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episodes of screen unresponsiveness after updating to kitkat

Hi everyone
So I update my N9005 to the official polish kitkat firmware and I've been experiencing episodes of screen unresponsiveness very often. Anybody else has this problem? Anybody managed to fix it?
P.S I'm aware of the counterfeit/unoriginal s-view flip covers issue which I'm having as well but the thread isn't about it.
Hope someone has a solution.

nader9999 said:
Hi everyone
So I update my N9005 to the official polish kitkat firmware and I've been experiencing episodes of screen unresponsiveness very often. Anybody else has this problem? Anybody managed to fix it?
P.S I'm aware of the counterfeit/unoriginal s-view flip covers issue which I'm having as well but the thread isn't about it.
Hope someone has a solution.
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Hello, I have been experiencing moments of "freezing" or unresponsiveness as well.
For me, it seemed to be due to chrome or using power saving mode. (People in another forum were blaming their droid maxxs freezing problem on chrome) I disabled chrome and disabled power saving mode.
Then I started using opera. I experienced another moment of unresponsiveness using opera without the power saving mode.
I was thinking back to the first times that it happened and it seemed to be paired to the wifi download and upload symbol being active in upload and download activity.
I know that correlation does not mean causation, but I think it is worth exploring if the network activity is causing it to somehow hang.
This bizzar occurance made me perform a factory wipe leading to another round of issues involving processing err_0000, but that is another story; sadly, it didn't even fix the issue.
OP, are you still experiencing the moments of unresponsiveness? If you are, have you noticed the events that are correlated with the event?
Has anybody else experienced this or found a remedy?
It could be one of the apps from the play store that is not playing nice with kitkat, but due to the multitude of other issues, I'd say it is a kitkat or touchwiz flaw.
Thanks for any help.
Lago

nader9999 said:
Hi everyone
So I update my N9005 to the official polish kitkat firmware and I've been experiencing episodes of screen unresponsiveness very often. Anybody else has this problem? Anybody managed to fix it?
P.S I'm aware of the counterfeit/unoriginal s-view flip covers issue which I'm having as well but the thread isn't about it.
Hope someone has a solution.
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I had an issue with screen not responding sometimes .....I figured out it was due to the flip case (original by Samsung). Although lately I haven't experienced that either.
Try using the original non flip case and see if you still have the issue.
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pac-mannan said:
Try using the original non flip case and see if you still have the issue.
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I have never had a s-view flip case on mine. I use holster iblason case that has no interaction with the screen.
This only started for me once I upgraded to kitkat.
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lagoboss said:
I have never had a s-view flip case on mine. I use holster iblason case that has no interaction with the screen.
This only started for me once I upgraded to kitkat.
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Hmmm...no idea then...try flashing it again?
Maybe that will help
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pac-mannan said:
Hmmm...no idea then...try flashing it again?
Maybe that will help
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If your phone isnt hanging up and freezing, that gives me hope. I'll gsm reset, clear the cache and then flash.
Thanks
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pac-mannan said:
Hmmm...no idea then...try flashing it again?
Maybe that will help
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I just cleared the cache, factory wiped, and installed the Russian update N900XXUDNC4 and so far, the phone is a lot smoother. No hangups in the browser yet, but time will tell lol.
It is annoying setting up the phone like new lol. I'll update the post as to if I have moments of freezing or the screen becoming unresponsive.
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Cheers mate..do tell me how the battery is..if its good I might flash Russian as well ,currently have but flashed
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Had this problem too, as well as lots of lag. Reflashed and did a factory reset. Took care of both.
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Battery life is looking good. Power Saving off, bluetooth on and connected to my smart watch.
I made one short call. I don't talk on the phone that much. I mostly use it for Internet browsing, music, and instant messaging/texting. I'll update on Tuesday when I have a full day at school.
Keep in mind though that the n9005 is the lte version. I have a n900, the non lte international variant; our battery life may be different.
Edit: 4/20/2014 same charge 70% 1 day 6 hours bluetooth, wifi, gps, and 1 Gmail account in sync.
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Even I experienced the same. My phone came with Kitkat installed. Freezing happens when a webpage is loading or the time i turn on Sync etc. strange thing is phone seems smooter when power save mode turned on.

