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Battery drain on s4

I have a very huge battery drain on map and Google service. Anyone have that issue? Know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
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vincedoggy said:
I have a very huge battery drain on map and Google service. Anyone have that issue? Know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
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My phone's dead so I can't give you the exact details, but there are some features on the map that runs all day.
- history - it tracks where you go every day and every second. turn it off so it doesn't detect your location every second.
- latitude - tracks your location and reports to our friends.
Just go through the settings and turn a lot of these sharing info off. I'd think you only want to use the map for the map and GPS feature anyways.

Will try this and report. This is my 2nd s4, return 1st due to overheating issue. I am very disappointed s4 so far.
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Im on day 3 of my s4. Day 2 of the phone I got 3/4 day of battery. Today I turned off gps, battery saver on. And just been surfing the web and im at 57%. Was at 100% at 5am niw its 750pm.
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This beast sucking battery like crazy. I previously owned note 2 and htc one are way better on battery life compare to this beast on idle.
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My battery's been pretty good so far. And it doesn't matter how long the battery lasts, what matters is how much you've used your phone during that time, i.e. screen on time. Well for completeness, it's really a combination of the two. So what kind of screen on times are you getting for a full run?
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vincedoggy said:
I have a very huge battery drain on map and Google service. Anyone have that issue? Know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
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Google maps is known for wakelocks. They need to fix this ASAP. We should leave reviews commenting on this. Tested through betterbatterystats

Weird you guys are having battery problems. I charged my phone till 100% and listened to music for 7 hours and then went to bed and this morning without any charging is at 52%. I have a lag thread in the general section that might help. Also in Google Maps Location Settings, turn off using GPS and just use mobile networks. Turn off bluetooth and wifi while not in use.
Should be fine from there.... (I don't even have power saver on or anything)....
Just like mediaserver wakelocks, it is not directly related to google maps, but could be one of your applications trying to use the GPS service through maps to find location causing the wake lock.

If you have Google Now enabled, that can drain your battery faster than if you have it off, because Now is constantly figuring out where you are and then reporting back to Google. This can cause even more drain if your cell signal is weak or if it can't get a GPS lock. Making sure Wi-Fi is on, even if you aren't connected to a Wi-Fi network, will make it easier for your device to locate you.
If you want to safe some battery, disable Google Now completely.
Additionally, here are all the Apps I have disabled on my device in order to save battery:
AT&T DriveMode
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Locker
AT&T Messages
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi
BlurbCheckout
ChatON
Flipboard
Group Play
Mobile TV
PageBuddyNotiSvc
POLARIS Office 5
S Health
S Memo
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung Apps
Samsung Link
Samsung Push Service
Samsung WatchON
Story Album
Synchronize
TripAdvisor
YPmobile
Your mileage will vary. Don't disable apps you may need/want to use.

{Q} Google Services chewing up my battery life

I've noticed the past few days google services is taking a chunk out of the battery life. I have BetterbatteryStats and Wakelock Defender and i cant identify the specific app causing it. If i do a battery pull the usage goes down but it eventually comes back up even on a voice call the percentage drops but then raises again to a really high percentage im at a loss here need some guidance. I have taken some screen shots
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I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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lordandroid said:
I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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Thank you for this. I am on Rogers and we just got the new update. Since then, google services is destroying my battery life. It's using about 90% and my battery is lasting half of its normal length.
Trying your solution tomorrow after a full charge.:good:

skydirt said:
Thank you for this. I am on Rogers and we just got the new update. Since then, google services is destroying my battery life. It's using about 90% and my battery is lasting half of its normal length.
Trying your solution tomorrow after a full charge.:good:
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I've been running this method since i discovered it and this is the battery performance i have gotten thus far as of today
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Found same/similar results after turning off location services. One of the worst culprits of power consumption!

lordandroid said:
I've been running this method since i discovered it and this is the battery performance i have gotten thus far as of today
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This didn't work for me.
Today, I woke up, unplugged my phone and drove to work (50 min drive). I listen to internet radio in the car via TuneInRadio, and didn't touch the phone all day while at work. Drove home and again streamed internet radio.
Here are the results. As you can see, I still have an issue :crying:

skydirt said:
This didn't work for me.
Today, I woke up, unplugged my phone and drove to work (50 min drive). I listen to internet radio in the car via TuneInRadio, and didn't touch the phone all day while at work. Drove home and again streamed internet radio.
Here are the results. As you can see, I still have an issue :crying:
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This screen shot incorporates the above method? If not what have you done?
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lordandroid said:
This screen shot incorporates the above method? If not what have you done?
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Yup. I did as you suggested.
I have looked more into this issues and Google services boards are flooded with users having this same issue in 4.2.2. It seems that it's actually the the new Google maps that came with it as indicated by a few users here. http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/U0MjxOQl3w0
Users have discovered that the v7 of Google maps is constantly trying to find location, even if a user has disabled it under the phones settings. It's not allowing the phone to go to sleep. As you can see is this screen capture, Google services ran 10hrs43mins out of the 14 hours my phone was off the charger.

