[Q] Odd sound...... - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A few times today I was showing people my new Note 3.
It is completely stock and running Touchwiz launcher.
However, after putting it back on the table it made a strange beeping sound as if it had a new notification.
I've not heard this sound before and haven't since.
There was nothing running only the home screen.
Anyone else experienced this?

Are u sure there isn't a nfc chip somewhere nearby?
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ripnetuk said:
Are u sure there isn't a nfc chip somewhere nearby?
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Not that I'm aware of, it was on my desk at work surrounded by a Note 1 and Galaxy S3....that's all.

Amdathlonuk said:
Not that I'm aware of, it was on my desk at work surrounded by a Note 1 and Galaxy S3....that's all.
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I've never used NFC before so I'm not sure how that works (before the Note 3 I was using S2), but I know the S3 has NFC. Maybe Note 1 too. Coulda triggered something I suppose?

Bump your phones and see if it makes same sound.

I hear that sound too... like bird chirping (in whistle tone). 3-4 times in total of 5-6 minutes. But there was no notification at all.
And I don't not have any other devices near it... so no NFC issue possible.
joehandel said:
I've never used NFC before so I'm not sure how that works (before the Note 3 I was using S2), but I know the S3 has NFC. Maybe Note 1 too. Coulda triggered something I suppose?
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Constant noise on top speaker

Got my Nexus 4 today.
Half an hour ago I realized some constant noise coming out of the top speaker, all the time.
It's very quiet but it's definitely there. Sometimes it sounds like if you have your phone near a radio or anything else with speakers.
Anyone else got the same problem? Might this drain battery?
No issue like that here.
Edit: After further investigation in a quieter place. I do hear a slight sound. As if the top speaker is on.
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I just checked. It is really barely noticeable, but it is there!
Let's try to narrow this down...
If you have the issue, write down if it's dependent upon anything.
Does disabling "touch sounds" fix it?
How about disabling noise cancellation?
If you blast some quick bursts of compressed air at it, does it fix it?
If you mute all the volumes, does it help/fix it?
Could you freeze the audio controller app (don't recall the name atm) in system/app?
I got mine today and don't have that issue
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I hope someone with the time and dedication will create a thread with a checklist of all the problems, so new owners can check if they have any of those problem and decide whether or not to return the unit.
Also have it here, I'll be surprised if this isn't a common issue.
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Me too, just made my first call and noticed it. Its the same if the volume is on or off.
This is being talked about here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993668
Just you check your old phones, please... Before all that panic...
G1ukos said:
Just you check your old phones, please... Before all that panic...
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^^ This. I just checked my Sony Xperia ion and it seems to be going "click..click..click..click..click..." over and over, with nothing going on. I bet a huge number of phones have this normally. How many of the "issues" we're seeing are actually just normal phone things, and people are just being overly picky just because it's THIS phone?
No issue here, at least not a constant buzzing.
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Thank you for pointing it out!
Man people are being crazy over this phone.
Next up, the touchscreen doesn't operate properly when water gets on the screen
My old phone doesn't do it
This has a high chance to come from the last kernel version ! Anyone using linux may have noticed this from the last kernel update of the sound driver , i think somehow related to the powersaving . It's surely annoying but not a big deal, more software related than a hardware defect.
pat972 said:
This has a high chance to come from the last kernel version ! Anyone using linux may have noticed this from the last kernel update of the sound driver , i think somehow related to the powersaving . It's surely annoying but not a big deal, more software related than a hardware defect.
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Very interesting.
That makes sense, I am sure there will be patches..
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SOLVED!
That noise is the combined anguished screams of those who couldn't get through on order day or who got back ordered.
Google records them on all android fans and then plays them back over the Nexus 4 at low volume.
Andy Rubin says it makes him smile and helps him sleep. :laugh:
My Xperia mini pro makes noise too. This is normal. Peace
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Just checked my old phone(galaxy s3) with 4 different ears, and no such noise was heard.

