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Touchwiz forgetting app drawer layout?

Several times I have edited my app drawer order, grouping apps by type on each page (a page for games, a page for internet stuff, a page for utilities, etc.), creating folders, etc. Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone. Then it loses the app order, and a few apps get seemingly randomly moved to their own pages, so the total number of pages grows from about 5 to upwards of 8 or 9. It seems like the most recently added apps get moved, but not always. I move them all back how they should be, but they only stay until a reboot.
Anyone else have this happen? Or better, found out why? Or even better, how to make them stay?

Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?

xak944 said:
Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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JohnCorleone said:
Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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Stock+root.

xak944 said:
Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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I don't sort them in the App Drawer. I leave them arranged alphabetically grid or list. I do arrange the ones I most often use somewhere on the 7 Home Screens though.

They will not stay. It is an annoying problem. I use folders now to group my apps. And I have my apps sorted to stop the spacing issue.
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I will try to replicate it. I am using ADW EX so I will switch it up and see what happens
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Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).

I know what u mean but for me its all good after i fix it a second time untill i change then itll revert to just before i changed
It only happened to me on 4.5 thiugh
Good thing actual tw4 launcher doesnt have that problem
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xak944 said:
Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).
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Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root

Mesquire said:
Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root
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Bummer. Guess we have to wait for an official update to get an updated launcher.

are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save

xak944 said:
... Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone.
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mjcollum said:
are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
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Says so right there in the OP.
mjcollum said:
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save
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Okay, I'll do some organizing and give that a try.

hi all,
after updating my galaxy s2 from 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 with kies, i had the same problem about sorting applications page.
i didnt reset my phone before or after updating with kies. first i tought that i might be about this. i was looking for a solution and i read these posts. without resetting my phone i just tried to delete files of TW Launcher.
Settings>Applications>Manage applications>All(tab)
find and tap "TW Launcer"
tap "Clear data" button.
after that my home screen and applications screen look default.
applications screen sorted alphabetical.
i customized my home and app screen again and till now didnt change anyting, i mean didnt forget the layout of apps.
i wanted to share this little unprofessional solution with you =)
if there is a better way i want to learn.
finally i have a question, after updating to 2.3.5, when i tap contacts, it opens slowly, after 1 or 1.5 seconds lag(black screen) it opens. but not always. it happens just sometimes.
do you have the same behaviour?
sory for my english. looking forward to see your answers or comments.

i tried and there is no problem anymore

tuncaycoskun said:
i tried and there is no problem anymore
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How about you share what you did?

xak944 said:
How about you share what you did?
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14th post,
see my firs post

I'm really surprised I haven't seen more people complaining about it but I guess most are not running TouchWiz.
To re-explain the problem I'm having..
You arrange all the applications in different panels the way you want (after you hit "applications" not the home screen panels)
After turning the phone off and on again Or plugging it in to the computer via USB and removing it, all the applications are a mess again. Not the way you arranged them and there doesn't seem to be any logic behind it.
It's not just the way they were the last time you turned the phone off or the last time you plugged in the USB cable.
I also thought having folders in an earlier panel may be causing later panels apps to get bumped around but I've tried it with the folders in the last panel and I get the same randomness.
Similar threads Without a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324365
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296060
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358464

[Q] How to make default SMS More smooth

Hi,
I have some problems with my s3 mini, samsung sms app is not scrolling smoothly btw i don't wanna use 3rd sms apps or push some different apps into system.
How can we fix this? I've seen other sms programs scrolling smoothly in sms view.
I have to keep hundreds of sms ,it's being a big problem when i wanna see old conversations.
It's laggin like 1 fps , like a graphics card driver not installed..
Any ideas ?

wacd said:
samsung sms app is not scrolling smoothly
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Nobody's app does.

Yea, i know that but my question is how can we fix that thing.
Can we edit/modify stock mms app?
Like pull secMms.apk from system , modify and push into system again?
I know, there is some experienced people can do that in here.
Who can help with that?

No lag here..totally smooth for me.
That's scrolling lots of messages from different contacts and a conversation with 200 messages in it.

how is this possible
my list scrolling like 2 fps,
it's killing me.. i guess i have to install some mms-sms apk like go sms, etc. but it has to be a way to fix that thing..
plase help! :banghead:
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I've noticed that using battery saving mode causes a bit lag, but that's expected, cause when you enter battery saving mode it says it will limit proc functions

Yes it does limit the CPU to 800MHz but still not completely smooth with power saving off.