skydirt said:
Yup. I did as you suggested.
I have looked more into this issues and Google services boards are flooded with users having this same issue in 4.2.2. It seems that it's actually the the new Google maps that came with it as indicated by a few users here. http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/U0MjxOQl3w0
Users have discovered that the v7 of Google maps is constantly trying to find location, even if a user has disabled it under the phones settings. It's not allowing the phone to go to sleep. As you can see is this screen capture, Google services ran 10hrs43mins out of the 14 hours my phone was off the charger.
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Try this uninstall the newest version of Gmaps afterwards your left with the previous version of Gmaps then open the Google Play app and you'll see an update to Gmaps and install it then restart your S4. Monitor it from there for a day or two.
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lordandroid said:
Try this uninstall the newest version of Gmaps afterwards your left with the previous version of Gmaps then open the Google Play app and you'll see an update to Gmaps and install it then restart your S4. Monitor it from there for a day or two.
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Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/

skydirt said:
Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/
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I've heard of this personally i have not tried it since my battery life has returned. But some users after trying it out reported no change.
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Just noticed this issue. I wonder if this has anything to do with the new Maps update? I never had this issue on my S3.. then again I was on a custom stock rom.. As now I'm on the MF3 update...

I'm not so sure why Google doesn't push those updated too all the devices. Therefore, I am asking myself if it's normal or if it can do any harm if we update it ourselves?

I have Google Play services 4.1.6 and do not experience that issue.So it is not consistent. But there are so many individual tweaks we do that it may be difficult to track down.

Go to the google browser, then settings, find "location" and uncheck the locations settings there and see if this works. Or do a factory reset and then just uncheck every features that comes with the fresh reset on my GT-I9505. Then go to Google play app store and turn off "automatic updates".
My battery record is ~ 3 days and 1h watching Youtube, twitch surfing internet in 100% screen contrast an hour or so on, playing games but this includes the GPS, Wi-Fi and Mobile data, sync when not used. Not joking. I'll be uploading screenshot soon enough.

Same problem for me on S III using JB 4.1.2.
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skydirt said:
Okay, so here it is. This is a confirmed bug with Google Play services v 4.1.6. Google has a new version, 4.1.10 that fixes the location issue and batter drain.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/29/download-latest-google-play-store-4-1-10/
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Actually Android Devices posted version 4.3.1 earlier today.
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lordandroid said:
I have found the solution to this issue:
1) System settings
2) More tab
3) Location Services
4) Uncheck Use wireless networks
This will eliminate the excessive use of Google Services battery life. And you will still have location based access app wise.
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Question for you. I'm running JB 4.1.2. As you can see by the screenshot, the selection you're suggesting is "and/or". Apples to apples?
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Figured out whats causing my google services to use crazy amounts of battery... the culprit was samsung push service.. removing the latest update and going back to the factory version fixed the problem for me... the update was released the aug 8th tho so if u had the problem before there might be something else going on as well idk removing the push service worked for me tho main battery consumer is screen and android now
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randun said:
Question for you. I'm running JB 4.1.2. As you can see by the screenshot, the selection you're suggesting is "and/or". Apples to apples?
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Ucheck "Use Wireless Networks"
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There may be unintended consequences for unchecking use wireless networks. If I understand correctly, this may interfere with the ability of device locating apps to locate a lost or stolen device. Can anyone confirm?

Should I return my S5?

My Android System is constantly at 30% or more for battery percentage usage and is higher than my screen. I have not saw my Android System lower than the screen in terms of battery percentage used and I've had the phone for about 3 days..
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Narrow down which app is causing it what apps have you installed . more than likely it's a app
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What worked for me:
Un-sync Samsung account
Turn off Samsung App store
Turn off Samsung App Widget
Turn off all the AT&T garbage.
Night and day difference. YMMV. :good:

bonebeatz1234 said:
Narrow down which app is causing it what apps have you installed . more than likely it's a app
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How can I tell which though? I have GSam installed but it doesn't say which app is making Android System run so much..
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See..
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More
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Anyone?
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Joe0113 said:
Anyone?
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Read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43424843
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Joe0113 said:
My Android System is constantly at 30% or more for battery percentage usage and is higher than my screen. I have not saw my Android System lower than the screen in terms of battery percentage used and I've had the phone for about 3 days..
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Pretty much standard Samsung behaviour (Note 3 is the same)
Get shot of Samsung apps (just freeze HUB as it causes rotation problems on the N3 and may on the S5 also)
Log out of your Samsung account
Turn off GPS
Turn off Air/Gestures etc unless you really need them.
If you can rid your device of G+ and Google Search etc as they hog processes also.
Keep your syncing to a minium, try not to have every app syncing all the time at once, stagger the sync time a bit.
Grab Wake lock detector and monitor what's keeping your device awake/ using processes etc.
Usually, a debloat on Samsung devices tends to sort out Android System, But I noticed after I moved to Kitkat on my Note 3 that Android system rarely dropped below 18% or so, unless I used an AOSP ROM.

radicalisto said:
Pretty much standard Samsung behaviour (Note 3 is the same)
Get shot of Samsung apps (just freeze HUB as it causes rotation problems on the N3 and may on the S5 also)
Log out of your Samsung account
Turn off GPS
Turn off Air/Gestures etc unless you really need them.
If you can rid your device of G+ and Google Search etc as they hog processes also.
Keep your syncing to a minium, try not to have every app syncing all the time at once, stagger the sync time a bit.
Grab Wake lock detector and monitor what's keeping your device awake/ using processes etc.
Usually, a debloat on Samsung devices tends to sort out Android System, But I noticed after I moved to Kitkat on my Note 3 that Android system rarely dropped below 18% or so, unless I used an AOSP ROM.
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I think the problem was NiLS FP. Ever since I uninstalled it my battery has been amazing. I uninstalled it last night at 2am, then woke up today at 11am and my battery did NOT drop not even 1% throughout the night!

From previous experiences, if in doubt, take it back.

What's NiLS FP
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smot13 said:
What worked for me:
Un-sync Samsung account
Turn off Samsung App store
Turn off Samsung App Widget
Turn off all the AT&T garbage.
Night and day difference. YMMV. :good:
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Instructions please ?

pnr2020 said:
What's NiLS FP
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Look it up on the Play Store.
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whats that, that you uninstalled so i can do the samething to mine
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Instructions please ?
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smot13 said:
What worked for me:
Un-sync Samsung account
Turn off Samsung App store
Turn off Samsung App Widget
Turn off all the AT&T garbage.
Night and day difference. YMMV. :good:
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i would also like to know how you do this as well if anyone has instructions on this, would be amazing.

Five and half THOUSAND wake locks can't be normal !

Godmyster said:
whats that, that you uninstalled so i can do the samething to mine
i would also like to know how you do this as well if anyone has instructions on this, would be amazing.
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settings > accounts > samsung > turn off sync.
settings > app manager > turn crap off.

[Q] UK S5 Updated to G900FXXU1ANE2 - Problems

Hi,
A couple of days ago I updated my S5 to G900FXXU1ANE2 with Kies 3 from my PC.
I've noticed worse battery life, but I guess its too early to judge so I'll give it a week or so and a few more cycles.
However, I have noticed that during ALL games the battery gets ridiculously hot. I've never had this on any previous firmware updates. If its related to the flash/firmware then I am tempted to go back as it never used to get hot and battery life was a couple of days.
I know there will be some stock answers advising me to do a factory reset, but I'd really rather not.
Cheers,
GG

Same here..my screen gets very hot since update
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I had strange battery life, too.
"Multimedia" drained my battery and phone became hot!
It seems that there is a scan of every media on SD after update..
Today I have another problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737673
EDIT: Multimedia started again draining my battery.. I can't believe it..!!!

Noticed my battery life isn't as good after the update either. Not noticed any difference heat wise though.
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Kill the bluetooth test process, it causes a damned large amount of wakelocks.... that helped a lot for me.
Also NFC despite being turned off, it was causing some wakelocks for me.

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Kill the bluetooth test process, it causes a damned large amount of wakelocks.... that helped a lot for me.
Also NFC despite being turned off, it was causing some wakelocks for me.
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Whats the bluetooth test process? I can only see 'bluetooth share' running and it only let's me stop the process not disable.
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simacca said:
Whats the bluetooth test process? I can only see 'bluetooth share' running and it only let's me stop the process not disable.
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Change to the All tab in the Application Manager and scroll, it should be below bluetooth share and it will have Force Stop enabled.

Got it. The only thing is that it will restart after every reboot because you can't disable it. I switch my phone off at night. Will force stop and see if it improves my battery life though.
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Heres to hoping that Samsung release another update to resolve this.
Its a shame coz on the previous firmware the battery life was awesome.
GG

adie1234 said:
Same here..my screen gets very hot since update
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i noticed this too..

