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Ive had this phone for 2 weeks and unlike other phones where i rooted right away i dont knowh ow important it is to the enjoyment of the phone to have it rooted besides maybe titanium. Is the battery life better? Is it mainly just for bloatware? Thanks for any input
i rooted mine but just wanted to swap my internal and external really
bambam126 said:
i rooted mine but just wanted to swap my internal and external really
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May I ask wether you have lost any functionalty since rooting? From what I have read here some things no not work and some things work worse than they did before rooting. I think this phone is fast enough with bloatware. I'm in no hurry although I would like to swap the drives and to install the lightsaber pen mod
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May I ask wether you have lost any functionalty since rooting? From what I have read here some things no not work and some things work worse than they did before rooting.
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Seriously? I don't know which moron you heard that from but giving yourself the equivalent of admin access on your own phone will not result in any lost functionality. There's really no reason not to root your phone.
I've rooted twice because installing ljc and lk8 and I have had no issues wjat so ever. Free wifi tethering is a must if you have wifi camera or tablet, I love the 4.2 photoshere for my job and amoung other things only on root. My previous evo 4g was stock. This was 1st phone I rooted and im patiently awaiting a cm10/paranoid android port to run hybrid mode on this beast and take full advantage of everything it has to offer. Its like making a super phone. Out of the box its great but after root and accessibility its a super phablet
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iwin2000 said:
Seriously? I don't know which moron you heard that from but giving yourself the equivalent of admin access on your own phone will not result in any lost functionality. There's really no reason not to root your phone.
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Ummm..you're very uninformed if you believe rooting results in zero loss of functionality. The big thing that gets broken after rooting being Samsung media hubs. You may be able to restore that functionality with Triangle Away, tho that too can brick your phone.
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Skripka said:
Ummm..you're very uninformed if you believe rooting results in zero loss of functionality. The big thing that gets broken after rooting being Samsung media hubs. You may be able to restore that functionality with Triangle Away, tho that too can brick your phone.
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sir i do believe my media hub work fine
im rooted and everything works like stock but better.
Media Hub works from what I know I've used it to see what it looks like then uninstalled it
I have noticed though for me at least putting a custom rom on makes my battery worse than stock. Custom I get maybe 10 hrs with about a hr screen on and stock rooted I can get close to or a little over a day with about 3-4 hrs screen on time.
I rooted my phone the first day I got it. Its mostly to remove bloat ware but I also like flashing different roms and mods. The phone works perfectly fine not rooted but where is the fun in that?
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Root? Not yet since release date. First android phone running stock for close to two months. Superb battery life with no notice lag.
Wanted root:
To see if battery last longer
Wifi tether (not in a hurry, due to tether with other phone)
All apps Multiview Mod (this is probably most important)
Swap internal with External for Games (Second important)
Maybe 4.2 camera
and jump on lastest leak for the wakeup lag fixed.
So far for ME rooting is not super critical but one day when I'm bored I might go ahead.
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Root? Not yet since release date. First android phone running stock for close to two months. Superb battery life with no notice lag.
Wanted root:
To see if battery last longer
Wifi tether (not in a hurry, due to tether with other phone)
All apps Multiview Mod (this is probably most important)
Swap internal with External for Games (Second important)
Maybe 4.2 camera
and jump on lastest leak for the wakeup lag fixed.
So far for ME rooting is not super critical but one day when I'm bored I might go ahead.
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Rooting will not give you better battery life all its doing is giving you the admin rights like for.instance on a computer you right click and run as administrator same thing.
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theoner1 said:
Root? Not yet since release date. First android phone running stock for close to two months. Superb battery life with no notice lag.
Wanted root:
To see if battery last longer
Wifi tether (not in a hurry, due to tether with other phone)
All apps Multiview Mod (this is probably most important)
Swap internal with External for Games (Second important)
Maybe 4.2 camera
and jump on lastest leak for the wakeup lag fixed.
So far for ME rooting is not super critical but one day when I'm bored I might go ahead.
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Is the wake up lag fixed in 4.1.2?
