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I'm curious because I'd like to flash mine, but don't think we can go back to our build (P1000MUGJJ7, wtf i know).
Bell Galaxy Tab.
I recall reading of a couple successes in the Galaxy Tab General forum.
This thread I believe: (page 13 rgbc reports success)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847273
No going back to stock, as far as I have read, but things move quick here
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I'm curious because I'd like to flash mine, but don't think we can go back to our build (P1000MUGJJ7, wtf i know).
Bell Galaxy Tab.
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As far as I know at this point there are no Bell roms floating around but if you feel comfortable flashing, read the first few pages of the ATT flash thread, get comfortable with Odin, it was a bit of a different flashing experience for me coming from HTC phones, give it a day or two to make sure everything is fine with the hardware (I took my first tab back to Futureshop for exchange 24 hours later as it had/developed a burnt pixel right in the middle of the screen) and then flash away.
The Bell rom doesn't really offer anything that the Euro rom doesn't, whereas the Euro rom enables the phone features on your Tab, the speakerphone is excellent btw.
Quick question re your unmodified Tab, when you launch Swype does it have a Voice button on the keyboard, I cannot remember if it did or if I'm confusing it with the Swype kb on my Nexus, which does.
Thanks. I wanted to flash so I can get the arabic words to show properly, hoping we'd get an official firmware first. I bought mine from Bell.
In regards to Swype, there is a Voice/Mic button, but for some reason it's greyed out now, can't use it. Even though voice search works perfectly everywhere else.
What bell apps would you like to keep?
I see no reason to keep bell apps on the tab anyway - I have no PVR
So why would you want to flash it back?
Self Serve app is pretty cool app, but I think it downloaded the APK heh, but the reason is i'm just worried in case I need a working ROM to fallback to.
Care to point me to that Bell Self Serve APK? I flashed mine to Euro before I even tried that application.
Some version of the Bell firmware will show up on samfirmwares.com before long, once it gets out to the service centers which are usually their source for firmware binaries.
For instance, it was about ten days after the Bell Vibrant launched before any factory firmware showed up (and it was older, pre-release firmware), but the original "JG9" found on Bell units at launch day has never showed up (current JH2 is there though).
You can always fall back to the AT&T firmware, which is available just to get you up and running pretty close to stock again, but of course that might cause problems if you want to reflash it before sending it in for warranty.
Something else to keep in mind (but try not to abuse please) is the 30 day DOA period from Bell kind of covers your ass if you totally screw something up and brick it for real. Provided they have a replacement in stock.
Thanks for the info Croak. That was pretty helpful.
About the Self Serve app, I realized there was a link initially that took me to the market to download the app, http://www.appbrain.com/app/bell-self-serve/com.bellmo.selfserve, I'm not sure if this shows up for you. I'm still dabbling in adb, so I'm not sure how to get the apk off the device just yet :/
Note: The self serve app only works on 3G, not wifi. That would explain how it knows to my account info automatically.
I forgot ask something, in regards to the Market, will regional apps still show after flashing non-north american firmware? For example, the TD Canada Trust bank app. I remember I had issues with the MIUI on my N1 because it was a Chinese ROM. Eventually it was fixed though.
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I forgot ask something, in regards to the Market, will regional apps still show after flashing non-north american firmware? For example, the TD Canada Trust bank app. I remember I had issues with the MIUI on my N1 because it was a Chinese ROM. Eventually it was fixed though.
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This quick build.prop mod works fine for me, TD app (and all my protected apps) show in the market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9383363&postcount=133
Hi xoltrix2000.
I also have the Bell SGT, but have no phone option what so ever :-(. Have the hardware appearently, but no way of using it. Are you able to use the phone option on your SGT? If so, how did you manage to get it?
Thanks for any info.
Since then I flashed the P1000JPJJ2 arabic firmware with no issues so far. It has the phone capabilities obviously just like any of the euro firmwares, tested it by using another phone line enabled sim card.