I think it may be a problem that was not fixed until the March 31st 2014 KitKat build. I have been using Chrome heavily since I installed the most recent official rom; I have not experienced any lag or hanging system wide or in the browser. It reminds me of 4.3.
When I wiped and reinstalled the previous rom, I noticed the lag and unresponsiveness right away.
I'm going to use the browser heavily next week. If I have no issues, I think it may be safe to say that the bug was fixed in the latest kitkat with March 31st 2014 build date.
People with lag, do you have the lte variant or the regular SM-N900? I'm starting to think only the SM-N900 are being impacted by sour Sammy updates.
And if you guys wipe your phones, make sure to turn reactivation lock off because it could cause an error that will not recognize your real Sammy account and password. This phone has become stressful; I'm not updating it again lol
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I just experienced another moment of unresponsiveness using the google search box within the chrome app running DNC4 :/ Going to try the latest Russian KitKat
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Camera failed on SM-G900H

Hi, yesterday my camera stopped working. I've seen this googling it, but I always come up with Verizon phones. Mine is factory unlocked. Also all information I came up with, was from April. Any ideas on these? I'm not home, I'm on vacations and these really sucks as I can not take anymore pictures.
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Not only you, Sometime me and other users also faced this problem..
When I heavily used my phone and too many application running in background, on that time I faced this issue..
But after restart the device, problem gone.

I have hard reset it and still have same problem. I think tomorrow I will go to samsung and see what they tell me. I will post it
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I like you, my s5 when updating 6.0 will be camera error

chimas16 said:
Hi, yesterday my camera stopped working. I've seen this googling it, but I always come up with Verizon phones. Mine is factory unlocked. Also all information I came up with, was from April. Any ideas on these? I'm not home, I'm on vacations and these really sucks as I can not take anymore pictures.
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I'm experiencing the same here

Remote control problems

I'm experiencing random problems with infra red blaster for my TV. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.What is the case with you, guys? Any advise well be highly appreciated!
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Same here. After a reboot it's working like a charm but few hours later is not so constant anymore. I use default remote software and smart remote, with both have the same problem.
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I have Note 3 and I have never had such a problem
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The same problem, after restart all ok, but after some time

juliano76 said:
I have Note 3 and I have never had such a problem
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Note 3 remote is working fine, maybe it's bug in Note 4 that will be solved soon.
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After working properly that I made reset and- suddenly doesn't accept the country selection

Having the same issue here, never had an issue with my S4 but with this one is just a pain to be aiming the TV for a while to make it work.
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Same issue here with the 910C, even after flashing new firmware NK5 issue persists.

No problems here with Note 3

No problem here.
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Same problem here. Any solution?

Bumb!

Same problem here, anyone found a fix. Running 4.4.4

Not sure how this will work for others, but I've been using TouchSquid app from the Play Store now for a few months and it always works. You have to select 'Alternate IR Driver' in the settings. It's not the prettiest interface, but it works for me , I can control two TVs, my Squeezebox, Hi-Fi, DVD Recorder and even an IR light switch. I tried several other apps but couldn't get them to work consistently. Maybe I just got lucky :/
Here's the one I use:
Touch Squid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=remote.home.samsung
And here's the free trial:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ts.universal.remote.control

I9505 heating problems

Hello guys, i have an i9505 and before lollipop i did not have heating problems, but after updating the modem and boot loader and going to lollipop, my cpu does not go under 60-65 celsius. I've updated again the modem and bl and the problems is not that big but it is still heating like crazy, can you help me guys?? I'll give a smoothie
Btw i tried all kernels and all roms on xda
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chossen said:
Hello guys, i have an i9505 and before lollipop i did not have heating problems, but after updating the modem and boot loader and going to lollipop, my cpu does not go under 60-65 celsius. I've updated again the modem and bl and the problems is not that big but it is still heating like crazy, can you help me guys?? I'll give a smoothie
Btw i tried all kernels and all roms on xda
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Try to change your battery and see whether it's still overheats.

