I just saw that Tab Pro 8.4 is $199 at Best Buy. I want to buy it but the bloatware on the tablet is unpleasing. Is it hard to remove the bloatware of Samsung app and get it back to stock android?
feinburgrl said:
I just saw that Tab Pro 8.4 is $199 at Best Buy. I want to buy it but the bloatware on the tablet is unpleasing. Is it hard to remove the bloatware of Samsung app and get it back to stock android?
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Well, you won't get it to stock unless you root and load a custom rom. You can somewhat de-bloat, but touchwiz is going to be there. You can freeze the Samsung crapware. I would install the google experience or another launcher of your choice.
Is it worth buying it at $199 or should I shell out $200 more for the Nexus 9? I had a Nexus 7 so I don't know if it last more than a year. And don't want to but it and stop working like my Nexus 7.
Seeing that nexus 9 is twice the cost and has mixed reviews I wouldn't.
I have both and Nexus 9 is so sweet. Lollipop and blazing fast. Great upgrade, but now that the tab pro 8.4 is only $200, I can only get $150 used, so I am going to keep the dang thing.
Well, I selected the Tab Pro over the Nexus 9 based on the size of my wife's hands. She cannot palm the 9. I think the Tab Pro is well worth $200. I use a Note 10 and don't find the bloat too off-putting, but have frozen several things. For reference, my phone is a Moto with the google experience launcher, so I go for pretty bare Android by choice.
Personally, I think the Tab Pro is a steal at $200 and has a sd card slot. The Nexus 9's 16gbs for 400 is pathetic.
Here is a list of the apps I have frozen on my Tab Pro 8.4 but I have way more frozen then what is actually necessary.
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Romza said:
Personally, I think the Tab Pro is a steal at $200 and has a sd card slot. The Nexus 9's 16gbs for 400 is pathetic.
Here is a list of the apps I have frozen on my Tab Pro 8.4 but I have way more frozen then what is actually necessary.
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By frozen do you mean you went into the app listing and checked turn off or force stop or are you rooted.
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By frozen do you mean you went into the app listing and checked turn off or force stop or are you rooted.
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I used an app called App Quarantine that does require root. Lucky there was a bug in the kernel that can be exploited to towel root without losing my warranty.
Stick with the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 on deep discount
Android Lollipop is a reason to AVOID the Nexus 9, IMO!
Once rooted, I flashed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-rooted-deodex-t320xar1ang1-08-02-14-t2836052
Added tweaks via Exposed Framework and Nova launcher.
To put this in perspective, I flashed the Lollipop factory image on my Nexus 7 and after 2 days I reverted to KitKat (same setup as on the Tab). The deal breaker on L was non-availability of Xposed; I'm a lot happier with my tweaked K.
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About to trade my two week old S3 for a few months old gnex us $100. Both pho es are being passed with box and unused accessories. This is the gnex is perfect condition. I miss my Gnex, so I wanna trade. What do you guys think of this trade?
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About to trade my two week old S3 for a few months old gnex us $100. Both pho es are being passed with box and unused accessories. This is the gnex is perfect condition. I miss my Gnex, so I wanna trade. What do you guys think of this trade?
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I think the S3 is a better phone, it just needs to be rooted. I wouldn't trade it for the Nexus.
I would trade my nexus for gs3, want to trade with me?
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The S3 is a newer phone with updated spec. What is it that you don't like about the S3?
I think the potential is there once it is rooted and gets injected with some sweet custom ROMs.
I just miss my gnex. Stock jelly bean and pure Google. I liked the phone better. And I'm getting $100 with it.
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bendirkss said:
I just miss my gnex. Stock jelly bean and pure Google. I liked the phone better. And I'm getting $100 with it.
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If you want a Gnex, simply trade for it. If you're going to be looking at your phone multiple times a day, you better make sure it's the one you want.
So what if the S3 has better hardware? If you want the Gnex more, the S3 isn't any better in your own POV at the end of the day.
Edit: and since I provided you with such wisdom, you can compensate me with the $100 you'' get from the trade
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The S3 is a newer phone with updated spec. What is it that you don't like about the S3?
I think the potential is there once it is rooted and gets injected with some sweet custom ROMs.
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s3 doesnt have a customizable nav bar and will always be behind with android updates. Not to mention all the already great roms that have had plenty of time to work out any kinks on the nexus. The only thing I really want on my nexus is a memory card slot, Ill take a better camera but the one is has is pretty damn good for a phone anyway.
Id say take the trade, when I was looking for used phones the nexus was around 300 and the s3 around 400 so you fit right in there getting the extra bill.
Here's the ad for the one I'm gonna go for. I found a better deal, this +$110. This phone hasn't been used.
http://winnipeg.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and...EW-in-box-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-W0QQAdIdZ422614324
He says factory unlocked, his boss won it as some prize. I live in Canada on Rogers so would a factory unlocked just come from Google? Or aren't all Google phones factory unlocked?
