UK - T-Mobile Android 4.3 Update - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

4.3 became available yesterday and seems to have installed without a problem, but I haven't really noticed any real improvements yet.
There is now a "Reading Mode" - does anybody know what it does or how it can be set up?
Also, some apps that were running before while being hidden in Notifications, have now become visible? Even when I go in to their options and tick the box to hide the icon, they are still there?

Had 4.3 on T-Mobile for a month now.
It's a lot smoother.
Still getting reboot issue whih is deffo down to the Battery.
Will need to get replaced by Geek Squad.

Aitch said:
4.3 became available yesterday and seems to have installed without a problem, but I haven't really noticed any real improvements yet.
There is now a "Reading Mode" - does anybody know what it does or how it can be set up?
Also, some apps that were running before while being hidden in Notifications, have now become visible? Even when I go in to their options and tick the box to hide the icon, they are still there?
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~ About "Reading Mode" -> HERE

choccy31 said:
Had 4.3 on T-Mobile for a month now.
It's a lot smoother.
Still getting reboot issue whih is deffo down to the Battery.
Will need to get replaced by Geek Squad.
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Dude how did you get 4.3 a month earlier? What is the reboot issue?

Aitch said:
Dude how did you get 4.3 a month earlier? What is the reboot issue?
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Just got it on an over the air update.
Need to try and get battery replaced tonight. Its getting worse!

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Galaxy Note ICS update 4.0.4

So , I just received an update an hour ago and successfully installed it. I was already on ICS before that, and I'd like to know what this update is about. Are there any fixes? do know where I can get a hold of their change log?
Thanks
dotslashbin said:
........... do know where I can get a hold of their change log?
Thanks
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There isn't one.
bigstarrynight said:
There isn't one.
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ohh , thats odd. i"m wondering if the kernel but that causes wake locks were fixed.
By the way, I'm located in Singapore
dotslashbin said:
ohh , thats odd. i"m wondering if the kernel but that causes wake locks were fixed.
By the way, I'm located in Singapore
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There is a topic about the update in which Dr. Ketan says the following:
UPDATE what is new
- POPup PLAY watch movies when you mailing…. (Galaxy SIII)
- Restart button is green.
- Some icons changed.
- Faster.
- Signature unlock.
dotslashbin said:
ohh , thats odd. i"m wondering if the kernel but that causes wake locks were fixed.
By the way, I'm located in Singapore
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HiYa from Scotland!!
It's early days, but I'm sure guys will be into 4.0.4 and find out exactly what's good and what isn't. Just one thing, don't factory re-set until we see positive news about the eMMc brick bug that affects the SGN running ICS
My note is not hot after upgraded to 4.0.4 and it is faster, the pattern lock screen changed. Wake lock still testing on it. (Need to test out if this extends the battery)
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
My galaxy note is running perfectly now, that means faster, and I dont' have to do all those tricks to get a deep sleep.
However, what I am about is this feature that I read somewhere. Too bad I was in a hurry that time, and didn't get a chance to save the link , but what it mentioned was that this "premium" version gave the capability where you can directly write into the s-note app, without the need to open the app. I am imagining that if you you have it on your main screen, you can directly write to it already, unlike before when it needed to open the app before you can do something.
Was these all true? or did I assume wrong?
dotslashbin said:
My galaxy note is running perfectly now, that means faster, and I dont' have to do all those tricks to get a deep sleep.
However, what I am about is this feature that I read somewhere. Too bad I was in a hurry that time, and didn't get a chance to save the link , but what it mentioned was that this "premium" version gave the capability where you can directly write into the s-note app, without the need to open the app. I am imagining that if you you have it on your main screen, you can directly write to it already, unlike before when it needed to open the app before you can do something.
Was these all true? or did I assume wrong?
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Yes, u must be referring to the quick S Note, but this is available on 4.0.3 already.
S Memo Quick Note>>>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765415
S Memo doesn't open after ICS 4.0.4 Update on GT-N7000
Hi Folks,
I updated my GT-N7000 to ICS 4.0.4 update (87Mb, India) through OTA, and after that the S Memo doesn't open at all. The Application does 'open' but gives a black screen before displaying a message, 'Unfortunately, S Memo couldn't open' and gives me an option to cancel or wait.
Its been a few days since the update and i tried emptying cache, clearing application data and also wiping partition cache but none of it worked.
Please provide a solution for this issue as S Memo is like a canvas for me.
Thanks
does anyone know if its safe to root from here directly and flash from it directly? or do i still need a aosp before flashing new roms

Anyone had this update?