Thanks for your reply xoltrix2000. Good to know that it actually works. I'll have to read up a bit on the 'how to', get all the needed software and then try it myself.
I currently have a SGT with a custom JM6 and a modem which gives my full data and voice call capability. I posted instructions on this in the general area.
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Hi! all, i recently got a deal for a galaxy Tab locked to the Portuguese operator TMN. The thing is the firmware is the p1000xwjj3, but have the sluggish scroll problem in the browser and notification bar. I already tried the samsung kies to update the firmware but it says im currently update and i know there's more recent updates. So i assume since its blocked, only the TMN operator can launch their own updates, and this sucks big time. I was wondering what are my option to at least get more recent updates to fix those lag issues.
regards to all.
I can see that you have a long way to go, but did not even care to do a little research. All your questions have answers on this forum, on different thread.
Start reading these one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847273 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843323, but study , study and study before you do anything wrong.
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I actually went to many threads but got ignored so thanks...
hi guys ,i tried to search with the keyword "flicker" but there's no similar result returned, so i decided to start this thread.
I'm using I9000 Asia set, stock firmware is DXJPA. Currently on Darky Rom 9.4.
Before this i was on DXJPA + speedmod K13A, things was fine(i suppose). Right after i flash my kernal to K13C, i notice sometimes my screen flickers, i thought its just some magnetic interruption. But the longer i observe, it seems to appear once in a while.
So i thought its the kernal that causes it, i flash it back to stock kernal and did a reset, apparently the problem still around. And even now i'm on darky rom 9.4, i'm still having this issue. So guys, did any of you faced the same problem ? and any of you manage to find a solution to it?
Ya I'm having the same problem. I always thought it had something to do with automatic brightness.. Not sure though...
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Same with mine
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I have the same issue, but only on wifi - while turning it on or when the signal is weak.
It must be hardware though - my roommates SGS, bought on the same day, doesn't have this problem.
I have the same problem too.
you guys on stock or custom rom?
I'm on stock.
Come to think about it, I only had this problem when I'm browsing internet..
So it could be related to wifi as mentioned above.
Anyone have better ideas?
I'm not really concerned about it since it rarely happens, but if someone can tell us the fix... it would be awesome!
Clear your phone flash stock rom Eclair with pit 512 and repartition checked .
If that solves the problem you can upgrade to Froyo .
That way you eliminate fault from a custom rom .
jje
I'm pretty sure it's not sw related, but it's hw defect - at least in my case.
I have the problem from the start and on 5 different roms - all stock (JG1 - stock default, JP3 and JP5 - got at the Samsung service, JPO and JPY - via Kies).
Someone with the same problem went to the service with the phone, where they've replaced the screen and the problem was gone. So I can assume that the screen was faulty or some connectors or something similar.
I wasn't comfortable when I first noticed the flickering, but it's not a big problem for me now. Thankfully it's not getting worse, but if it's going to, I will certainly service the phone.
I also have this problem, mainly when browsing internet (on both stock and opera browser), but occasionally in other apps too.
I am running an older docrom with damien's ultimate kernel.
I figured it is a hardware issue, because it only started happening after my phone got dipped in sea water (lol).
lets try to gather some info among us so that we can narrow down the possibilities.
I shall start 1st. Below are my configurations
1) Always on Edge (for battery saving purpose)
2) On Darky Rom 9.4
3) Flicker mostly in browser, sometimes in other apps, and homescreen as well
I'm still sure it's a hardware problem, but still, if it's going to help anyone:
- also always on GSM mode only (have tried on 3G - no difference)
- stock JPY (the problem persists through 5 different stock ROMs)
- only get it when turning wifi on until it is connected or it keeps flickering when wifi reception is bad and it doesn't connect
- it can be best seen if I pull notification bar down and turn on wifi
Now that I think of it, i've only noticed it with wi-fi on, and it doesn't matter whether i have an app running or not. i've seen it on the home screen many times.