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I am thinking about getting a Galaxy Note 3.
I am saying up front: I don't care about tripping Knox. All I want to do is root the phone, put the best bootloader on it, and install CM11.
What should I know prior to doing this, and are there any downsides?
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I am thinking about getting a Galaxy Note 3.
I am saying up front: I don't care about tripping Knox. All I want to do is root the phone, put the best bootloader on it, and install CM11.
What should I know prior to doing this, and are there any downsides?
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Just do it and don't look back.
Only downside with CM11 (for me atleast) was the fact that sometimes it would feel a bit "glitchy" when scrolling. Also the replacements for s-pen and it's program isn't as easy and smooth to use as the ones that comes with TW.
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Just do it and don't look back.
Only downside with CM11 (for me atleast) was the fact that sometimes it would feel a bit "glitchy" when scrolling. Also the replacements for s-pen and it's program isn't as easy and smooth to use as the ones that comes with TW.
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You have CM11 currently on your device? If not, what ROM do you recommend?
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You have CM11 currently on your device? If not, what ROM do you recommend?
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I ran slimkat for a week on my phone before I switched over to hyperdrive. Slimkat just came out with an update so I may go back to that. Hyperdrive runs smooth for being TW, but my only gripe is that the rom (or TW) requires a whopping 6gb right off the bat whereas slimkat was only a few hundred MB.
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I ran slimkat for a week on my phone before I switched over to hyperdrive. Slimkat just came out with an update so I may go back to that. Hyperdrive runs smooth for being TW, but my only gripe is that the rom (or TW) requires a whopping 6gb right off the bat whereas slimkat was only a few hundred MB.
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6GB? That's ridiculously hilarious.
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6GB? That's ridiculously hilarious.
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maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it shows up under system memory.
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No, I think you're right. That's the Touchwiz OS. I remember people were complaining big time about that. How they bought 16GB versions and only got about half that because the OS takes up so much space.
Thanks for the input everyone. I bought the phone last night. It should be here by the weekend, and I'll start toying with it.
Good luck on your beast phone
After having this phone sense it came out ...battery life is some what OK not any thing like the note 4 ......... WiFi keeps damn disconnecting .......memory issues sucks butt everything reloads ....no SD card ......and not but least there's no rom development for this piece of crap phone...I will be looking to trade or sell this phone
My wife has the note 4 and she's constantly hijacking my S6e???
Either she's crazy :sly: or your crazy ???
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
My wife has the note 4 and she's constantly hijacking my S6e???
Either she's crazy :sly: or your crazy ???
Pp.
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Sorry Pancho but he's not crazy. For some it doest bother them, other it's does. Honestly your telling everyone your getting a wonderful battery life, no memory leak issues where your phone is not responsive, and lastly wifi issues? Also the development in this phone is just not slow but terrible. The sprint variant for one is doing better then here. It's sad.
i regret i sold my NoteEdge.
galaxy s6 edge is waste a money, the edge screen doesnt do anything! the edge screen only turn on when main screen is off !
on NoteEdge, i can surf web, playing game, watching video and still able to check my live stock quote on the edge screen at the same time !
I gave my Note 4 to the wifey. She loves it and I don't regret it at all. I picked up her phone yesterday and was damn this phone is huge. lol I prefer a smaller phone for the summer time.
That's a preference. You prefer a Galaxy S series. But when I compare the note 4 Vs the s6 edge and I have a 64 GB edition, I can say that I miss my note 4. The performance even with stock tw was better then this device the s6 edge.
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That's a preference. You prefer a Galaxy S series. But when I compare the note 4 Vs the s6 edge and I have a 64 GB edition, I can say that I miss my note 4. The performance even with stock tw was better then this device the s6 edge.
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Disable the junk apps, that's the big drawback with Samsung and t mobile, they cram all that crap into your phone, in the process slowing it down.
BTW, I have 4 pages of disabled apps.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Disable the junk apps, that's the big drawback with Samsung and t mobile, they cram all that crap into your phone, in the process slowing it down.
BTW, I have 4 pages of disabled apps.
Pp.
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After I debloated using disable, everything was as I wanted/expected. They're all different phones. Yes, there might be better for you, but if you were insanely happy why would you switch. I held onto my S4 forever. I switched to the Edge because it really delighted me in person. I weighed what I was giving up and have since not really missed those features. Memory leak was harder for me on 5.0.2. I get it much less often than before. Battery like has been about the same as on the S4 but I actually use this phone more often. I don't know why people think the newest phones will fix the few ills of a phone that actually made them happy.
I also came from the S4 running root on a stock rom and it was fabulous.
Didn't even consider the S5 because it wasn't that much more than the S4.
