I've been hearing lag is a common problem on some people's devices. I want to know what to watch out for. Where does the lag occur and how bad is it? I'm also sort of holding off on rooting because of this. Off topic what is covered by the Samsung warranty?
I would also like to know. Im coming from a stock rooted lollipop n5 and it makes the note 4 look like a slow poke. Theres all kinds of lag . Especially the delay went trying to open the recent apps and looking at the gallery from the camera. Im hoping the lollipop update will speed this thing up or Im gonna have to try out some custom software.
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Hi dear,
I just got my phone yesterday and it's so disappointing.
Still a lot of lags when scrolling and speed is not as fast as my old galaxy nexus.
The problem is we can tick the force gpu rendering...
I'm seriously thinking to return the device. But I haven't tried the new update yet so I'd like to know if It's worth to wait for it.
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From reading online, it sounds like the issue may be software related. I'm trying to find if there is more current fix to the issue than an article I saw on andriod authority. Sorry I can't link to it considering new user restrictions.
I can't seem to find any write ups that are more recent than June / July. Hoping there has been progress in this area
I am extremely disappointed that some of the videos recorded at a concert came out with such bad audio. This hurts coming from an iphone
EDIT - referring to HX Camera Mod
Has anyone used this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765070&highlight=blg6
Looks like I can't post in that forum and it is unclear whether this change can be applied to an AT&T phone
Anyone?
Are you on stock or custom rom? Also, don't apply any kind of fixes or patches that not meant for i747. You might brick your phone. Also, someone who might have experienced this issue and might got fixed will reply to you as soon as possible. And if you don't see any replies about your issue, chances are people didn't experience on I747 version of Galaxy S3.
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Thanks krips. You're not experiencing the same issues?
I'm on rooted stock. I read that jelly bean should help with the issue
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Thanks krips. You're not experiencing the same issues?
I'm on rooted stock. I read that jelly bean should help with the issue
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I did record couple of videos when I was on the original stock (prior to 2 recent updates one through Kies and last one and OTA). I'll try to record something today and share my experience.
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Thanks krips. You're not experiencing the same issues?
I'm on rooted stock. I read that jelly bean should help with the issue
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Mine is the same... recording in a loud environment ie concert sucks. All distorted.. even with latest firmware.
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It's a hardware issue, not a software issue. No Android has ever captured great audio that I've found. Used a Motorola Backflip, Droid, Droid 2, Droid X2, Samsung Captivate, and a HTC Droid Incredible. It's one of the few reasons that I keep my iPhone 4 around for.
Not true... just need to be able to turn Mic sensitivity way down and it records fine... voodoo sound in my sgs I allowed you to do it and got great sound in concerts.
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It sounds like Voodoo is for Wolfson Audio chipsets which the US version of the S3 does not have?
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It sounds like Voodoo is for Wolfson Audio chipsets which the US version of the S3 does not have?
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That's what I've read so far. But there is another audio tweaker available in the AT&T apps subsection for the S3. It may have the ability to turn down sensitivity. IDK. But the logic behind this idea is sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1883317
I'm still waiting to find a video recorder that I can use in place of the stock video recorder. So I can finally get rid of the stock camera without losing the ability to record video.
I read that thread but an audio tweaker is like an equalizer.. don't think it addresses the Mic sensitivity issue.
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I'm really looking forward to KITKAT..
Nobody knows when or even if KitKat will be released for this tablet. Samsung does not provide timelines, the only way we know is through leaks. There haven't been any to my knowledge.
I doubt we will get it since we didn't get 4.3. Last time I buy a Samsung tablet
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Samsung already forgot this machine.
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I think you guys are being a bit melodramatic. You have a perfectly functional tablet that doesn't have any outwardly obvious bugs or other problems. I bet you use it with no problems. Sure, it's nice to have the latest update, but it's not like you have significantly outdated software that limits your usage of the tablet. And should 4.4 land on this tab (for the record, I think it will), you guys will be happy for all of about 5 minutes and move on with your day. And of course as soon as a new minor update drops, the *****fest will begin again.
I am running custom build 4.4.2 on my Galaxy S4. Outside of some UI tweaks and ART, it brings nothing significant to the table.
Thats the attitude HTC had just before they started losing tons of money
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Thats the attitude HTC had just before they started losing tons of money
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There are many reasons why HTC is failing, but if this is even a reason, it's an insignificant one. Samsung has never been truly up to date on updates, yet they are second only to Apple in the amount of high-end devices sold. Most people, myself included don't really care whether we are on the latest version. We just care that our devices perform well and do what we need them to do. I only complain if an update screws something up.
