Hi,
I have been starting to look for information about a JellyBean 4.2.1 official firmware from Samsung and I tought it might be a good idea to share the information in one place.
So far i have found that Samsung said that they will release a 4.2 firmware for some devices including our S3 Mini but it will be the last update it will get.
The S3(I9000) will get this update as well but unlike the mini it will also get Key Lime Pie in the future.
S3(I9000) already got a leaked firmware!
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/22/i9300xxufmb3-galaxy-s-iii-android-4-2-1-jelly-bean-leaked-firmware/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/02/22/first-leak-of-touchwiz-ified-4-2-1-shows-up-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-i9300/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9moBhGYV-KY
Wish we had such a leak.
Expected New enhancements:
Improved Ripple effect on Lockscreen
New Android 4.2.1 Lockscreen with widgets
Daydream (Settings>Display)
New Additions in Notification Center
Notifications are more actionable
Voice Command (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands)
Quick Settings Tiles Layout
for me the biggest feature i'm looking for is the "Quick Settings" tiles layout feature(trigger by two finger swipe from the top)
but! if Samsung implemented this great feature why did they keep the regular quick settings in the notification window? it take space for no reason in my opinion but i'm sure we will be able to get rid of it...
Anyhow, hope to see a leak or official firmware soon, if you have any more information to add pleas do
Will it also contains some stuff (camera 360°, sound&shot, smart pause,...) from SGS4?
Mlopik said:
Will it also contains some stuff (camera 360°, sound&shot, smart pause,...) from SGS4?
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I think not... and google photo sphere is also not in the leak.
so let's wait for CM 10.1. I hate Samsung! It just a software feature. must be very easy to add features of they do it. What I like is the photo sphere camera
im also looking forward for the new 4.2 update,especially i want the ripple effect back since samsung for unknown reason removed it with the last 4.1.2 update....hopefully it will come soon enough
funkyboj said:
im also looking forward for the new 4.2 update,especially i want the ripple effect back since samsung for unknown reason removed it with the last 4.1.2 update....hopefully it will come soon enough
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You can see the app and themes subdorums to enable repple effect again @funkyboj
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I also expecting the 4.2 but its a little disappointing to to have further official updates .... I think we must count on our selves to port the future android ver.
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funkyboj said:
im also looking forward for the new 4.2 update,especially i want the ripple effect back since samsung for unknown reason removed it with the last 4.1.2 update....hopefully it will come soon enough
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someone said after it disabled, battery draining is much slower. Maybe Samsung disable it because of battery life.
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someone said after it disabled, battery draining is much slower. Maybe Samsung disable it because of battery life.
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well,if it drains battery you could always disable it...why to remove it from the features in the first place when u can disable it? the ripple effect got me into buying this phone instead of a similar spec htc or sony(which both were less expensive)...
so they should get this feature back for non-heavy users like me..to be honest i didnt see any difference in battery drainage with this stupid locker thingy now...
and its not fair to remove a feature when it is there when you buy the phone...how about you buy the new S4 which has dual camera recording/shooting and after a month samsung updates it and removes that feature saying it drains battery,when u can simply not use that
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well,if it drains battery you could always disable it
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Oh well I don't know if that can disabled... but yes, the system needs to ready the effect fastly. I think yes it drains battery.
But you are right too, if it can be disabled, why they remove it...
Will rooted minis have access to this update? Acording to the update system my phone was modified so I dont get access to this feature.
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RogueJedi said:
Will rooted minis have access to this update? Acording to the update system my phone was modified so I dont get access to this feature.
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well, your device status is custom. use "Triangle Away" app from chainfire. Free in his thread on XDA. just search. Then perform a factory reset.
If you have rooted mini, just wait couple more days after release to custom roms.
Not sure why samsung removed the ripple effect. It is kinda cool stuff.
You can get ripple effect back with 4.1.2 update. Aslong as you are rooted and have cwm.
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If you have rooted mini, just wait couple more days after release to custom roms.
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exactly.
someone on a video on youtube said "you can expect it to be released after the S4 will come out, don't expect it sooner"
which make sense since the S4 will be released with 4.2
well according to gsmarena: "Exp. release 2013, April 26th"
so i'm guessing we should see an update in a month or so...