My S6 edge is superior over the previous models.
Pp.
winco209 said:
After having this phone sense it came out ...battery life is some what OK not any thing like the note 4 ......... WiFi keeps damn disconnecting .......memory issues sucks butt everything reloads ....no SD card ......and not but least there's no rom development for this piece of crap phone...I will be looking to trade or sell this phone
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....nuff said.... http://swappa.com/
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I've learned that I can survive with out root. I really don't need to be a ROM junkie anymore which is sad but true.
My wife just got the LG G4 and I'm actually impressed by the device. It's really smooth and nice and it feels a lot less laggy then this phone does. I was wondering if there's websites or something I can do to trade my current phone for a G4. I don't want to do my usual "buy pos phone on eBay, sell note 4, use note 4 money to buy g4, sell pos phone when g4 arrives".
I've done that way too many times and I'm just burnt on it. So any ideas would be helpful.
Love the note 4 but damn LG did a fine job.
The only way I know of to do an actual trade is by finding someone willing to trade. You could use Craigslist or something.
Otherwise, you'll probably have to sell your Note 4 and use the money on a G4.
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I would thoroughly recommend you NOT get the LG G4. I thankfully traded mine in for the Note 4. LG's (ESPECIALLY after root) begin to get a green dot on pictures you take. It doesn't show up immediately. After about a week after root it showed up. Others it was 2 weeks or more. Check the LG G4 forums. I've attached a pic I took with my LG G4 when the green dot began to show up. From what I saw, there's no cure. LG basically has to replace the phone.
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I would thoroughly recommend you NOT get the LG G4. I thankfully traded mine in for the Note 4. LG's (ESPECIALLY after root) begin to get a green dot on pictures you take. It doesn't show up immediately. After about a week after root it showed up. Others it was 2 weeks or more. Check the LG G4 forums. I've attached a pic I took with my LG G4 when the green dot began to show up. From what I saw, there's no cure. LG basically has to replace the phone.
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This issue may just be isolated to some LG phones (or even just the G4). My last phone was an LG Optimus G Pro and was rooted since day one. I never had a green dot.
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Hi xda.
Since i'll be returning my note7 and exchanging it for an s7 edge, i wonder if there's a way to save all the notes i made with the phone and also if theres an app the i can view them with on th s7.
I've been using the note products since the note 2 and have made hundreds of notes which i kept as i upgraded. Most of these notes are important for my work as a product design engineer(sketches, calculations) so i would really want to still be able to use them when i change to the s7. Hopefully samsung will still come up with a future note device because the s-pen is really a huge convenience for me. I've never had a non-note smartphone ever and its probably going to be hard adjusting to the s7.
Would appreciate if you could help me out.
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Hi xda.
Since i'll be returning my note7 and exchanging it for an s7 edge, i wonder if there's a way to save all the notes i made with the phone and also if theres an app the i can view them with on th s7.
I've been using the note products since the note 2 and have made hundreds of notes which i kept as i upgraded. Most of these notes are important for my work as a product design engineer(sketches, calculations) so i would really want to still be able to use them when i change to the s7. Hopefully samsung will still come up with a future note device because the s-pen is really a huge convenience for me. I've never had a non-note smartphone ever and its probably going to be hard adjusting to the s7.
Would appreciate if you could help me out.
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Back them up with your Samsung account and copy over the snote folder to the SDcard.
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Back them up with your Samsung account and copy over the snote folder to the SDcard.
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Thanks for the quick one.
But how about viewing them in the s7? Can i install the notes app in the s7 just for the purpose of being able to view them or maybe even be able to edit them sans the s-pen functions?
elmaquinadeamor said:
Thanks for the quick one.
But how about viewing them in the s7? Can i install the notes app in the s7 just for the purpose of being able to view them or maybe even be able to edit them sans the s-pen functions?
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Maybe not sure. Someone will have to come in.
elmaquinadeamor said:
Hi xda.
Since i'll be returning my note7 and exchanging it for an s7 edge.
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I got one of these to use with my S7 Edge. That way I have something compact to carry around for spontaneous note taking. I forward calls to it from my S7 and use it with IconX ear buds when I only want to carry one device. It's a fun little tablet.
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You can load S Note on your S7 and view all the notes you've created on other devices. There's a Windows version too.
http://www.samsung.com/global/download/snotedownload/
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I got one of these to use with my S7 Edge. That way I have something compact to carry around for spontaneous note taking. I forward calls to it from my S7 and use it with IconX ear buds when I only want to carry one device. It's a fun little tablet.
You can load S Note on your S7 and view all the notes you've created on other devices. There's a Windows version too.
http://www.samsung.com/global/download/snotedownload/
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That's great!
Well then I guess I'll go for the s7e for the meantime but i'll definitely be getting what samsung comes up with next for the note line.
Thanks!