Sprint S7 & S7 Edge Nougat 7.0 beta program is Open

Hurry up before they close sign ups.
If you don't know how to register, simply download the Samsung beta program from the galaxy apps store (not play store) and then follow the prompts.
I hope you guys find this helpful

Finally!

FYI-You have to wipe data or get constant reboots
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aburns7487 said:
FYI-You have to wipe data or get constant reboots
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Mine works fine without the wipe.

I was just sharing my experience as I just got the phone the day before. I had the phone all set up it was working fine on Android 6.0.1. I upgraded to the beta for nougat Android 7.0 and immediately my phone kept rebooting every 30 seconds or little bit longer. Once I realized the data I have not had any issues at all.
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I previously had the Note 7
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I had massive restart loop every 30 seconds yesterday. Have been troubleshooting. Ultimately had to rewipe again, to get it to work.
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I downloaded the app this afternoon, did the registration, went into my setting and checked for an update and it downloaded nougat. The one thing I have found is that Bluetooth sucks! Seriously my music breaks up with it just in my pocket and I'm wearing Bluetooth headphones. Then I took it out of my pocket and put it on the counter and I can't get 5 feet away from the phone and the music breaks up again. Prior to the update I could go to the gym, put my phone down and be a good 40 feet away and it would still work fine.
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Is there a way to keep the phone's screen from coming on when a text message comes in?
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Thanks to this thread I installed the beta Nougat OS.
Nothing bad so far. I did NOT wipe or remove data.
So far, I really like it. The SoTP meter says it's faster. Only thing that doesn't work so far is my Agenda Widget. Love the improved AOD. Battery seems to last a little longer, but not enough experience to say definitively. I did notice that the phone was warm when at 100% this morning. Haven't seen that since the update that stopped us charging to 100% (even though the display said it was).
The options in Settings are better- much better control of notifications.
I'll post more as I discover it.

Is anybody having the issue where the speaker volume is really quiet? Like unusable when watching YouTube.
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sgtmedeiros said:
Is anybody having the issue where the speaker volume is really quiet? Like unusable when watching YouTube.
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I just pulled up a random video on YouTube. Sound is working fine.

Is the registration still open?

DubSolo said:
Is the registration still open?
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i registered but im afraid to lose my hotspot. i here they fixed the "turn it on after reboot" thing. im still on OG firmware and get 2 and 1/2 days battery life so can someone confirm hotspot still works if turned on real quick after reboot?
being on the OG firmware I can still set my apns. Thanks

Robalboa said:
i registered but im afraid to lose my hotspot. i here they fixed the "turn it on after reboot" thing. im still on OG firmware and get 2 and 1/2 days battery life so can someone confirm hotspot still works if turned on real quick after reboot?
being on the OG firmware I can still set my apns. Thanks
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I was trying to run the Sprint software on my g935a but that damn annoying Sprint activations wouldn't allow me to get anywhere. Want Nougat bad and Verizon stopped at beta 2...booo

DubSolo said:
I was trying to run the Sprint software on my g935a but that damn annoying Sprint activations wouldn't allow me to get anywhere. Want Nougat bad and Verizon stopped at beta 2...booo
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Nougat is closed again
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The Beta Program is over today.
https://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/3...ogram-ends-today-official-release-in-january/

Goat1378 said:
The Beta Program is over today.
https://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/3...ogram-ends-today-official-release-in-january/
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So it releases in January. Just a few days awayyy
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Son Rise said:
So it releases in January. Just a few days awayyy
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Lol if only! Thats when Sammy will release it to the carriers. And then they will do their thing and probably take their time draging feet.

Goat1378 said:
Lol if only! Thats when Sammy will release it to the carriers. And then they will do their thing and probably take their time draging feet.
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Sprint users were part of the beta too, so it shouldn't be like rollouts in the past. Although I don't understand why we've been testing 7.0 and the final is supposed to be 7.1.1, unless Sprint stays on 7.0.

Ramer said:
Sprint users were part of the beta too, so it shouldn't be like rollouts in the past. Although I don't understand why we've been testing 7.0 and the final is supposed to be 7.1.1, unless Sprint stays on 7.0.
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If sammy sends them 7.1.1 them that's what we will get. 7.1.1 isn't that much different from 7.0 just a few features added like app menu short cuts which wouldnt take much for them to add in the final release .I really dnt get how beta is over with all bugs not fixed. I personality still have an issue with Youtube videos not working after some time. Notification tones stop working after some time. No factory reset or caches clear has fixed this in the whole beta process.