Ya that's right I agree with you. When I used Wonder, the galaxy SIII was coming. a month after it, I got the latest 2.3.6 update from Samsung for Wonder which contains "face unlock". face unlock in gingerbread. That time, that feature only in ICS.
Is there going to be the multi window ?
Ichi'D said:
Is there going to be the multi window ?
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How can you talk about ROM if there's no any leak or something similar for our phone?
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How can you talk about ROM if there's no any leak or something similar for our phone?
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sorry i didn't know it . But, When the firmware will be released .Have we got a date of the release ?
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sorry i didn't know it . But, When the firmware will be released .Have we got a date of the release ?
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not at all
Related
So last night I checked on kies for the rumored march 1 Ics update.. Instead It showed an update to lb 2. Either way I updated it.. N frankly I see no changes a such between la5 and lb 2.
Also what is the point in releasing two firmwares within 15 days when Ics is set to roll just around the corner! Samsung ahold rather relocate this workforce at ics visions and make it launch sooner. I've read around the forum and I read no complaints by anyone with la 5. Why release frequent minor updates when major is set to hit soon?
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I think you are too optimistic about major ICS update soon.
Need not to have changes visual, if you want to say update means adding/removing application, then it is not true.
Have you marked what change in Modem?
How many application have change / modified for behaviour? there are lots of application have trigger with certain action, e.g. some application runs with connectivity change, power stat change and more. So that change log you can't see visually, but ultimately it improved android system performance, battery perfiormance, ROM management.
And yeah, all updates are voluntary.
Yeah also waiting for the official ics update.. But are a little pessimistic about the update happening soon.. I recall that samsungsaid that they first gona relesa the official for the sgs2 and after that to the note. And last info about the official update for sgs2 is set at Mars/may.. :/ i hope im wrong. .
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While I empathize with your eagerness to get an ICS update (I myself am eager too) its too presuming to dismiss an update as pointless. I am sure there is more than what meets the eyes.
BTW I flashed the MIDNOTE ICS update. Its working fine for me so far and I am already loving the ICS
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Need not to have changes visual, if you want to say update means adding/removing application, then it is not true.
Have you marked what change in Modem?
How many application have change / modified for behaviour? there are lots of application have trigger with certain action, e.g. some application runs with connectivity change, power stat change and more. So that change log you can't see visually, but ultimately it improved android system performance, battery perfiormance, ROM management.
And yeah, all updates are voluntary.
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i see your point, however must add, it would be better if the updates were spaced evenly, in order to incorporate maximum changes in a single update. This would be better for both. the customer and samsung saving update related issues like say bricking... probably pointless is not the word..
and for ics, with la5 and lb2 rolling out at this time, i fear ics isnt gonna make it until next month.
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and for ics, with la5 and lb2 rolling out at this time, i fear ics isnt gonna make it until next month.
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"at this time" here this time is decided by us, not samsung, as samsung have never announce a date of release. You should not 'fear' but should 'strongly believe' that ICS for india is not on the way at least for couple of months.
Well Samsung is not updating all Notes, I am still on KKA/XEU - you guys should be happy to get official OTA update.
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I think you are too optimistic about major ICS update soon.
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I agree. I dont think we will see a ICS upgrade in India before May-June 2012. If it happens by then, I will be happy.
Well you can't satisfy everyone. Too less updates ppl complain, too frequent updates ppl complain. I for one am happy there are more GB updates coming. Shows Samsung cares for their user base. Sure ics is coming but that doesn't mean they can't tweak GB more in the mean time. Btw Samsung never set a hard date for the arrival of isc, it's mostly fan speculation and I think your 1st of march was way too hopeful.
As the doc said, updating is optional and not forced upon at least
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Need not to have changes visual, if you want to say update means adding/removing application, then it is not true.
Have you marked what change in Modem?
How many application have change / modified for behaviour? there are lots of application have trigger with certain action, e.g. some application runs with connectivity change, power stat change and more. So that change log you can't see visually, but ultimately it improved android system performance, battery perfiormance, ROM management.
And yeah, all updates are voluntary.
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Dr ketan,
I and many others observed call drop (signal) after DDLA update. Has this been fixed with LB2 update?
NaveenKD
NaveenKD said:
Dr ketan,
I and many others observed call drop (signal) after DDLA update. Has this been fixed with LB2 update?
