u guys have a app that is not working properly with the zl.
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maurier said:
I had a similar problem to yours. I noticed a few times that when i wake up the phone with the power button and swipe the screen to unlock it sits there for a good 5 sec with no icons.
It seems to me that when I have bluetooth enabled and streaming audio in the car or on my bluetooth bose speakers it does this.
Once I disable bluetooth it goes back to normal.
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I didnt have that problem but like some one said here not all the phones are made the same or maybe u guys have a app that is not working properly with the zl.
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But this is with stock firmware, literally right after a repair/factory reset with no apps other than the stock ones installed or even user data on the phone.

One reason might be the Xperia Z and ZL's considerably long stand-by times on many tech review sites. It might be going in a 'deeper' sleep than what other android phones go to.

narilym 001288
I believe the initial one sec delay that you are experiencing when unlocking the screen is normal especially if you are running a live wallpaper.
I remember my old Galaxy SII would get very unresponsive at times making it extremely frustrating.
In my case nutsuTo is right I have some app that's giving me trouble. I know some people have complained about the xperia randomly rebooting. Mine only does this when I do a full reset and then install and updates my apps in the google store. Then once I'm finished and exit to the home screen it will reboot every single time. I know some app that I'm installing or updating is making my phone reboot.
I'm just to lazy to try all of them one by one lol
Forgive my bad english :fingers-crossed:

6.0 and 6.0.1 coming in March / April

http://www.mobipicker.com/galaxy-s6-s6-edge-s6-edge-s5-note5-note-4-android-marshmallow-update/
First semi reliable info! Let the countdown begin!

This is when the international versions will begin to receive the update. Look for AT&T (and the other carriers) to hold that update at least 3 to 6 months extra to add their bloat.

Demodave said:
This is when the international versions will begin to receive the update. Look for AT&T (and the other carriers) to hold that update at least 3 to 6 months extra to add their bloat.
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Exactly. So we can seriously expect a release date sometime this summer to late summer. That is, IF ATT decides to release the update at all.
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Ill be long gone from this miserable POS before ATT gets off of their collective rear ends...

Iove my note 4 (just came back from the LG v10) but my biggest mistake was buying the AT&T version.
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MO3iusONE said:
Iove my note 4 (just came back from the LG v10) but my biggest mistake was buying the AT&T version.
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Me too!

I'm happy with mine, too. I got so obsessed with flashing Roms on my first 3 galaxies that I finally got burnt out on it. Sure, root would be nice, but I'm fine with the device as is. But I also don't have some of the issues I see other have. I've got no camera problems and I regularly get about 6 hours of screen on time. So, I'm good.

MO3iusONE said:
Iove my note 4 (just came back from the LG v10) but my biggest mistake was buying the AT&T version.
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Why?

jack man said:
I'm happy with mine, too. I got so obsessed with flashing Roms on my first 3 galaxies that I finally got burnt out on it. Sure, root would be nice, but I'm fine with the device as is. But I also don't have some of the issues I see other have. I've got no camera problems and I regularly get about 6 hours of screen on time. So, I'm good.
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6 HRS how? What is your setup?
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dpalmer76 said:
6 HRS how? What is your setup?
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That's quite a broad question but I'll try to give you details. I've disabled anything I don't use or that I know cause battery drain. There are several apps in the app manager that aren't "useable" apps, and they aren't in the app drawer, but cause significant battery drain - disabled without negative results. I switch between touchwiz and Nova Prime launchers (and have noticed no difference in battery drain). I keep things like wifi and Bluetooth disabled if I'm not using them. Auto brightness turned off. I keep location on but only on power saving mode unless I'm traveling out if town.
That's generally it, I guess...

APPS
jack man said:
That's quite a broad question but I'll try to give you details. I've disabled anything I don't use or that I know cause battery drain. There are several apps in the app manager that aren't "useable" apps, and they aren't in the app drawer, but cause significant battery drain - disabled without negative results. I switch between touchwiz and Nova Prime launchers (and have noticed no difference in battery drain). I keep things like wifi and Bluetooth disabled if I'm not using them. Auto brightness turned off. I keep location on but only on power saving mode unless I'm traveling out if town.
That's generally it, I guess...
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Which apps did you disable if you don't mind me asking?

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Which apps did you disable if you don't mind me asking?
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It's a long list. It was easier to just screenshot them. In the bottom two you can see my battery stats. I unplugged this morning around 7:15 AM and I'm down to about 47% after 8 hours and 3.5 hours screen-on time.
Today, I've checked email several times, had several phone calls, plus I've streamed youtube to a chromecast for classes that I teach, and even played a couple games during lunch. I do have lots of other apps I use, too; about 4-5 pages worth in my app drawer. Working well for me.

jack man said:
It's a long list. It was easier to just screenshot them. In the bottom two you can see my battery stats. I unplugged this morning around 7:15 AM and I'm down to about 47% after 8 hours and 3.5 hours screen-on time.
Today, I've checked email several times, had several phone calls, plus I've streamed youtube to a chromecast for classes that I teach, and even played a couple games during lunch. I do have lots of other apps I use, too; about 4-5 pages worth in my app drawer. Working well for me.
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Thank you! Will try this, I get about 4 now, hope this helps without breaking functionality. I use pushbullet and printing.
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Hi,
Will it be possible to update my device in another country that there is no AT&T services here. Last time in forum I saw some guys telling to use Kies to update and they said there are some pages but I couldn't find them either.
Can you help me to locate one of these pages, If exists; to be able to update my device automatically ? Everytime I update my device in my country I had to backup everything and put back again which is reallly painfull!

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Geez, and I thought Verizon had a lot of bloat!

I jumped ship for a Nexus, but sprint is updating its note 4 to 6.0, so the info was accurate.

In other news, water's still wet...

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Hi,
Will it be possible to update my device in another country that there is no AT&T services here. Last time in forum I saw some guys telling to use Kies to update and they said there are some pages but I couldn't find them either.
Can you help me to locate one of these pages, If exists; to be able to update my device automatically ? Everytime I update my device in my country I had to backup everything and put back again which is reallly painfull!
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Kies is one way, but it sometimes takes Kies a while to get the carrier-branded firmwares. (International firmware is almost instant on the other hand).
The fastest 2 ways to get the update would be to
1) use someone's activated ATT sim in your phone. Pop it in, boot up the phone, wait a few minutes for the sim to set itself up with your phone, then check for updates. Then download, install, and then put your original sim back in.
2) Use an Odin file. The only issue with this is that you most likely will have to start from scratch with your apps and settings. Be sure to back everything up first.
You'll also have to wait for the Odin files to be released by someone, but it'll be 100x sooner than Kies.
Edit: The latest 5.1.1 Odin files are in the first post here (you'll need all 4 files in the Dropbox link):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3230993
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Seems like there´s some light at the end of the tunnel, at leat regarding Marshmallow update, let´s just hope it won´t take long for AT&T to do the same.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/spri...y-note-4-note-5-and-s6-edge-plus-502214.shtml

My web browser updated last night. Looks like what's on the 6.0+ devices.