I had this update come up on Monday. It stuck on 43% and I had to restart to get rid of it.
Today, had the same one again and was stuck on 55%. Again I had to restart to get rid of it. Tapping the X would only get rid of the pull down, tapping on the update did nothing to show what it was.
Anyone know what it is? Anyone else had it?
g0tch said:
I had this update come up on Monday. It stuck on 43% and I had to restart to get rid of it.
Today, had the same one again and was stuck on 55%. Again I had to restart to get rid of it. Tapping the X would only get rid of the pull down, tapping on the update did nothing to show what it was.
Anyone know what it is? Anyone else had it?
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That seems like Samsung Apps related update, not the firmware update really !
g0tch said:
I had this update come up on Monday. It stuck on 43% and I had to restart to get rid of it.
Today, had the same one again and was stuck on 55%. Again I had to restart to get rid of it. Tapping the X would only get rid of the pull down, tapping on the update did nothing to show what it was.
Anyone know what it is? Anyone else had it?
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This update seems to be Samsung APN, app purchase for samsung (Useless)
jdomadia said:
This update seems to be Samsung APN, app purchase for samsung (Useless)
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I never purchased anything so far so it's a mystery. Probably the reason why the download gets stuck.
g0tch said:
I never purchased anything so far so it's a mystery. Probably the reason why the download gets stuck.
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LOl....Samsung angry with u
jdomadia said:
LOl....Samsung angry with u
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You might just be right, it was showing "Samsung A..."
happened to me... try this.. go to .. application manager..samsung apps ..then clear cashe..and uninstall updates.. get back to
samsung apps icon.. it will ask for update.. accept .. it should work.
firefox50 said:
happened to me... try this.. go to .. application manager..samsung apps ..then clear cashe..and uninstall updates.. get back to
samsung apps icon.. it will ask for update.. accept .. it should work.
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Many thanks firefox50 and glad you came accross my post. Done what you said and when it updated it was exactly the same size as the one that got stuck. So now the mystery solved thanks to you.
Best regards and thanks added!
g0tch said:
Many thanks firefox50 and glad you came accross my post. Done what you said and when it updated it was exactly the same size as the one that got stuck. So now the mystery solved thanks to you.
Best regards and thanks added!
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you welcome