Yep...But it' less laggy
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wacd said:
Hi,
I have some problems with my s3 mini, samsung sms app is not scrolling smoothly btw i don't wanna use 3rd sms apps or push some different apps into system.
How can we fix this? I've seen other sms programs scrolling smoothly in sms view.
I have to keep hundreds of sms ,it's being a big problem when i wanna see old conversations.
It's laggin like 1 fps , like a graphics card driver not installed..
Any ideas ?
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Go through and delete anything you don't need. I know it seems like a bit of a noobish thing to say but it's all I could think of
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firstly
what rom are you using?
this will help with providing suggestions so always let people know what rom you are running
secondly
how much space have you got on the phone's internal memory?
how many applications do you have running at any given time?

[Q] Can't Click Install Button While Installing Downloaded APK App

Hi XDA,
Tried installing downloaded APK App on my phone but the INSTALL BUTTON won't work, cannot be clicked, the CANCEL BUTTON is fine. I had tried several App APK but they are all the same. My is not rooted. JB 4.1.2 Please help ... :crying:

Restart ur device once n try
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It happens if you are using some screen adjusting app like Screen Adjuster. You will have to turn it off to make the install option activate.

AppWidgetDisplay
Also AppWidgetDisplay for Sony Smartwatch causes such behavior.

I wish saw this a few months ago
jujuburi said:
It happens if you are using some screen adjusting app like Screen Adjuster. You will have to turn it off to make the install option activate.
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Yup, I have a Note 2 - the OLED screen can be problematic for my artwork without toning down the red. I imagine I'm not the only artist to use a Note as a quick and dirty, extemporaneous and backup portfolio.
Sure enough "Screen Adjuster" which allows RGB color balancing also makes the Install button unclickable when directly installing APKs. Drove me nuts - always found a temporary solution - rebooting, stopping Play Services, clearing caches for Services and the Play app (plus Aptiode, etc.) but these were hit and miss. Turned it off and it worked without any other hoops to jump through.
Glad I came across this - I don't usually install APKs at this point as my Note 2's apps/uses are pretty stable at this point, but for those days when you have 15 Xposed Framework APKs to install... and. clicking! stabbing! the damn! install button. does. nothing. ...yeeesh.
Figured this out from an Phandroid thread that listed similar apps:
Easyeyez Screen Filter
Twilight Filter
...and other screen dimming filter apps. The post is long because it's been a hassle for a long time... and hopefully to make it a bit easier for someone to find, including the above apps.
God that was annoying. Now to fix my memleak/lag issues.

Rotation manager is causing this too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405849

Echo Lock Screen was the culprit for me.

Happened to me a few times I reboot and if that doesnt work then I clear the caches. Its been a while since I have seen that.

Wow unimaginable
This is unimaginable. Who could think something like a display app (Twilight for me) could create such a condition.
I checked and checked my security settings to confirm I have set the option "to install from unkown sources". I also tried various developer options, but all futile! Also tried rebooting the phone! Nothing worked :crying: until I hit this post! :laugh:
Lots and lots of thanks to this post. I can now turn of the Twilight app and install other apps.
:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

sehradinesh said:
(Twilight for me)
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Same here. This is the oddest thing I ever seen on my Android till now.

fernandovg said:
Rotation manager is causing this too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405849
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@fernandovg did you ever find a solution or alternative app for this? if it wasn't for your post about this, i'd still be scouring the internet for answers to button functionality being broken. Also, did you experience any apps that you allowed to rotate not rotating? ie - i set chrome, youtube, reddit, any other app i may view video in to enable rotation so i can have full screen, but that function was broken too the app worked 100% for the first while i had it installed then just crapped out on me for some reason. I messaged the creator of the app for a response so i'll see where that takes me. did you notice malfunction around the time of flashing any roms with stagefright patches by chance? it's the only thing i can think of that was out of the ordinary that i did around the time i notice malfunction. thanks for your input.

wave unlock
i had the same issue, stopped Wave Unlock - app using sensor to wake up my phone (screen on). it worked

Also lux can do this
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How do I do so?

cypherlwind said:
Hi XDA,
Tried installing downloaded APK App on my phone but the INSTALL BUTTON won't work, cannot be clicked, the CANCEL BUTTON is fine. I had tried several App APK but they are all the same. My is not rooted. JB 4.1.2 Please help ... :crying:
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Might be because of an screen overlay
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Do you install any "Screen Filter"? If the the app install, try to disable the screen filter first, then try install the apk.

thahim said:
Might be because of an screen overlay
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It happens to me because of overlay browser.
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Hi,
My friend also faced the same problem, and then he asked me if I could help him fix this.
Then I made some research, and finally I was able to find a solution to this problem.
Solution:
1. If you use any application "Screen Filter" , please disable the screen filter.
2. Then you try to install the application, then re-enable your screen filter. (It is up to you whether you want to re-enable or not, if enabled you should turn off your screen filter if you want to install an apk.
Press Thanks if I helped.