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Change your bootloader
I also had it when I was using Darky's v9.4 and v9.5.
I flashed a new bootloader and upgraded to v10 RC3 and its gone.
To solve it, you will probably have to flash 2.3.3 with new bootloaders and then back to v9.5 if you want to keep Darky's FroYo. v9.5 is stable
Oh found the thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011701
Flashing bootloader is 1 thing that will likely brick your phone if accidents happen.
Kids, please do not try this at home.
is it possible to change my bootloader without flashing my rom?
Yes, but that's even riskier. If you flash an entire rom and it's going to fail, it will most likely fail during the factoryfs part as opposed to the bootloader part if flashing alone
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So I updated my device last week to the most up to date official firmware through Samsung Kies, which is:
PDA I9100XWLA4
Phone I9100XXKI4
CSC I9100DBTKH1
Android 2.3.6
While my device worked flawlessly before the update, it reboots now for no reason multiple times a day -> this means it loses the signal, since the pin must be reentered.
Streaming stuff to my TV through allshare does not work any longer either. (Enjoy watching video-podcasts on a big screen).
Also there is now a new icon in the status bar signalizing whether the phones speaker is turned on - its quite annoying and superfluous, the vibration icon is enough.
So guys hear my advice, avoid this buggy update.
Why don't you flash your old firmware again in Odin?
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I flash mine last week and don't have such problem, but I had a full wipe after flashing.
Sounds like you need to wipe, considering that everyone else here has been raving about how awesome XWLA4 is.
I never had problems with this firmware
Running LA4 for quite some time now (on my german S2), without wipe, still running my "ancient" since-first-day config (never wiped for my daily use config so far) and everything is running smooth.
The vibrate icon is since not sure when, some time age (unfortunately it seems to not have been a bug as they never removed it again....) but I only get a "speaker" icon in silent mode (and the vibra one depending on if it is silent+vibe or silent).
Flash it with ODIN. Runs perfect. Best firmware ever. Flashed it > 10 SGs2's, rooted or none rooted, without any problems.
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I'm still on the fence about switching to lollipop. I know that Lollipop has ART which should make my edge run smoother and there are some additional changes with how notifications are handled on lock screen. Previously, I tried lollipop on my Note 3. I thought it was good but coming from the Tweaked rom I felt that it was still an overall downgrade. Even more so as I couldn't use Xposed. I really like Xposed modules like Unicon, SwipeBack2 and App Settings. Especially like App Settings cause it let me set up a tablet UI on some apps like mail which I prefer. Anyways, are there other features on lollipop that makes you happy you upgraded or do you feel like your Edge has turned to lollipoop?
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I'm still on the fence about switching to lollipop. I know that Lollipop has ART which should make my edge run smoother and there are some additional changes with how notifications are handled on lock screen. Previously, I tried lollipop on my Note 3. I thought it was good but coming from the Tweaked rom I felt that it was still an overall downgrade. Even more so as I couldn't use Xposed. I really like Xposed modules like Unicon, SwipeBack2 and App Settings. Especially like App Settings cause it let me set up a tablet UI on some apps like mail which I prefer. Anyways, are there other features on lollipop that makes you happy you upgraded or do you feel like your Edge has turned to lollipoop?
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LoL...Im in the same place as you Mscion. I just leaned a bit more towards doing it when I saw that Foreverloco posted a Deodexed version of Lolli but I feel same as you. I love xposed too and im not sure im ready to give it up yet. It doesn't look like xposed will work with Touchwiz any time soon either which is disappointing to say the least. A lot of my friends are saying they don't miss xposed much and don't regret going to Lolli. Maybe its time I sit down and learn to mod myself all of my favorite xposed mods if I can find the time that is. I think im going to pull the trigger today. Ill let you know my thoughts tonight after playing with Lolli for a bit. Sorry about the kernel M I never flashed I just couldn't find the time right now with my wife being sick and having to take care of the 3 rascals. Anyway im going to flash now and ill get back to you. Also cant you roll back to KK after flashing Lolli?