Help! Notification Access turns off for many apps

I have a number of apps that I give access to Notifications. (Settings > Security > Notification Access). Apps like Google Wear are pretty useless without Notification Access.
For some odd reason all of these apps will lose their check mark and no longer have access to notifications. Makes my Moto 360 a dead weight on my arm. It's not hard to turn notification back on, I just have to go into settings and check mark it. It's that I have no idea that it's turned off until I start missing important notifications on my watch. It's a real pain.
There seems to be no reason for them to become unchecked, they just do. A reboot doesn't cause this. Seems to happen about once a day.
How can I make sure that all of these apps (7 of them) keep their access to notifications?
Nobody else have this issue?
TabGuy said:
Nobody else have this issue?
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Same issue here on Note 3 (Lollipop). Drives me crazy
Turist said:
Same issue here on Note 3 (Lollipop). Drives me crazy
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I did a factory reset and the problem went away.
TabGuy said:
I did a factory reset and the problem went away.
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Thanks for feedback. I thought about it but hoped to find some other solution.
Am also facing the same issue Note 3 (Sm-N900) running Lollipop 5.0. Every after a while, all check marks are removed and only left on GlanceviewMk, i disabled it but it hasn't fixed the problem. Help Please.
masaichris said:
Am also facing the same issue Note 3 (Sm-N900) running Lollipop 5.0. Every after a while, all check marks are removed and only left on GlanceviewMk, i disabled it but it hasn't fixed the problem. Help Please.
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Me too...
Samsung S4 (i9505) with Albe95 LolliROM v1.0.
After a reboot only GlanceviewMk i selected. I also have Apex Notifier, ExDialer & Light Flow on but these three are disable at every reboot... On 4.4.2 no problem..
Thanks,
Marco
Lyan said:
Me too...
Samsung S4 (i9505) with Albe95 LolliROM v1.0.
After a reboot only GlanceviewMk i selected. I also have Apex Notifier, ExDialer & Light Flow on but these three are disable at every reboot... On 4.4.2 no problem..
Thanks,
Marco
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masaichris said:
Am also facing the same issue Note 3 (Sm-N900) running Lollipop 5.0. Every after a while, all check marks are removed and only left on GlanceviewMk, i disabled it but it hasn't fixed the problem. Help Please.
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Turist said:
Thanks for feedback. I thought about it but hoped to find some other solution.
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Turist said:
Same issue here on Note 3 (Lollipop). Drives me crazy
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TabGuy said:
Nobody else have this issue?
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TabGuy said:
I have a number of apps that I give access to Notifications. (Settings > Security > Notification Access). Apps like Google Wear are pretty useless without Notification Access.
For some odd reason all of these apps will lose their check mark and no longer have access to notifications. Makes my Moto 360 a dead weight on my arm. It's not hard to turn notification back on, I just have to go into settings and check mark it. It's that I have no idea that it's turned off until I start missing important notifications on my watch. It's a real pain.
There seems to be no reason for them to become unchecked, they just do. A reboot doesn't cause this. Seems to happen about once a day.
How can I make sure that all of these apps (7 of them) keep their access to notifications?
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I had this too, and it seems to be fixed now.
Just disable (freeze) glance view mk with titanium backup or any other app. And please let me know if it works for you too
Yes it works!
But I don't exactly know what I've disabled...
What it was for?
Lyan said:
Yes it works!
But I don't exactly know what I've disabled...
What it was for?
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I thought that it's something related to Ambient display, but it seems that it's working fine, and Quick Glance is not working. Now i'm pretty sure it's Quick Glance
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Lyan said:
Yes it works!
But I don't exactly know what I've disabled...
What it was for?
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I thought that it's something related to Ambient display, but it seems that it's working fine, and Quick Glance is not working. Now i'm pretty sure it's Quick Glance
Same problem here
Hello, I have the same problem here with Galaxy Note 3 in Lollipop. Everything keeps getting unchecked in Notification Access. I have an Android Wear watch so it's even more annoying, since I stop receiving notifications on my watch.
Any solution to this that does not involve rooting? I did a hard reset (2, actually) but the problem persists. I have a long trip soon and would like my phone to be as stable as possible since I will be depending on it for guides, GPS, etc.
Thanks!

October firmware update [NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA]