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Rooting will not give you better battery life all its doing is giving you the admin rights like for.instance on a computer you right click and run as administrator same thing.
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I know rooting alone will not increase battery life. With rooting you can install custom kernel and possible underclock and undervolt for better battery or install custom rom which dev tweak it for battery sake. I root enough android devices to understand pretty much what rooting does, thanks.
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globen said:
Is the wake up lag fixed in 4.1.2?
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Sorry I thought I read it somewhere but I could be totally off.
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I know rooting alone will not increase battery life. With rooting you can install custom kernel and possible underclock and undervolt for better battery or install custom rom which dev tweak it for battery sake. I root enough android devices to understand pretty much what rooting does, thanks.
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Sorry I thought I read it somewhere but I could be totally off.
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well then you should go a little bit to further explain that because you made around like your a noob just saying lol
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I rooted just to change the theme on my phone and the horrible bloatware.. I have ocd about stuff I don't see.. As far as better battery life, I never look for that with under volting /under clocking.. I like the peace of mind of a stable phone
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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I haven't rooted mine.. Had it since black friday. Haven't seen a rom to change my mind yet
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smooth703 said:
I haven't rooted mine.. Had it since black friday. Haven't seen a rom to change my mind yet
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you dont need a cool rom to root your phone, i root my devices just to block ads. I never get an ad on you tube or any websites. I use you tube a lot and the 30 sec. ads are such a waste of time. I also root it so I can save data that i would not be able to save other wise, I root so I can save a stable image of my phone in case something goes south and I need to start over. A year from now I might put on MIUI or CM for something different. Right now stock rooted is the way to go. I love the interface, I have only had HTC phones and this feels nothing like sence.
I'm not rooted. As someone else mentioned I don't see any functionality or features available out there that I want that require it. I have rooted ( and jailbroken ) phones before though, I am familiar with it.
I run Apex launcher instead of TouchWiz, but that doesn't require root. Maybe I'll root once the phone is obsoleted and no more OTA updates are available, if that day comes.
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I'm not rooted. As someone else mentioned I don't see any functionality or features available out there that I want that require it. I have rooted ( and jailbroken ) phones before though, I am familiar with it.
I run Apex launcher instead of TouchWiz, but that doesn't require root. Maybe I'll root once the phone is obsoleted and no more OTA updates are available, if that day comes.
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your telling me you like BLOATWARE? you like to not even change a few things like for instance some cool apps that require root access, etc... eventually there will be a kernel for stock purposes but just increases battery life; your telling me you don't even want Better Battery Life?
How's battery life on WiFi on 3g and on lte?
Compared to the note 2
I don't believe this is a valid question, one users phone may have tons of wakelocks, another's might be on a stock ROM versus a custom ROM. These are but a few of the different varying factors that could impact battery life from person to person. If you want to know the average battery life you can find that on any carrier's website but as far as I know this is a futile question
Edit: I've heard of someone making their phone last 2 days, whereas mine lasts about 14 hours.
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Post on screen times?
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Post on screen times?
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I don't have proof of it I don't really time it I just kind of guess, at the least it's 12 hours, at the most I get 14 hours out of it. Look around there's tons of "how to extend battery life" threads and FAQs as well as guides on wakelocks and how to get rid of one
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I don't believe this is a valid question, one users phone may have tons of wakelocks, another's might be on a stock ROM versus a custom ROM. These are but a few of the different varying factors that could impact battery life from person to person. If you want to know the average battery life you can find that on any carrier's website but as far as I know this is a futile question
Edit: I've heard of someone making their phone last 2 days, whereas mine lasts about 14 hours.
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I agree with you that each setup will yield different results, but I think colonel.shepard was asking for any given setup, what's the differences in battery drain in the following three scenarios:
Connected to Wifi
Connected to 3G
Connected to LTE
I know on my old Evo, when you were connected to WiMax, it drained the battery in no time. I also know that with the LTE technology built into the chip, the battery drain is about the same as with regular 3G connectivity.