NaveenKD
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23140074&postcount=32
wow!! i take it all back!! battery performance is amazing!! i use my note full on.. with all sns accounts set to sync.. screen brighntess, 3g n all...
yet.. it's just a 50% drain at the end of the day!!
Its still sad because jelly bean is targetted for a launch this year
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wow!! i take it all back!! battery performance is amazing!! i use my note full on.. with all sns accounts set to sync.. screen brighntess, 3g n all...
yet.. it's just a 50% drain at the end of the day!!
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So you believe each update is worth?
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@dr.ketan, indeed!
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shreeyashattal said:
wow!! i take it all back!! battery performance is amazing!! i use my note full on.. with all sns accounts set to sync.. screen brighntess, 3g n all...
yet.. it's just a 50% drain at the end of the day!!
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That's my experience too, with this new update. Battery life is now amazing....!
dilipc said:
That's my experience too, with this new update. Battery life is now amazing....!
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I flashed LB2 through OTA which was an 8 MB update. My battery life is still the same. About 16 hours with moderate use.
battery life drastically improved.
Thanks
So as I was getting ready for school, reading XDA, I was going to give Checking System Update my last shot for Android L, expecting it not to be there.
But it was
I'm on Android 5.0.1 on my note 4 right now guys Sprint Note 4, that is. I hope you guys go it too If you dont believe me, I can provide screenshots.
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So as I was getting ready for school, reading XDA, I was going to give Checking System Update my last shot for Android L, expecting it not to be there.
But it was
I'm on Android 5.0.1 on my note 4 right now guys Sprint Note 4, that is. I hope you guys go it too If you dont believe me, I can provide screenshots.
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Im on it too rooted and debloated
pbedard said:
Im on it too rooted and debloated
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How you do that? I want rooted and debloated!
i take it no one grabbed the update.zip url?
I updated to 5.0.1 this morning.
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i take it no one grabbed the update.zip url?
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How do I do that. I'll update shortly and grab it.
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How do I do that. I'll update shortly and grab it.
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guess it isnt as big of a deal, usually sprint rolls these out over time so people who dont have it can sideload, but it seems like they pushed it 100% now. i flashed stock and immediately started to update
Maybe not, i couldn't get a link.
Total file size is 1016.85MB. Downloading it now on my Note 4 as I type this.
I'm so excited! Can't wait to update after work!
Boner...
Just updated. here are some observations that I've made based on the app's that I use on a day to day basis / general observations that I noticed. Smoother. Sweet 5.0 transitions. Contextual colors for the notification bar. Smart Lock (via Moto 360). New keyboard. New calendar: simply more lollipop-esque. It's awesome. Finger print scanner seems to have improved (which I guess I wouldn't be using as much because of smart lock). I usually use Hangouts bc the stock Messaging app was 1)too laggy 2)couldnt read multiple texts on Moto 360. With new update, i tried out the new messaging app. Lollipoped, AS smooth and fast as the the new Messenger app by Google and it allows me to read threads on my Moto 360. I'm sold. Camera app has been slightly tweaked. In Modes we now see fast and slow mo as options as opposed to going deeper into the settings to change it..And best of all: multi tasking capacitive button is finally faster. I never used it bc it was so slow to respond.
Im on rooted with stock recovery ...do I need to unroot to take the ota? Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/lollipop-t3046647
Please search before posting.
Thanks!
finally people
It's apparently out for the a5ul as well. Just wonder if it's Sense 6 or 7.
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It's apparently out for the a5ul as well. Just wonder if it's Sense 6 or 7.
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Also there is update for some dual sim models out , and its Sense 6
It's Sense 6 still but hopefully soon there will be sense 7 update
The Virgin Mobile US version is in certification stage of Lollipop release as it shows on the software updates page. I have no idea how much longer that would take.
gsmarena.com said that the new UK Sense version is 6.5. Can anyone with the update verify?
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The Virgin Mobile US version is in certification stage of Lollipop release as it shows on the software updates page. I have no idea how much longer that would take.
gsmarena.com said that the new UK Sense version is 6.5. Can anyone with the update verify?
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a5ul in Thailand still Sense 6
Hey everyone. So I've been offered the lollipop update but I'm worried that the update will give me more problems than solutions. So I'm not updating it just yet. I have concerns about battery life getting worse, like how lollipop does to some other phones. So I'll be patiently waiting to see what you guys think, if you've tried it out already.