And lets be honest here: you are running the latest version of all of the Google Apps. It's not like you are stuck on Gingerbread and being on Jelly Bean does not limit you in any way. KitKat will not boost your battery life, will likely not make your device faster, and does not add any significant features that would make a difference in your usage of the device. So what's the real issue? Because it's not that you are unhappy with your tablet.
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I think you guys are being a bit melodramatic. You have a perfectly functional tablet that doesn't have any outwardly obvious bugs or other problems. I bet you use it with no problems. Sure, it's nice to have the latest update, but it's not like you have significantly outdated software that limits your usage of the tablet. And should 4.4 land on this tab (for the record, I think it will), you guys will be happy for all of about 5 minutes and move on with your day. And of course as soon as a new minor update drops, the *****fest will begin again.
I am running custom build 4.4.2 on my Galaxy S4. Outside of some UI tweaks and ART, it brings nothing significant to the table.
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I wish that was the case but it's not. I'm on the AT&T variant, and I'm still on 4.1.2. I have screen freezes (real and documented) and battery life isn't great. With that said, I haven't piled on the *****fest. But no matter what, this device really needs to get upgraded. I blame AT&T more than Sammy, but there is no reason why I should still be on 4.1.2 with a device that was announced in June 2013 with absolutely no word on when we'll get an update (either to 4.2, 4.3, or KK). That's pretty shameful. And with no releases of any kinds of source code or device info, we have no unlocked bootloader or custom ROMs. So, I'm basically on 2013 hardware with 2012 code.
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I wish that was the case but it's not. I'm on the AT&T variant, and I'm still on 4.1.2. I have screen freezes (real and documented) and battery life isn't great. With that said, I haven't piled on the *****fest. But no matter what, this device really needs to get upgraded. I blame AT&T more than Sammy, but there is no reason why I should still be on 4.1.2 with a device that was announced in June 2013 with absolutely no word on when we'll get an update (either to 4.2, 4.3, or KK). That's pretty shameful. And with no releases of any kinds of source code or device info, we have no unlocked bootloader or custom ROMs. So, I'm basically on 2013 hardware with 2012 code.
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I fully understand your concern. I have the Wifi-only tab and am on 4.2. I did not experience your issues with 4.1 but I do know that others have. The thing is, problems have to get fixed, and it's a shame that you are still dealing with them. I don't know if it's AT&T or Samsung in your case that's at fault though. My point was more to the effect that I don't care for software updates just for the sake of having a slight bump in version number.
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I wish that was the case but it's not. I'm on the AT&T variant, and I'm still on 4.1.2. I have screen freezes (real and documented) and battery life isn't great. With that said, I haven't piled on the *****fest. But no matter what, this device really needs to get upgraded. I blame AT&T more than Sammy, but there is no reason why I should still be on 4.1.2 with a device that was announced in June 2013 with absolutely no word on when we'll get an update (either to 4.2, 4.3, or KK). That's pretty shameful. And with no releases of any kinds of source code or device info, we have no unlocked bootloader or custom ROMs. So, I'm basically on 2013 hardware with 2012 code.
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Agreed. I am on the At&t Note 8.0 variant also and I too have freezes and lag. With that being said I know that At&t and Samsung don't have the best business relationship dye At&t loyalty to Apple. So an update may or may not come. If it does let's hope that At&t don't block or rip it up like they do with all Samsung updates
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I got wifi only and I get freezes. The way to unfreeze is to turn the orientation of the note to landscape from horizontal and vice versa. I really wish for an update to fix that. And Yes htc has tons of problems but I believe the slow ass updates were the biggest driver of their customers (at least those who root their devices) to Samsung. Those people are also quite influential with their peers on recommendations
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Hi everyone I have a note 2 with sprint looking to jump to t mobile. All the asop and cm roms have low sound when you are in a call even the speaker is very low I am not a dev and know one can seem to fix the problem, I am not complaining just I like asop and cm roms and I have big beefy hands and I prefer the large screens of Samsung's note series. I hate TW and always root my phones but I always find my self going back to TW on my note 2. Now to the question how is the sound and I guess since I am asking the question how is the over all performance of the note 3 running cm or asop ? Now I know running a different software on a device is not going to be perfect but I would at-least be able to hear comfortably with the phone to my ear or the device being on speaker. And I thank anyone for taking the time to indulge me by answering this question. And if I have offended anyone I apologize. The reason for question is I don't own the device thanks in advance.