I haven't seen any definitive examples of the differences between the three, but I do know that when your radios are searching, they're gonna drain a lot more battery than when they're regularly connected. So I'd think that a connected Wifi is going to give better battery life than 3G or LTE. But that's just my guess out of left field.
Well, I can provide battery life for scenario 3, always connected to LTE. I also keep GPS and NFC on. Bluetooth off.
CM10.1
Putting the ILLA in KILLA since 1985
Being on LTE is like being on wifi for me. No where near the hog 3g is on battery or Wimax was. My phone is on LTE all the time.
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So is gs3 worth it still given note 2 n gs4?
The gs3 is very well worth it, and will have every mod or app the s4 will have I'm sure right after the S4 is released. I'm sure you can pick one up for a fraction of the cost than the s4 will be.
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Here's a strictly 3g battery life screen shot for ya
SPRINT GS3 FAQ
Which stock rom has multiwindow?
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The gs3 is very well worth it, and will have every mod or app the s4 will have I'm sure right after the S4 is released. I'm sure you can pick one up for a fraction of the cost than the s4 will be.
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This ^
If you want, you could even grab the S4 leak and pull and install things like s voice or the launcher from it :thumbup:
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colonel.shepard said:
Which stock rom has multiwindow?
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No official stock roms do. Only custom stock roms like MOAR or The Peoples Rom
CNexus said:
This ^
If you want, you could even grab the S4 leak and pull and install things like s voice or the launcher from it :thumbup:
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No official stock roms do. Only custom stock roms like MOAR or The Peoples Rom
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I can't get s-memo to install on my gs3 :x
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This ^
If you want, you could even grab the S4 leak and pull and install things like s voice or the launcher from it :thumbup:
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No official stock roms do. Only custom stock roms like MOAR or The Peoples Rom
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Which one is the closest to stock
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Which one is the closest to stock
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If you want a custom rom that is close to stock, the answer is: you should probably stick with the stock rom!
colonel.shepard said:
Which one is the closest to stock
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Try, The People's Rom, or Mother of all roms (MOAR) Both TW, both have awesome options.. Tons of customization, Will give you stock experience the way you want it...
Just received this phone and it seems pretty decent for having 4.2.2 but the battery drains like crazy on the phone and it seems that Cell Standby is using the battery the most on this phone at 86%. So is it worth putting Kit Kat on the phone or will battery drain still be a issue with the phone?
I see no reason why not.
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Worthy from most aspects, except for battery, where it's mostly decided by how you use your phone. I just couldn't see any difference in battery usage between JB and KK.
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I felt quite a bit of performance difference between stock 4.3 and CM11...for example, RAM usage which would restart the launcher quite often on 4.3 is nearly gone and there are really no bugs to speak of, even in this early stage (I am using the latest stable build, but still...)
YES, I've found performance to be GREAT and best my device has run in a while(had huge ram leak issues before installing KK which caused SERIOUS lag issues)
As for battery life, there isn't very much you can do short of putting device into airplane mode and toggle on WiFi only.(yes you can use wifi in airplane mode)
I don't use carrier anymore, and this is the only time I've gotten a nice boost in battery life. The cell radios in this device (especially the CDMA/LTE version) just gulps down battery life like no other.
You will also see a nice boost just from disabling the cellular data fully or only using 3g.
4.3, I wouldn't even waste time downloading... Gawd I got so used to having to reboot three times a day just to rectify lags caused by memory leaks. So horrid.
I'm loving using this thing again thanks to KK
I haven't noticed a battery life gain, but I have definitely noticed a better overall performance and satisfaction level. I personally like how 4.4.x works and operates better than < 4.3 Maybe I just got burned out on that interface, but 4.4.x is a nice change that is definitely smooth and stable enough to enjoy. My $.05
I also just got GN used and battery life seems fine on CM 10.2.1 (18-22 hours avg.). You might want to consider that your phone is in need of a battery replacement if bought used, or that you are getting a weak signal in your area, making the radio work harder to maintain coverage. Is the phone currently activated? Either way, try airplane mode for the latter case like others have stated.