NFC test

i have been tring to get the nfc to work no luck so far. i have a custom rom on my skyrocket so idk if that even works but can anyone confirm this??
phillytothemax said:
i have been tring to get the nfc to work no luck so far. i have a custom rom on my skyrocket so idk if that even works but can anyone confirm this??
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I have successfully beamed stuff from my Nexus 7 to my Nexus 10.
One issue I did come across is with bluetooth... I think it's a 4.2 issue. Tried to normally bluetooth something from N7 to N10 and the N10 went crazy. Came up with accept or decline, then crashes, then comes up accept or decline again and wouldn't stop doing this. I even turned off my N10 and turned it back on and it would still do it. In the end I had to turn both devices off to get it to stop. I'm not going to be using bluetooth again any time soon.
whatt??? damn maybe its my rom. did you do it in the middle of the back??
phillytothemax said:
whatt??? damn maybe its my rom. did you do it in the middle of the back??
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Yeah the middle. Works fine.
I beam pic from my S3 to the nexus back and forth, no problem
Same. Aloso it has a dual NFC so there is one on the top on the front. Try that one.
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thats crazy. im guessing my PacMan roms nfc isnt working or maybe its just my 10's NFC that isnt working
I am also having a lot of issues with my NFC tags.
Even when using the app TagInfo it says my tags don't have a NFC chip on it
One time I had luck and one small tag (192b) worked, but some time after that it didn't work anymore like the other tags.
Those tags used to work fine on my galaxy nexus and I loved to use them
The Nexus 10 just plays the NFC sound (up to down) and nothing happens (because it thinks that the tags don't have any usable chip on it...)
Someone else experiencing similar things?
Me too. I get the NFC sound, on either the back or front sensor, but nothing can read any of my many different NFC chips. My Galaxy Nexus reads them all fine (and writes them as well). Everything else is perfect with my N10, so I'd really like to find out it's a firmware/software problem, not a hardware problem with my particular N10.
good luck:fingers-crossed:
rookiegenius said:
I beam pic from my S3 to the nexus back and forth, no problem
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I was able to beam from the N10 to the S3 a pic but when I tried the other way from S3 to N10 is just beaming the App but not the picture. Any ideas?

Lines on note camera? Is it just a faulty device?

Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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Dont ...... take it back yet. The next device u will get most likely will have the same issue.
This particularity happens when the device is connected to a wifi network. Try again while disconnected from a wifi network.
I also have this problem and changed the device the same day i got it. Same issue tough.
JAMIE1000UK said:
Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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i got those once too. I was in my house and now that i think of it i was connected to wifi. Is it possible that they overlooked such a huge bug?
I have the same issues yes.. I think this is a big manufacturer bug when you are connected on WIFI.. not cool samsung, hope you can fix it with a software update but I think its hardware related..
I read this too late. I took the device back today and I'm now on my second note. I have literally just got in the door and connected to my wifi. Haven't tested it on wifi yet but there was no lines in town in dimmed light.
Another reason I took it back was because I kept having unresponsive power and home key buttons.
This was temperamental but still an issue.
Just did the 2 updates from Samsung hopefully this one will be alright
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Just had a look while connected to wifi.. seems fine now.
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I had the same issue with my ex note 3. I guess all of them are same. I was almost killing shop assistant while trying to get new one. You will see the same lines when you are reacording.
Solution
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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I couldn't agree with you more.. Very disappointing that I spend a lot of money on a device i believe to be probably the best on the market for it to be ruined by something as simple as taking pictures.
But. . Touch wood.. This one hasn't produced the same lines... It did however lock up one on the day i got it requiring battery pull.
@JAMIE1000UK what's your new phone's software version? Mine's still MJ1 and I'm guarding it like gold, because with this I still have some chance of rooting, when I gather up the courage...
I'm running mj7 too. I'm pretty much the same. . Holding back on root.
Having said that. When I took out the phone I got phones4u care with it.
Meaning I get a direct replacement no quarrels within 21 days of purchase so shouldn't be a problem.
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This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...
Riqz said:
This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...
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People are reporting that it only happens when using the camera when using wifi.
I took the device back as I use my camera every day. The bloke in the shop knew exactly what I was talking about before I'd even shown him the images.
Must be something in the configuration. Our maybe just the camera module.
No idea. Id take it back on Warrenty.
My new replacement is Absolutely fine.
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vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI
hfuizo said:
There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI
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no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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vgergo said:
no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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Germany dbt
No sound at all (silent mode of phone)
hit 'thanks' if i helped you
SM-N9005 DBT-DMJ7 0x0
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i have that lines to, and i dont really care about it
its not worse as my old htc one :
I have these lines on my device. I haven't rooted yet as my device came with MJ6 firmware.
I read that the problem goes away on MK2 firmware:
jesper10 said:
Downloaded this tonight, haven't had the change to comment on battery life but one thing it does seem to have fixed is the issue I was having wit the camera in low light, the interference with wifi on seems to have disappeared now...no horizontal lines on screen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48585178&postcount=18
Can anyone else confirm this?
Mine happened on the original device I had after I'd fully updated it.
I'm on same firmware on the new device and I've never had the problem. Baring in mind that the phones arrived from same store on the same firmware probably from the same batch that they had delivered. .
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Advice please