kecahh said:
Hi,
My friend also faced the same problem, and then he asked me if I could help him fix this.
Then I made some research, and finally I was able to find a solution to this problem.
Solution:
1. If you use any application "Screen Filter" , please disable the screen filter.
2. Then you try to install the application, then re-enable your screen filter. (It is up to you whether you want to re-enable or not, if enabled you should turn off your screen filter if you want to install an apk.
Press Thanks if I helped.
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Thanks it work. [emoji106]
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cypherlwind said:
Hi XDA,
Tried installing downloaded APK App on my phone but the INSTALL BUTTON won't work, cannot be clicked, the CANCEL BUTTON is fine. I had tried several App APK but they are all the same. My is not rooted. JB 4.1.2 Please help ... :crying:
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[Q] Font size is too small

How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.

aungkhaingoo said:
How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.
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Is there a way to increase the font size within the apps?
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riker147 said:
Is there a way to increase the font size within the apps?
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As far as i know is we can only change dpi to increase font size and need rooted device.

aungkhaingoo said:
As far as i know is we can only change dpi to increase font size and need rooted device.
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I mean using settings within the apps. For example, Facebook settings.
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No, i dont think it will have. But we can change dpi setting to dedicated app by using xposed framework. Need rooted device.
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aungkhaingoo said:
No, i dont think it will have. But we can change dpi setting to dedicated app by using xposed framework. Need rooted device.
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Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
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Go to settings > accessibility > vision > font size (change to desire size). No need to root.

I went the other way and changed the DPI because everything was too large on Tiny... Still not happy with how big the notification window is - I wish I could change just the font size of it, but I'd have to do SystemUI and using 160 will get me the right text size, but I won't be able to control it with my fingers...

I use an app called Font Size.

Thank you this makes apps font size bigger specialy in xda app

corvus.corax said:
I use an app called Font Size.
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This is perfect but it requires root access. Since my first attempt at rooting my new T707A with CF-Autoroot ended with a trip to the AT&T store for a replacement tablet, I'm a bit gunshy to try that again.

sickrick said:
This is perfect but it requires root access. Since my first attempt at rooting my new T707A with CF-Autoroot ended with a trip to the AT&T store for a replacement tablet, I'm a bit gunshy to try that again.
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textdroider dpi app in Playstore (need root)

This is the Font Size app I use on my unrooted Tab S. It is no longer available on the playstore - who knows why? - but seems to work just fine. My apologies to the developer if I have violated some sharing/uploading rule.

corvus.corax said:
This is the Font Size app I use on my unrooted Tab S. It is no longer available on the playstore - who knows why? - but seems to work just fine. My apologies to the developer if I have violated some sharing/uploading rule.
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It works great on the system fonts but has no effect on fonts inside the app. For example, I have a GPS app and I want to make the directions larger (I drive a big truck for a living and the tab is arms length away. It needs to be at standard reading distance to be read easily while driving). So far the only solution seems to be to lower the screen resolution and thats impossible without rooting as far as I can tell.

Still nothing for the T707A?
sickrick said:
It works great on the system fonts but has no effect on fonts inside the app. For example, I have a GPS app and I want to make the directions larger (I drive a big truck for a living and the tab is arms length away. It needs to be at standard reading distance to be read easily while driving). So far the only solution seems to be to lower the screen resolution and thats impossible without rooting as far as I can tell.
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Looks like the only solution is to swap tablets with my wife and use her old Acer transformer.

font size too small
aungkhaingoo said:
How can i increase font size on tab s 8.4. Display>font size is not work on facebook, viber and etc. I want to increase font size on every place of my device. Any idea please?
My device is not rooted and has no recovery.
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I also have the 8.4 and have discovered the difficulties of finding apps properly coded for this size. But I have found a few things that have made it pretty manageable under most circumstances:
Use Big Font - it is presently available in the Play Store and it works well.
I've searched for browsers that do three things: good reflow, move easily between mobile and desktop site, and....one browser that allows for a change of font size on a pull out menu, which it then remembers! None of these browsers are perfect in that all seem to sometimes lag etc., but you can read them.
Yandex Browser (install the browser only). This has excellent reflow and allows change between desktop and mobile sites. Some sites allow for font size change more easily in one mode and some in the other. It doesn't seem to load as quickly as Atlas.
Atlas Browser (purchase the Plus Key version). This has a pull out from the right which allows for default settings (mobile/desktop), (hi-fi, low-fi, text), and then, under advanced options, you can adjust the text size by %. It says it remembers settings for each site and it seems to do so for most. The only problem I have with Atlas is that sometimes it freezes and I don't know why. But it's still my go to browser most of the time. When you first start, it loads "processes" which can be annoying. However, sometimes you can just say "skip" and it will manage to load as it goes. It's only slow the first time during the session during which you're using it.
Firefox The newest version shows hope and is not as slow to load pages.
I don't use the stock browser because I haven't been able to get a readable size font AND get it to reflow. If anyone knows how to get the stock browser to reflow, please let me know.
I use these browsers in place of separate apps for Facebook, Amazon etc. And I do this because I have better control over readability.
Hope this provides some options.