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LoL...Im in the same place as you Mscion. I just leaned a bit more towards doing it when I saw that Foreverloco posted a Deodexed version of Lolli but I feel same as you. I love xposed too and im not sure im ready to give it up yet. It doesn't look like xposed will work with Touchwiz any time soon either which is disappointing to say the least. A lot of my friends are saying they don't miss xposed much and don't regret going to Lolli. Maybe its time I sit down and learn to mod myself all of my favorite xposed mods if I can find the time that is. I think im going to pull the trigger today. Ill let you know my thoughts tonight after playing with Lolli for a bit. Sorry about the kernel M I never flashed I just couldn't find the time right now with my wife being sick and having to take care of the 3 rascals. Anyway im going to flash now and ill get back to you. Also cant you roll back to KK after flashing Lolli?
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No worries. Looking forward to your comments on Lollipop!
EDIT: According to folks on these threads, it looks like you can downgrade back to kk via odin if needed.
mscion said:
No worries. Looking forward to your comments on Lollipop!
EDIT: According to folks on these threads, it looks like you can downgrade back to kk via odin if needed.
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Well the only thing holding me back is the tether mod. I really need that before i update. Also i updated my daughter's s3s from Jelly Bean to LP 5.1.1 cm12.1 and i love it as do they. Very smooth and battery is much better. Tonight im doing my wifes S5 also yo 5.1.1 Cm12. I wish we had Aosp toms for our edge.
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Well the only thing holding me back is the tether mod. I really need that before i update. Also i updated my daughter's s3s from Jelly Bean to LP 5.1.1 cm12.1 and i love it as do they. Very smooth and battery is much better. Tonight im doing my wifes S5 also yo 5.1.1 Cm12. I wish we had Aosp toms for our edge.
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Well, you're quite the home IT specialist! Aosp roms would definitely take care of the Xposed issue. I'm still going to wait a little till something pushes me over the edge like some combination of foreverloco's theme and custom rom. If Samsung releases its source code (I've actually requested it) and it looks like I can set SELinux=permissive in the kernel I may go ahead and update then.
Hey m.....lol trust me im far from any kind of specialist, just your run of the mill flashaholic and boy did i get my fix in last night and today. So i installed CM 10.1 on my tab, Cm 12.1/5.1.1 on my girls s3's and Cm 12.1.1/5.1.1 on my wifes s5. All 3 of them are unbeliavably happy with LP. The battery seems to be a drastic improvement especially on the s3s but still a bit earlly to judge comfortably. Now i will work on my sons N3 and update him to a CM build. Hes currently r7nning Tweaked of course. I decided to go with Aosp for them because they almost never use the TW options such as Multi windows, etc...After playing around with their phones LP really grew on me tremendously even though it was Aosp i was messimg with. I really wish there was an Aosp tom for our edge i thing i would def take that route. Anyway sry for the rant but i just stopped in to let you know that all this playing with Lollipop has swayed my decision and i will be updating my phone tonight.
Ill let you know how it goes. Wish me luck?
don't do it!!
I have had lollipop for just close to a week and everyday I see something I hate.
1. Fb notifications appear as overlays and not simple popups on the edge. This is also happening with google messenger. Now if this is a new feature that the apps themselves have implemented then I need to go back to the previous version. But as far as I can see my movies, youtube and whatever else I am doing gets covered up now. Not cool.
2.Battery life is horrid. Simply horrid. I am down an hour on standby time. More importantly, when I am at 20% or around there its lime I literally see the battery percentages tick by. No gradual anything anymore. I hate it.
3.My teathering icon in settings ig gone. Wtf?!? How do you remove that key setting completely?