If you try KK, you might benefit all around from using a custom kernel. Make a nandroid backup before flashing one, look up a few videos on undervolting/overclocking, and check out Nephilim's custom kernel settings thread.
Good luck!
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FenderGuy said:
Just received this phone and it seems pretty decent for having 4.2.2 but the battery drains like crazy on the phone and it seems that Cell Standby is using the battery the most on this phone at 86%. So is it worth putting Kit Kat on the phone or will battery drain still be a issue with the phone?
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I used the OmniMetal ROM that is listed in the Android Dev section and was quite happy with the battery life. I could get up to 30-32 hours if the phone was left alone and only used to check the time occasionally. Then again, battery life is dependent on on phone usage, so mileage always varies.
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I used the OmniMetal ROM that is listed in the Android Dev section and was quite happy with the battery life. I could get up to 30-32 hours if the phone was left alone and only used to check the time occasionally. Then again, battery life is dependent on on phone usage, so mileage always varies.
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There is a great sticky on the GSM GNexus development thread comparing the features of all the popular roms. It is very easy to miss if you have the verizon/sprint variant because those sections have their own set of sticky threads. Anyway, I highly recommend checking that list out since it will save you a ton of time
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4.3, I wouldn't even waste time downloading... Gawd I got so used to having to reboot three times a day just to rectify lags caused by memory leaks. So horrid.
I'm loving using this thing again thanks to KK
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Are you talking about stock 4.3 or a custom rom? If not stock, then which rom? I've had the home screen refresh on me a few times on CM 10.2 but not as bad as you describe. Maybe I should upgrade for KitKat's lower memory footprint alone.
Remix Rom
Try the Remix Rom, based on KitKat, fast, stable and the battarydarain is awsome! :good:
I've tried out ParanoidAndroid 4.2 and CM11, they both work smooth and stable. As for the battery drain, flash Fancy Kernel and use some of the settings to squeeze some more life and better sound!
hope it helps
Hello XDA!
I haven't gotten around to messing around with my Note 4 for a while, but I've been having some issues and this site has been good to me in the past, so I thought i'd ask. I have a fully stock Note 4, and it's been having a few issues. I get about 1-2 hours of screen on time with Google Play Services taking up a LOT of battery, and my phone is running pretty slow. Also, i'll randomly lose GPS signal on long car drives. I rooted it way back when I first got it but something happened to the recovery so I flashed it back to stock. I haven't been keeping up to date with the jargon and cool stuff that anyone's been coming out with and i'm leaving for college soon, but can anyone recommend a really stable ROM with minimized bloatware, and a fix for my battery (and maybe something for speed?). I'm leaving for college in five days and i've been busy packing, but I looked through the Q&A and onto a few other threads that mentioned Xposed and some good ROMS and some battery fixes, but i've been away for a while and I can't really understand what anything is. I used to mess around a lot with my phones, but I haven't been doing it as much lately. Any help would be appreciated!
First we need to know what software you're on, nk2, ocg , oe1. 5.1.1 or 5.0.1?
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My apologies, I'm on 5.1.1. Build number LMY47X.N910PVPV4COG5
Anything else you need?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3179078
I've been running this rom. It's mostly stock but very stable. The 5.1.1 builds are just starting to come out due to 5.1.1 being the newest software. The developer is working on an update with some goodies as we speak.
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Any idea what to do for the battery?
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Any idea what to do for the battery?
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You might have a rogue app running eating your battery. If that's the case usually a factory reset will help. I personally feel like I'm getting the best battery life ever on this rom. I don't always monitor the actual time on. But the seat of the pants meter is telling me I'm getting excellent battery life. YMMV..
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schlepprock said:
You might have a rogue app running eating your battery. If that's the case usually a factory reset will help. I personally feel like I'm getting the best battery life ever on this rom. I don't always monitor the actual time on. But the seat of the pants meter is telling me I'm getting excellent battery life. YMMV..
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Thanks... However, it was "Google Services" that was taking up the most battery, and I read that there was a fix for it. Any suggestions?
Not sure about that.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59563859
Maybe??