Hello Xda members, I currently have i9300 (S3) and willing to go for a high end phone, I am amazed with Note 3 specs and S-pen, but shocked about how people say both N9000 and N9005 lag and they drop frame while playing games, would like to know your opinions and recommendations for other phone to buy, thank you in advance.
No lag or dropped frames ever for me, only game I play is Dead Trigger 2 and it runs perfectly.
By the way, why are you posting here if you want a recommendation for a device that isn't going to be a Note 3??
B3311 said:
No lag or dropped frames ever for me, or looking game I play is Dead Trigger 2 and it runs perfectly.
Why are you posting here if you want a recommendation for a device that isn't going to be a Note 3??
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cause Note 3 users are the best to recommend whether to buy it or go for something else, thank you for sharing
darkshaft said:
cause Note 3 users are the best to recommend whether to buy it or go for something else, thank you for sharing
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OK, understand. In that case my advice is buy it.
darkshaft said:
Hello Xda members, I currently have i9300 (S3) and willing to go for a high end phone, I am amazed with Note 3 specs and S-pen, but shocked about how people say both N9000 and N9005 lag and they drop frame while playing games, would like to know your opinions and recommendations for other phone to buy, thank you in advance.
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No lag on my device.
Ever since I use it on MJ7 4.3 stock non-rooted, NB7 4.4.2 stock non-rooted and rooted, NC2 custom ROM. All no lagging, and to be frank eversince 4.4.2, the device even smoother.
The best phone in my opinion of all Samsung phone currently, in terms of smoothness and battery. You won't regret to buy. If your country have N9005 (LTE), you better by this one, as snapdragon has more support on this Note 3 forum, because more ppl use it compare to the exynos. But if your country only have N900, then no choice.
PS :
If you ever buy it, first thing that you have to do is download the multitouch test app from google play, and try to touch by 10 fingers (and try to move the 10 fingers around the screen. The 10 fingers should be still detected wherever you move them, then your screen is okay). If got problem, return it direct. This Note 3 device has issue with its multitouch screen, other than that, all are good. :good:
Cheers.
The note 3 camera has problems. The wi-fi and/or GPS interfere with it in normal light and mostly in low light conditions showing up as horizontal lines on screen and when you take the picture. I was expecting a much better camera on a 700€ phone and it has made me question if i'll ever buy a samsung product again.
My stylus has been used a total of maybe 3 times. Never touched it again.
The rest is all great.
Riqz said:
The note 3 camera has problems. The wi-fi and/or GPS interfere with it in normal light and mostly in low light conditions showing up as horizontal lines on screen and when you take the picture. I was expecting a much better camera on a 700€ phone and it has made me question if i'll ever buy a samsung product again.
My stylus has been used a total of maybe 3 times. Never touched it again.
The rest is all great.
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Just to feedback, my camera doesn't have the problem you have mentioned earlier
My wifi is on, and GPS on all the times, just try to take picture on a low light conditions. No horizontal lines on screen nor on the pic taken.
Cheers.
No issues here whatsoever. Well worth it
Love the Spen, but then I'm a Wacom Intuos user so it's second nature to me to use a pen.
Riqz said:
The note 3 camera has problems. The wi-fi and/or GPS interfere with it in normal light and mostly in low light conditions showing up as horizontal lines on screen and when you take the picture. I was expecting a much better camera on a 700€ phone and it has made me question if i'll ever buy a samsung product again.
My stylus has been used a total of maybe 3 times. Never touched it again.
The rest is all great.
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You pay 700 euro for the phone, not the camera. Do some basic research into sensor chips before you blather on about camera quality in smartphones. I've explained it numerous times.
I have problems with wifi and mobile network on at the same time! I also have problems with lines when taking a photo in low light! It's only a couple of months old could I address these problems if I root and use a custom rom? I love this phone I've had most galaxy's and I wanna keep it should I root?
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ShadowLea said:
You pay 700 euro for the phone, not the camera. Do some basic research into sensor chips before you blather on about camera quality in smartphones. I've explained it numerous times.
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Actually he has a point, picture quality aside the camera shouldn't have weird artifacts if WIFI or mobile data are on. That is clearly a build issue.
akselic said:
Actually he has a point, picture quality aside the camera shouldn't have weird artifacts if WIFI or mobile data are on. That is clearly a build issue.
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Clearly not, as I currently have Wifi, GPS, Mobile Data and NFC enabled, and experience no such issue on any camera app, including stock.
(Unless I point at a fluorescent lamp, which is something even my 1800 euro EOS 70D does.)
ShadowLea said:
Clearly not, as I currently have Wifi, GPS, Mobile Data and NFC enabled, and experience no such issue on any camera app, including stock.
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I meant that his device is obviously faulty, not that all Note 3:s have that issue Or I hope I didn't misunderstand your post...
akselic said:
I meant that his device is obviously faulty, not that all Note 3:s have that issue Or I hope I didn't misunderstand your post...
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I think we both had a bit of miscommunication there. Most Note 3's had this issue, mine used to as well on 4.3. Since the update NB7 4.4.2 it's gone.
denny1970 said:
I have problems with wifi and mobile network on at the same time! I also have problems with lines when taking a photo in low light! It's only a couple of months old could I address these problems if I root and use a custom rom? I love this phone I've had most galaxy's and I wanna keep it should I root?
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does the problem occured since D1 you use ?
If so, you should contacted samsung earlier before you root and KNOX it off.
But if only happen after u use custom ROM, perhaps you would like to change to others.
Mines running 4.4.2 kit kat and still has these issues!!!
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I've not rooted mine as yet! But really wanna but I don't understand the knox part?
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denny1970 said:
Mines running 4.4.2 kit kat and still has these issues!!!
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I've not rooted mine as yet! But really wanna but I don't understand the knox part?
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and if you are on 4.4.2 and still have the issue, and you haven't rooted, why don't go to the service center. claim from them, since some of us not experience it (especially after 4.4.2).
But u r on NB7 or later? or earlier? if earlier, try to update to NB7 first, and see how.
Sorry not sure what NB7 means does this help identify what I need to know
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denny1970 said:
Sorry not sure what NB7 means does this help identify what I need to know
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yes you are on NB7.
so I guess your choice is to go samsung and claim from them
or maybe wait for someone who knows better, because I have never experienced this thing since 4.3 MJ7.
Thanks for you time much appreciated!
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Thanks everyone for sharing, my only fear was the lag issue with touchwiz, but now its gone, my fear now is with horizontal line in camera

Something I just learned on my n3

If use 2 fingers and pull down the notification bar it revels every toggle.. it's the little things.
P2o8wer said:
If use 2 fingers and pull down the notification bar it revels every toggle.. it's the little things.
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Wow thanks, this will save me a lot of time. Hate having to move over cuz I pulled down the notifications.
I did it like 10 times went i found it out. Ocd sucks bro.
Wow, pretty neat.
P2o8wer said:
I did it like 10 times went i found it out. Ocd sucks bro.
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I can cure your OCD for $10.
That's been around on stock android since like 4.2 it's also available on every device.
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Southern_mind said:
That's been around on stock android since like 4.2 it's also available on every device.
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My wife just tried it on her S3 and it didn't work, I also had a co-worker try it on his S3 and it doesn't work either.
They have to be running 4.3 at least
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Or you can press the three squares and arrows next to the gear on top right in notification shade.
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Cool.

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