There are other things but these are my top 3. Can someone direct mr to how I xan revert back to kit kat if possible. I have not rooted this phone but if I need to I will.
steve austin said:
I have had lollipop for just close to a week and everyday I see something I hate.
1. Fb notifications appear as overlays and not simple popups on the edge. This is also happening with google messenger. Now if this is a new feature that the apps themselves have implemented then I need to go back to the previous version. But as far as I can see my movies, youtube and whatever else I am doing gets covered up now. Not cool.
2.Battery life is horrid. Simply horrid. I am down an hour on standby time. More importantly, when I am at 20% or around there its lime I literally see the battery percentages tick by. No gradual anything anymore. I hate it.
3.My teathering icon in settings ig gone. Wtf?!? How do you remove that key setting completely?
There are other things but these are my top 3. Can someone direct mr to how I xan revert back to kit kat if possible. I have not rooted this phone but if I need to I will.
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No one that I can see has tried going back to KK from LP on the Note Edge as far as I have been reading in the forums. These HERE are the ODIN files you will need to revert back to KitKat. As far as people have commented, it works for a NOTE 4 which is almost identical to the Edge except for the Edge part. This is ALL BASED on the assumption you have a GALAXY NOTE EDGE AT&T SM-N915A.
The instructions are fairly simple.
*BACKUP your phone via KIES
*Download the files for KK mentioned before.
*Download ODIN
*Once backed up, place your phone in "Download Mode"
*Connect your phone via USB
*Open ODIN with Administrative rights ( you will see your phone connected under a "COM" )
*From the above KK file, you will have extracted 4 files that starts with TWO letters, "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" , "CSC_"
*Pick the appropriate button in ODIN to load those files according to the corresponding letters.
*Only "Auto Reboot" and "F Reset Time" should be checked.
*Once all 4 files are loaded, you can hit start.
PLEASE REVIEW A FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IT SO IT LOOKS FAMILIAR AFTER YOU DO IT, assuming its your first time since that is what it sounded like.
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No one that I can see has tried going back to KK from LP on the Note Edge as far as I have been reading in the forums. These HERE are the ODIN files you will need to revert back to KitKat. As far as people have commented, it works for a NOTE 4 which is almost identical to the Edge except for the Edge part. This is ALL BASED on the assumption you have a GALAXY NOTE EDGE AT&T SM-N915A.
The instructions are fairly simple.
*BACKUP your phone via KIES
*Download the files for KK mentioned before.
*Download ODIN
*Once backed up, place your phone in "Download Mode"
*Connect your phone via USB
*Open ODIN with Administrative rights ( you will see your phone connected under a "COM" )
*From the above KK file, you will have extracted 4 files that starts with TWO letters, "AP_" , "BL_" , "CP_" , "CSC_"
*Pick the appropriate button in ODIN to load those files according to the corresponding letters.
*Only "Auto Reboot" and "F Reset Time" should be checked.
*Once all 4 files are loaded, you can hit start.
PLEASE REVIEW A FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IT SO IT LOOKS FAMILIAR AFTER YOU DO IT, assuming its your first time since that is what it sounded like.
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Thanks. However, I have the tmobile usa version of the phone. From your instructions it appears that the at& t version is mandatory?
steve austin said:
Thanks. However, I have the tmobile usa version of the phone. From your instructions it appears that the at& t version is mandatory?
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Yes because the KitKat TAR file is the AT&T ROM image only
sshafranko said:
Hey m.....lol trust me im far from any kind of specialist, just your run of the mill flashaholic and boy did i get my fix in last night and today. So i installed CM 10.1 on my tab, Cm 12.1/5.1.1 on my girls s3's and Cm 12.1.1/5.1.1 on my wifes s5. All 3 of them are unbeliavably happy with LP. The battery seems to be a drastic improvement especially on the s3s but still a bit earlly to judge comfortably. Now i will work on my sons N3 and update him to a CM build. Hes currently r7nning Tweaked of course. I decided to go with Aosp for them because they almost never use the TW options such as Multi windows, etc...After playing around with their phones LP really grew on me tremendously even though it was Aosp i was messimg with. I really wish there was an Aosp tom for our edge i thing i would def take that route. Anyway sry for the rant but i just stopped in to let you know that all this playing with Lollipop has swayed my decision and i will be updating my phone tonight.