I received an OTA today. Like 377 MB.
It looks like a new bootloader as well. Didn't come with a change log, but below is the informative after the update. NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA
ShrekOpher said:
I received an OTA today. Like 377 MB.
It looks like a new bootloader as well. Didn't come with a change log, but below is the informative after the update. NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA
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Yes it is new bootloader. I expect this for around 2 weeks now. Seems like it is little harder to flash anything on this bootloader.
On Edge of Note
Yeah I'm installing it now myself.
Updated mine but facial recognition is now not working. Under settings, I see under Screen Lock Type I still have password, Face and Fingerprints as an option but "Face Recognition" is now grayed out. If I go into the Screen Lock Type setting, Face shows the switch to the right but that option is grayed out as well and can't be changed.
Zeab said:
Updated mine but facial recognition is now not working. Under settings, I see under Screen Lock Type I still have password, Face and Fingerprints as an option but "Face Recognition" is now grayed out. If I go into the Screen Lock Type setting, Face shows the switch to the right but that option is grayed out as well and can't be changed.
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Might want to try going to lock screen and security settings then go to other security settings and clear credentials. I haven't had that same problem since I updated today so I haven't tried it on this phone but it worked on another Android device that I have when it greyed out Security Options.
norbarb said:
Yes it is new bootloader. I expect this for around 2 weeks now. Seems like it is little harder to flash anything on this bootloader.
On Edge of Note
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Hey norbarb, I did the OTA and my phone system UI keeps crashing, cant even get to a screen on my phone maybe due to substratum themes... IDK... I cant even flash back to AQH7 that you posted! am I doing something wrong... Should I try another ODN this sucks as Samsung and ATT softbricked my phone all day Ive been without it!
ShrekOpher said:
I received an OTA today. Like 377 MB.
It looks like a new bootloader as well. Didn't come with a change log, but below is the informative after the update. NMF26X.N950USQU2BQJA
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Change Log
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut...tep_KM1230781?make=Samsung&model=SamsungN950U
So nothing new or worth updating for?
rippedwarrior69 said:
So nothing new or worth updating for?
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What's changing: Network performance enhancements, stability improvements, other various updates and fixes, and Android device security updates, including KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability fix and BlueBorne fix (on SPLs September 1 or later)
I'd say that the KRACK fix itself is a good reason to update.
iteam said:
Hey norbarb, I did the OTA and my phone system UI keeps crashing, cant even get to a screen on my phone maybe due to substratum themes... IDK... I cant even flash back to AQH7 that you posted! am I doing something wrong... Should I try another ODN this sucks as Samsung and ATT softbricked my phone all day Ive been without it!
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Happened to me a few minutes ago. Don't do factory reset yet. Use ADB to uninstall the app created by substratum.
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA Labs
jack man said:
Might want to try going to lock screen and security settings then go to other security settings and clear credentials. I haven't had that same problem since I updated today so I haven't tried it on this phone but it worked on another Android device that I have when it greyed out Security Options.
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apparently all that does is clear your saved certificates. I have been able to disable face scan by turning on iris but that doesn't work so well with my glasses. Face recognition is my preference but I can't seem to get it to enable after update.
Suntzupa said:
Happened to me a few minutes ago. Don't do factory reset yet. Use ADB to uninstall the app created by substratum.
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA Labs
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Shoot! I couldn't wait around anymore without my phone not working and did a factory reset through recovery.... UGH woke up was all restored and I forgot NOT to restore substratum and was back to system ui errors so here I go again restoring without substratum... I'm nervous to reinstall substratum again!
iteam said:
Shoot! I couldn't wait around anymore without my phone not working and did a factory reset through recovery.... UGH woke up was all restored and I forgot NOT to restore substratum and was back to system ui errors so here I go again restoring without substratum... I'm nervous to reinstall substratum again!
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Anytime you do an OTA the Substratum app developers suggest uninstalling all of the themes. Nothing is broke on the device it's just causing an issue with seeing the home screen/settings.
This is also why using ADB to uninstall the layers would fix the issue.
Just for future reference for everyone.
Has anyone noticed the security update breaks YouTube's crop to fit button. My button is missing now. I do have it to auto fit set but that doesn't work wither.
chrispyutec said:
Has anyone noticed the security update breaks YouTube's crop to fit button. My button is missing now. I do have it to auto fit set but that doesn't work wither.
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Me to
chrispyutec said:
Has anyone noticed the security update breaks YouTube's crop to fit button. My button is missing now. I do have it to auto fit set but that doesn't work wither.
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I updated yesterday. That button in YouTube is working fine for me.
Not working on mine
Do anybody have problem with making and receiving calls ? When I try to make call phone app drops in 1 sec. When someone try to call me they are forwarded to voice mail. I experience this on 2 of my Notes 8 after update.
On Edge of Note
Zeab said:
Updated mine but facial recognition is now not working. Under settings, I see under Screen Lock Type I still have password, Face and Fingerprints as an option but "Face Recognition" is now grayed out. If I go into the Screen Lock Type setting, Face shows the switch to the right but that option is grayed out as well and can't be changed.
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I lost it too. Exactly the same as you.
Pinch the screen out to expand screen to fit screen that's how u do it now