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Hey all,
I'm aware that these are 2 very different roms, but they seem to be the kings for our VZW Note 4s right now if you are trying to stay up to date in regards to android.
The former being vanilla based, while the latter being samsung based (as if samsung decided to keep supporting our phone to the latest software).
Has anyone tried both? So far i've only played with EmotionOS and i'm blown away by the "quickness" of it. However, there are definitely some things missing and also some instabilities compared to stock.
I'm curious about trying NSeven, but am wondering about the stability compared to EmotionOS, as well as other "high-level" observations some of you may had.
Share!
Emotion is unstable. When battery falls down to about 50% it will randomly reboot, then continue rebooting until battery is drained. Have not tried NSeven.
Emotion os / Android 7.1.1 is beautiful even with some bugs!!! I'm just so tired of TouchWiz.. I use my note 4 only at home without a sim card because of the bugs...
Other than a few bugs,emotions is my daily driver.
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I have tried both, but I always end up back at nseven. I haven't had any issues with it and it has been my daily driver for weeks. OK, yes the finger scanner doesn't work, but honestly, the thing didn't work that well ever, not like my S7, I love how that finger scanner works. Also, the always on doesn't work, but since that was a Moto thing, and I haven't had a Moto phone for a couple of years, I don't miss what I haven't had. Other than a few minor quirks, which every rom has, the Nseven is great. You may be wondering what sets it apart from the emotion build? Well at first the only thing that I noticed was the la k of the connection to my watch, the gear S2, but that was easily worked around and connected just fine. Then it happened, I tossed my phone on the bed, and the pen popped out, my phone did nothing. I realized then, that my phone didn't even know it had a pen in it, furthermore, it didn't know how to use it. Now this isn't a huge deal, I don't use my pen all that much, so I stuck it out, kept running emotion, but I realized that I do use my pen just enough to make this inconvenient. So yes there are some work around and there are some fixes, but none of them are quite convienent as stock. Anyway, there is a new build of Nseven coming soon, not sure what changes or fixes there will be, but I will run it when it comes out.
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Emotion is unstable. When battery falls down to about 50% it will randomly reboot, then continue rebooting until battery is drained. Have not tried NSeven.
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I don't seem to have this problem. I had it with my original battery and once I replaced it it's been fine.
denism81 said:
Emotion os / Android 7.1.1 is beautiful even with some bugs!!! I'm just so tired of TouchWiz.. I use my note 4 only at home without a sim card because of the bugs...
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I'm tired of TouchWiz too.. But I think an note 7 version would be a nice upgrade for now. I'm curious how natural that rom feels on the note 4
I have the nseven rom and much prefer it over the emotion rom. The nseven with xposed runs flawless for me.
I'm running EmotionOS and I have absolutely no issues besides the fingerprint scanner working intermittently. I haven't tried NSeven, but I have had no reason to move from Emotion. Much prefer stock android with Action Launcher to Touchwiz
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I don't seem to have this problem. I had it with my original battery and once I replaced it it's been fine.
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I have an original battery and two ankers that I bought shortly after I got my note 4, I never thought to think it was just my batteries getting old.... The reboots are totally random... I'll look into getting a new battery soon. I guess.
The latest build for NSeven is being tested right now, from what I have seen so far, it is going to be a solid build. I honestly havent had any real issues with the previous build. I use my note 4 everyday, all day. I have been off my charger for 3 hours and my screen time is at an hour and a half, so literally half of the time. I am sitting at 60%, after running my music through my truck bluetooth for the last 2 hours. I am satisfied.
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Emotion is unstable. When battery falls down to about 50% it will randomly reboot, then continue rebooting until battery is drained. Have not tried NSeven.
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Nseven will rock your world!!
Its a beast!
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Nseven will rock your world!!
Its a beast!
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Truth brother.