Ill let you know how it goes. Wish me luck?
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Hope it's not too little, too late, but Good Luck!
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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Did you try a factory reset? Some folks claim that helps with battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60678843&postcount=11
Hi,
This is to inform those who have Note Edge on TTT ( Trinidad and Tobago) with baseband N915TUBU1AOA2, that I could successfully upgrade it to Lollipop using Odin and firmware from sammobile.com. I go through following steps :
#### Everyone told me not to do that since Firmware is not design for this baseband, I did it and now phone is great with Lolli with many customization*1, you can try it on your N915T on your own risk ####
1- Download Kies, install, and make a full backup
2- Make an image of phone storage
3- Download stock firmware for roll back :
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/42583/N915TUBU1AOA2_N915TUUB1AOA2_TTT/
4- Go through procedure in
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/46754/N915TUVU1BOD7_N915TTMB1BOD7_TMB/
After upgrade, it turns to a normal USA T-Mobile unlocked Lollipop phone
I also used the same procedure to root Lollipop after that and it finished successfully.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n915tuvu1anjl-sm-t2943993
*1 What you will see after upgrade to Lolli on Note Edge:
Pros:
>> Not any affect on your apks, settings, files ... any settings will be mapped to new setting options. Any app not compatible will be upgrade auto before first start.
>> Many customizations on notification panel, options to disable or prioritize notifications for each APK
>> Work smoother
>> New Edge pannels
>> Upgraded apks such as new S-health, ...
>> Ext SD Card access is granted by Lollipop, each app will take a One Time permission and then can access Ext SD (setting>>System>>Security>>Apps with usage access )
>> VPNs can be created without putting Password on lock screen, also Advanced and Simple IPSec VPN types added
Cons:
>> Some functions of Edge screen is gone ! Shutter button of Camera is not on the edge anymore, Incoming calls when you are working on an app is coming on both edge and screen causing distraction to your work, some notifications are coming on Edge and also on Screen at the same time
>> Some notification windows open without background (Transparent). It happens very few times and for System notification only. I have no problem with it but it's a bug.
Simple answer from me is no Lollipop is not worth it. I pretty much lost all my signal and data. It worked when it wanted to. I went back to KK with no issues now. Let's hope 5.0.2 or 5.1 is better.
I agree that Lollipop is not worth it and in fact, has made the phone worse, not better. Here are the issues I have since I have updated.
1. Phone does not work as well. I have to wait a few seconds upon answering to say hello, because I can't be heard right away.
2. Edge night clock no longer has the weather.
3. Emails take noticeably longer to load.
4. While talking on the phone, the screen does not always turn off.
I have had the Note Edge from the first day it came out and never had any of these problems before the update.
Ok. I added a poll to give this thread a more scientific quantitative basis
Im in between.
ON one hand i like what the updates have and how some things have been themed.
but then on the other hand, I can all go buggy real fast.
I have a few apps that just hang. some that crash ever once in a while.
I fix the crashing by wiping the app data, But i still get hangs and slow downs.
So its kinda hard for me to tell because when eveything works its great and i love the update.
But when it starts getting buggy i start to thing that i should of stayed on KK.
Dont have time to get into it but i love LP compared to KK. Only major thing that bugs me is i noticed when on wifi things sometimes take a while to load. Other than than great.
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Dont have time to get into it but i love LP compared to KK. Only major thing that bugs me is i noticed when on wifi things sometimes take a while to load. Other than than great.
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Have you tried the "unofficial" Xposed yet?