Any body
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Not sure if this has been answered already, and Im very appreciative of all devs here on XDA, but ive been holding of buying this tablet because as I love samsung's HW, touchwiz is a big nono, and such a flagship does surely deserve a CM11 or AOSP support....the question is whether work has begun or not.
Cheers and thanks y'all
A CM11 port already exists. Don't hope for anything officially of course.
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Not sure if this has been answered already, and Im very appreciative of all devs here on XDA, but ive been holding of buying this tablet because as I love samsung's HW, touchwiz is a big nono, and such a flagship does surely deserve a CM11 or AOSP support....the question is whether work has begun or not.
Cheers and thanks y'all
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Which one? The T-700 or T-800? There's a mostly working CM ROM for the T-700, the T-800 has a port of that and most things work. I fear it's going to be a while, if ever, that we get a fully working AOSP ROM for the T-800.
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Which one? The T-700 or T-800? There's a mostly working CM ROM for the T-700, the T-800 has a port of that and most things work. I fear it's going to be a while, if ever, that we get a fully working AOSP ROM for the T-800.
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any idea why? sammy's hw is usually a dream to work on and unlocking bootloaders and such was easy...what happened?
and im interested in the T-800 btw
I took a gamble on getting the 10.5 and it has been a pretty mediocre experience so far. There is an awesome AOSP Rom (which may be CM11 now) for the T700, but nothing for the T800 lately, it seems to be dead in the water. Suzook took the time to port it for us T800 users, but something he was doing was against the rules on XDA so that shut it down
Using ThunderRom now, but TouchWiz ruins the device for me. Also battery is pretty bad.
It is still an ok tablet but I am curious to see what will become of development on Samsung products since they are starting to use non Snapdragon chipsets on certian products now.
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I took a gamble on getting the 10.5 and it has been a pretty mediocre experience so far. There is an awesome AOSP Rom (which may be CM11 now) for the T700, but nothing for the T800 lately, it seems to be dead in the water. Suzook took the time to port it for us T800 users, but something he was doing was against the rules on XDA so that shut it down
Using ThunderRom now, but TouchWiz ruins the device for me. Also battery is pretty bad.
It is still an ok tablet but I am curious to see what will become of development on Samsung products since they are starting to use non Snapdragon chipsets on certian products now.
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thats the reason why im holding back. I work at an electronics store and tried the tablet a few times....the software is so bloated and all those pseudo-magazine fx stuff they got going on is def not working. I really dont like how they change the overall feel of android, like placing the apps button on the bottom right, maybe intuetive but having spent 3 yrs on a CM rom, you get used to certain stuff. Also, with all this dev in HW, and touchwiz still feeling laggy, i dont see why sammy is continuing down this path
Just run Nova launcher then. No big deal.
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Just run Nova launcher then. No big deal.
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And it's pretty obvious it's not just about the launcher. Touchwiz permeates the entire OS in a way that stinks up and clogs up EVERYTHING.
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Turbojugend said:
I took a gamble on getting the 10.5 and it has been a pretty mediocre experience so far. There is an awesome AOSP Rom (which may be CM11 now) for the T700, but nothing for the T800 lately, it seems to be dead in the water. Suzook took the time to port it for us T800 users, but something he was doing was against the rules on XDA so that shut it down
Using ThunderRom now, but TouchWiz ruins the device for me. Also battery is pretty bad.
It is still an ok tablet but I am curious to see what will become of development on Samsung products since they are starting to use non Snapdragon chipsets on certian products now.
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They have been using Exynos in the past way before they caved in to Snapdragon temporarily.
My guess is they're looking to squeeze more profits by using their own SOCs.
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any idea why? sammy's hw is usually a dream to work on and unlocking bootloaders and such was easy...what happened?
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Apparently CM doesn't like Exynos processors, which the 10.5 has, so there aren't any official CM builds just ported ROMs. It's completely possible to get CM on the 10.5, as we've seen, we just need a dedicated and knowledgeable developer to work on getting the ROM to work 100%.
At least we have root to stop or remove the crap we don't need until an overrated or fix this and break that rom comes along....until then root, pull out what you don't want, and slap Nova on it.
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At least we have root to stop or remove the crap we don't need until an overrated or fix this and break that rom comes along....until then root, pull out what you don't want, and slap Nova on it.
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That is a crutch that gives you the placebo effect of making it way faster. Bottom line it is TouchWiz that bogs this down, so until a true AOSP or CM comes out, you won't will see a major improvement.
It looks like dev is never going to happen for this tablet.