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I love EmotionOS, and have had very few problems. I would love to try Nseven, but I was able to go straight from 5.1.1 to Emotion, I can't go directly from 5.1.1 to Nseven. Frankly, I dont want to go through the tedious root process again just to try out an MM Rom, so.. 7.0 it is for me I guess
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I love EmotionOS, and have had very few problems. I would love to try Nseven, but I was able to go straight from 5.1.1 to Emotion, I can't go directly from 5.1.1 to Nseven. Frankly, I dont want to go through the tedious root process again just to try out an MM Rom, so.. 7.0 it is for me I guess
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I go back to emotion from nseven and back. Npb
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I go back to emotion from nseven and back. Npb
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Where did you start though? With 6.0 I would guess. I went straight from 5.1.1 to 7.0, but you cant go from 5.1.1 to 6 without re-rootting, from what I understand. I have tried it, and it doesnt work for me, just bootloops when I try to flash Nseven
I've tried both and am currently running Nseven because I want Xposed. Emotion is quick and smooth but becasue it is based on Nougat there is currently no Xposed option. I used Spen Commander and a notes app called Rings Notes which mimicked s notes quite well. There was another app that I brought over from Emotion when I switched back though the name escapes me at the moment.
Battery life on both (Emotion 1/20 & Nseven Build2) is great and Samsung Smart Connect will run on either ( I needed it because the integrated Samsung Connect on Nseven refused to work for me, constant FC) to control my Samsung smart tv(unfortunately no mirroring to the phone from the tv). Samsung Accessory Service may help if you have issues with your Gear watch, there is a workaround on the Emotion support thread as well.
Really you cannot go wrong with either, it comes down to preferences.
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Where did you start though? With 6.0 I would guess. I went straight from 5.1.1 to 7.0, but you cant go from 5.1.1 to 6 without re-rootting, from what I understand. I have tried it, and it doesnt work for me, just bootloops when I try to flash Nseven
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I'm surprised you were able to flash Emotion from 5.1.1. It appears to require a more up to date modem I thought.
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I've tried both and am currently running Nseven because I want Xposed. Emotion is quick and smooth but becasue it is based on Nougat there is currently no Xposed option. I used Spen Commander and a notes app called Rings Notes which mimicked s notes quite well. There was another app that I brought over from Emotion when I switched back though the name escapes me at the moment.
Battery life on both (Emotion 1/20 & Nseven Build2) is great and Samsung Smart Connect will run on either ( I needed it because the integrated Samsung Connect on Nseven refused to work for me, constant FC) to control my Samsung smart tv(unfortunately no mirroring to the phone from the tv). Samsung Accessory Service may help if you have issues with your Gear watch, there is a workaround on the Emotion support thread as well.
Really you cannot go wrong with either, it comes down to preferences.
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I'm surprised you were able to flash Emotion from 5.1.1. It appears to require a more up to date modem I thought.
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That's what I thought, but I saw someone in another thread say they had done it so I tried it and it worked. I havent had any issues to speak of..
denism81 said:
I have an original battery and two ankers that I bought shortly after I got my note 4, I never thought to think it was just my batteries getting old.... The reboots are totally random... I'll look into getting a new battery soon. I guess.
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I actually am using an anhker now, and it's just fine. On emotionOs, I usually end up around 40% at the end of the day with usage here and there. I also have an OEM replacement that i ordered straight from amazon-samsung, but i'm saving that one.
Maybe you should cleanly re-do your phone... reflash firmwares and all that. It shouldn't be so bad.. but then again, perhaps you are running some subset of apps that are eating up your CPU. We all have different usage habits.
Hey guys, so i took the plunge, and decided to switch to NSeven.
So far, it seems that NSeven will be my new home. Here's my thoughts
- EmotionOS is definitely "snappier" (due to vanilla?), but NSeven is snappier than stock touchwiz marshmallow.
- NSeven actually feels like an official update! When using EmotionOS, you can tell for sure that you are on a custom ROM because of the little glitches and quirks. It's still 95% usable, though, and I could see it being better for some people who prefer running completely debloated. However, NSeven feels 100% usable and you have things back like pen support and it seems to "mesh" better with this phone, maybe cause it's samsung to samsung. It sort of feels like i just picked up an note5 or note7 and got a new phone.
I'm running CPL1 build (build 2) right now... waiting for build 3 to be rereleased and more stable.