Also, the update is ~800MB which is kinda crazy. Guess I'll be deleting apps.
Anyways, please tell me how Lollipop is so far! Hope everything is smooth and fine.
Cheers.
Battery life is worse then on kk..
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Battery life is worse then on kk..
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I confirm that the battery life is way worse than kk.
And the power saver notification (card) is so annoying.
I hope there'll be some fix for these.
By the way the lock screen is updatable on play store after the lollipop update.
Dual sim, Eu version here.
I just started getting the "System update available" notification on my VM USA Desire 816 but I don't want to loose root. Has anyone updated while root? What where the results? Will apps that depend on root access work properly? I have way too many questions.
im tryin to root with the new update and its not working
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I just started getting the "System update available" notification on my VM USA Desire 816 but I don't want to loose root. Has anyone updated while root? What where the results? Will apps that depend on root access work properly? I have way too many questions.
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Why don't you just do it the right way then root after?
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Why don't you just do it the right way then root after?
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Because I should be studying for my CCNP exam and not playing with my phone....
i just tryed to unlock the bootloader again and it works now hells yea now to get all of my apps and **** from titanium backup
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Because I should be studying for my CCNP exam and not playing with my phone....
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Then wait after and do it the right way. It'll be better that you know your phone isn't going to break and you'll have to mess with it even more to fix it..
Just installed, so far I think it sucks. STILL can't use a different wallpaper for Lock Screen. Thought it was because of 4.4.2 but I was wrong. It is stupid how other HTC phones can do this but this phone can't. Stupid I have to use 3rd party lock screen to achieve this feature. World clock earth is gone also. So far I hate this update.
this update is good we now hav the new stock htc camara the one with the photo booth mode i didnt really tried it out yet but i hope it dont crash which im sure it wont oh and theres no clear allwhen u click on the recents apps button
Htc desire 816 official lollipop update video review
REVIEW OF OFFICIAL UPDATE OF HTC DESIRE 816 LOLLIPOP UPDATE
Copy the link below and watch on youtune. As I'm new on xda. I'm unable to post link
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So much mixed feedback. I keep hearing battery life is better but here people are saying it's worse. Some say it runs better than KitKat, some say worse, and some say they are even. Don't know who to believe
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Downloaded....
Currently upgrading...
Sprint boot went from old yellow screen to new white one.
Will post more as we go.
OTA grabbed in So Cal.
What has been added (list will be updated as users post)
Off Screen Memo feature - turn on under spen settings
New spen air command pop up menu
Doze - under battery settings
Hidden Marshmallow game
App permissions
Personalized lock-screen message
scrolling screenshots
Does not have
Adopted Storage - works with S7 ADB workaround http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
Themes
Downloaded and installed on East Coast as well. Working nice.
Any screensots
diam_84 said:
Any screensots
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Here is one
What about ui any changes call app messages etc?any screensots please
So far as I can tell there is no theme settings which is a bummer. The new UI look is nice and updated, but not much else has changed. Just getting myself familiar with everything. I'm actually not too impressed so far, though I did better on the Marshmallow android game than on the Lollipop one xD
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Can any one make a video for the new software on youtube?
Has the hidden marshmallow game
App permissions and Personalized lock-screen message
Contact and message?
diam_84 said:
Contact and message?
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Are you talking do not disturb?
Sorry. Screensots
Personalized lockscreen message? Look no different than owner info on lollipop lol
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Thanks! Sprint's service is mediocre where I live but it's very cheap and they roll out updates promptly (or as promptly as Samsung allows). Still, no theming is disappointing even though they did bring over updates to the S-pen.
Time to look forward to N, if not OTA then via custom ROMs! The multi-window there is more robust and behaves more how I'd expect it to.
Adoptable storage will work if you use the S7 work around via ADB
http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/
Anyone figured how to get Hotspot to work on stock unrooted?
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Anyone figured how to get Hotspot to work on stock unrooted?
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Nope but I will be waiting for it as well
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Nope but I will be waiting for it as well
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lol gonna piss off some guys at work tomorrow who have limited verizon plans that no more Pandora during work (for now anyway).
Also there's the option to turn off Fast Charge now, not sure if the previous had this option.