msn0005 said:
Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
Please would you share the settings with me. I've installed xposed and changed the App Settings for FB but it still has tiny fonts. Cheers.
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Geoff Clifton said:
msn0005 said:
Thank you all. Xposed + App Settings fixed this problem.
Please would you share the settings with me. I've installed xposed and changed the App Settings for FB but it still has tiny fonts. Cheers.
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Sorry for replying to myself BUT hooray doing the same thing over expecting a different result worked. Well almost. In Xposed/App Settings/Facebook I set Font Scale = 200 and Screen (dp) 480x854. THEN SAVE, CLOSE ALL AND REBOOT. I have BIG font :fingers-crossed:
The FB icons are still tiny but we have progress. Thank you XDA & Google.
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Worst gallery stuttering note7 and overall bad ui experience

Hi. Please see the video.
How can I fix this? Do you have same problem?
I have done like 20 hard resets but no luck. The photos are copied to phone memory.. Still the same.
https://youtu.be/n9jvYsNlXzg
Also see below for worst message app performance
https://youtu.be/ak6duSlmFUQ

Are those picts on an SD card? Either way, I don't see any problem. Were you expecting everything to be instantaneous?
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Yes. But tried copying to phone and removing sd card. Still same experience.
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If you're using a 3rd party gallery app then that could be your problem cause mine doesn't do that

eddyo1993 said:
If you're using a 3rd party gallery app then that could be your problem cause mine doesn't do that
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If its 3rd party gallery.. I dont even bother a thing. It is the default gallery app that came with phone. And even default message app has issues on mine.

Do you think any of this is related to the battery problem?

SiNJiN76 said:
Do you think any of this is related to the battery problem?
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May be. But everything else is fine.. Only gallery and messages.. But both are very important. Phone app works super fast..

Just use your two fingers pintch out to enlarge thumbnails,it will be much better.
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jrhsu said:
Just use your two fingers pintch out to enlarge thumbnails,it will be much better.
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Its nit just the the thumbnails.. Overall thing is very bad

infinitiwoods12 said:
Its nit just the the thumbnails.. Overall thing is very bad
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just to fix or solve your first problem...
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jrhsu said:
just to fix or solve your first problem...
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Helps a little bit when i only have 3 pics in a row. But same pictures used be in my s7 edge. It worked with no problems..

infinitiwoods12 said:
Its nit just the the thumbnails.. Overall thing is very bad
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You might want to try this:
Go to settings --> about device --> software info
Tap on build info loads of times till it says developer menu activated.
Go to settings --> developer options --> scroll down and set the following to off.
Window animation scale = set to off
Transition animation scale = set to off
Animator duration scale = set to off
See if this improves the speed of things for you. (It turns all system animations off)
Wether or not this helps get your device replaced as my note7 has none of these issues...

ooMoo said:
You might want to try this:
Go to settings --> about device --> software info
Tap on build info loads of times till it says developer menu activated.
Go to settings --> developer options --> scroll down and set the following to off.
Window animation scale = set to off
Transition animation scale = set to off
Animator duration scale = set to off
See if this improves the speed of things for you. (It turns all system animations off)
Wether or not this helps get your device replaced as my note7 has none of these issues...
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I have done that too.. But it did not help. The problem is everything else works fine.. I mean other system apps are super fast. Its just weird.

I don't have any issues with messages or picture gallery. I shut off all animations in developer options (I always do as I don't like the animations and they just waste time and resources IMO). I disabled Messaging and Messages + and only use Handcent/Next messaging app. I also use Quickpic for my gallery app, although I did not disable the stock gallery app as it seems to be used by default for several other apps (camera being one). I do think any messages app will start to bog once the amount of texts builds up, and I text a lot - about 3000 texts a month, so in almost 3 weeks I have quite a few texts already. No bogging yet however.

I have same issue. Actually I had the same thing on Note 5 too. It happens sometimes and goes away when the phone is restarted. No 3rd part gallery app or anything else. It even happens on a fresh system. An update might fix this in the future hopefully
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No problem on my device like your showing
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How fast is your card? Regarding messaging, might be a long shot but are you using a theme. Can you switch back.
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have the same problem in my galaxy s7 edge.. the gallery problem works better when you pinch the photo to dismiss, only when I use the back button (on screen or the capacitive button) it stutters. Also in the messaging app I am experiencing your same issue. Hope Samsung fix this on next update...