Official OREO has rolled out

Just got official AT&T OREO update. Little over 1.4gb build CRC2
I received an OTA as well. 1407.35MBs. Still downloading!
Mine still says software up to date. I hate att.
smokinmoses said:
Mine still says software up to date. I hate att.
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Use BK Disabler and clear the data for Software Update. You should be able to check again. I believe you can only check once every 24 hours or so. Good Luck.
I just used Odin to go back to nougat and as soon as I could get to my settings I was able to get the OTA.
smokinmoses said:
Mine still says software up to date. I hate att.
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Easiest way to keep checking is to advance your phone's clock ahead one day then try again. Just remember to turn the auto clock detection setting back on.
jack man said:
Easiest way to keep checking is to advance your phone's clock ahead one day then try again. Just remember to turn the auto clock detection setting back on.
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Holy crap, this actually work. Download now.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
set your date for tomorrow (28th) and it should work. that's what I had to do
What do I need to do to get the official update if I installed the zip?
I've installed att firmware on my unlocked phone and i still haven't got any updates. it still says software is up to date. i even tried changing the date.
scoot05redss said:
Use BK Disabler and clear the data for Software Update. You should be able to check again. I believe you can only check once every 24 hours or so. Good Luck.
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Go in and change the date on your phone ahead one day or 2 and it should let you check for updates again.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
smokinmoses said:
Mine still says software up to date. I hate att.
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Mine did that as well for months. My last update was when I bought the phone back in Nov. I did the update.zip method and used Smart Switch to backup all to MicroSD card.
Received this update today without needing to change the date. Running nicely so far, just wish the gif keyboard wasn't removed for us.
EzEddie said:
Received this update today without needing to change the date. Running nicely so far, just wish the gif keyboard wasn't removed for us.
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I have it on mine as you can see in this screenshot. When I heard the update was coming today, I factory reset before I took it. When it booted up, it updated during the setup process.
Edit: wait, are we talking about the same thing? Do you mean the feature where you can draw a gif message?
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I have it on mine as you can see in this screenshot. When I heard the update was coming today, I factory reset before I took it. When it booted up, it updated during the setup process.
Edit: wait, are we talking about the same thing? Do you mean the feature where you can draw a gif message?
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Not the live message, I have that. There is a gif option on the keyboard from other carriers. For some reason AT&T left it out.
In developers options there is the ability to change Bluetooth Audio Codec to SBC (default) to Aptx, Ldac, etc. If you change that it doesnt stick and it resets itself to SBC. Bummer.
Also the only option that does seem to seem concerning Bluetooth and Developers Options is Bluetooth AVRCP Version. AVRCP 1.4 is default but changing to AVRCP 1.6 seems to stick.
Meant to post this last night. Here's screenshots of my for full use of the OTA Oreo. I'm a teacher on spring break so I messed around with it a lot yesterday getting all my settings and apps set up.
So I decided to try the Samsung Experience 9. The badge number for Gmail isn't showing the proper numbers. Anything beyond one unread email shows some stupid huge numbers, such as 4 unread email, but the badge showed 169 ... LOL So, this is still buggy.
de2000 said:
So I decided to try the Samsung Experience 9. The badge number for Gmail isn't showing the proper numbers. Anything beyond one unread email shows some stupid huge numbers, such as 4 unread email, but the badge showed 169 ... LOL So, this is still buggy.
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Yeah this is the only thing about the new update that is bugging me. The badge numbers can be way off. Other than that I am really enjoying the new update and my phone is so fast now.
Hagbard57 said:
Yeah this is the only thing about the new update that is bugging me. The badge numbers can be way off. Other than that I am really enjoying the new update and my phone is so fast now.
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Don't know what's worse... badges with wrong numbers or badges that don't come on at all. I get none at all. And I even factory reset before I took the update. I got no clue, even after spending tons of time digging through settings

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