One more thing, even after your battery goes below 15% you can still adjust the brightness slider. It doesn't turn dark and dissappear now like it used to.
after a long wait i received my note 4 snapdragon this morning first thing i did like most people was to check for update OTA & there was one an miui 9.0.5.0 so i updated the phone however i noticed Notifications are not working,i'm not been notified for any of my apps like ebay,email,gumtree,youtube...etc this to me is a real Deal Breaker a phone which can't display notifications is like having an old 90's classic nokia phone,i had an old LG Magna which was working perfectly displaying all notifications on android 6. what can i do to fix this issue ? phone looks great but software wise it's broken
thanks in advance for your help
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after a long wait i received my note 4 snapdragon this morning first thing i did like most people was to check for update OTA & there was one an miui 9.0.5.0 so i updated the phone however i noticed Notifications are not working,i'm not been notified for any of my apps like ebay,email,gumtree,youtube...etc this to me is a real Deal Breaker a phone which can't display notifications is like having an old 90's classic nokia phone,i had an old LG Magna which was working perfectly displaying all notifications on android 6. what can i do to fix this issue ? phone looks great but software wise it's broken
thanks in advance for your help
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looks like you are new to miui, go to settings and go to notification ,there you have to enable notifications icons .
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looks like you are new to miui, go to settings and go to notification ,there you have to enable notifications icons .
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already enabled, i searched google & it seems this is a known issue with MIUI 9
agantai said:
already enabled, i searched google & it seems this is a known issue with MIUI 9
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nope i had used miui 9 and i am one of the fan of miui , and i never face any kind of issue ,
or if you want to jump custom rom then pixel experiance 8.1 is the best option ...
agantai said:
after a long wait i received my note 4 snapdragon this morning first thing i did like most people was to check for update OTA & there was one an miui 9.0.5.0 so i updated the phone however i noticed Notifications are not working,i'm not been notified for any of my apps like ebay,email,gumtree,youtube...etc this to me is a real Deal Breaker a phone which can't display notifications is like having an old 90's classic nokia phone,i had an old LG Magna which was working perfectly displaying all notifications on android 6. what can i do to fix this issue ? phone looks great but software wise it's broken
thanks in advance for your help
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Unlock bootloader and flash custom rom
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Change your phone location to taiwan...then check for ota...you will get an ota of 309mb for miui 9.0.7...this update solves the notification bug...after updating.. again change the location to your country...i did it today...i m from India...and all the known bugs are gone...must give a try
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Change your phone location to taiwan...then check for ota...you will get an ota of 309mb for miui 9.0.7...this update solves the notification bug...after updating.. again change the location to your country...i did it today...i m from India...and all the known bugs are gone...must give a try
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i was about to do this but someone on the MIUI forum said MIUI updates are specific for the region they're released for & won't be the same as other regions. i wasn't sure if this was true but to be on the safe side i didn't update. what do you think ?
agantai said:
i was about to do this but someone on the MIUI forum said MIUI updates are specific for the region they're released for & won't be the same as other regions. i wasn't sure if this was true but to be on the safe side i didn't update. what do you think ?
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Then you should wait for the release in India.. and what do you mean by 'safe side' here?
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Unlock bootloader and flash custom rom
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one of the main reasons i bought the note 4 is because i really liked the MIUI OS & i can do without the hassle of unlocking my bootloader i feel the phone runs more stable on official updates
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Then you should wait for the release in India.. and what do you mean by 'safe side' here?
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ok i will wait for it to be released for EU
safeside means been careful not to make a mistake aka what i meant is better wait than install the update & be sorry if it messes up my phone
agantai said:
ok i will wait for it to be released for EU
safeside means been careful not to make a mistake aka what i meant is better wait than install the update & be sorry if it messes up my phone
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I haven't tried it myself but I always thought notifications weren't working for me if things like battery saver or miui optimization were enabled in developer options. for example I can receive textra sms notifications fine and a few other apps but not from Line messenger. I never tried disabling it to see if it fixed I'm just guessing but I did google about it before. some will say turning off miui optimization fixes certain things. that could make sense if u stop letting it mess with background data to conserve power. others will also say it's a problem with miui 9 itself that xiaomi needs to fix
latest firmware update has resolved my issues but i had to use outlook app for email as the stock email app notifications did not work