I wanted to do that really, but i wanted someone else to tell me so i would not be a wierdo, you really think that would work?
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chossen said:
I wanted to do that really, but i wanted someone else to tell me so i would not be a wierdo, you really think that would work?
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I have 2 batteries. One gave me overheats, even though the battery itself is not bulged.
One totally no issues at all.
Same phone, same ROM, same setup, same etc.
You can give it a try. But then again, I might be wrong.
Technical issues can arises from a lot of factors anyway.

I will try, thank you so much for your reply
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Try the old modem, the one you didn't have any issues. Otherwise it's samsung's crappy update.

Can i go back to that modem?? No risk?? I changed the csc, changed the sim, changed the carrier, changed 3 batteries... still blowing fire, 80c om the cpu... many times when i use my data plan
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The only risk is signal issues.

So because of the modem i have the heating problems??
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It may also the update.

What?
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I may also be related to the lollipop update. Since you did mention that it didn't happen on kitkat. It only started happening since moving to lollipop. So it may also be the update. Go back to kitkat or change to a custom rom and see if it helps.

I tried all, just all custom roms with lolli
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N910tuvu1cog2

Looks like a new build is out http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/52477/N910TUVU1COG2_N910TTMB1COG2_TMB/
Model SM-N910T
Model name GALAXY Note 4
Country USA (T-Mobile)
Version Android 5.0.1
Changelist 4739134
Build date Mon, 03 Aug 2015 06:37:17 +0000
Product code TMB
PDA N910TUVU1COG2
CSC N910TTMB1COG2

What's the difference

jjjjayd13 said:
What's the difference
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I have no clue...i can't find a changelog anywhere

Im downloading now if i am guessing correctly this is the update that fixes stagefright

allenjthomsen said:
Im downloading now if i am guessing correctly this is the update that fixes stagefright
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Your probaly correct...but they could have made it 5.1.1 though...smh.

allenjthomsen said:
Im downloading now if i am guessing correctly this is the update that fixes stagefright
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If it also had a memory leak fix that would be awesome but somehow I doubt it since it's still 5.0.1

Its definitly 5.0.1 but it does have some fixes i can guarentee

What fixes have you noticed? It's not OTA and Kies isn't coming up with it. That's about all I know of it.
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Memory seems less used no lag possibly stagefright fixed will post back with more later

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It must have some important updates in it since v5.1.1 should be out real soon.
Have a great day!

Mirror? sammobile took it down

I'm still showing it on Sammobile.
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nope, it's on. Currently I'm downloading it.

How's it running for those who installed it?
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rile1564 said:
How's it running for those who installed it?
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I think it takes less RAM.

I've been running it for 3 hours. Not much difference. Maybe a little snappier. Memory is about the same. My keyboard hadn't FC'd yet, so that's good. The only issue, and this may be a coincidence, is my SD card of 6 years either blew or is not recognized anymore. I'm traveling but will figure it out later.
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rile1564 said:
I've been running it for 3 hours. Not much difference. Maybe a little snappier. Memory is about the same. My keyboard hadn't FC'd yet, so that's good. The only issue, and this may be a coincidence, is my SD card of 6 years either blew or is not recognized anymore. I'm traveling but will figure it out later.
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You probably need a read write fix made for that new base!

Seems to be it. SD card works in a tablet.
EDIT : the card blew. An old card worked fine. 6 years for a PNY ain't too bad!
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You can also use Samsung Smart Switch (The Kies replacement) to update your Note 4.
http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/
If Smart Switch does not list the new update. Unplug your phone and choose, "emergency software recovery and initialization". Use SM-N910T as the model name and enter your serial number.
You'll have to put the phone in recovery mode, which is explained in the program.
RAM usage is down and issues with lag seem to be gone in most places.

effortless said:
You can also use Samsung Smart Switch (The Kies replacement) to update your Note 4.
http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/
If Smart Switch does not list the new update. Unplug your phone and choose, "emergency software recovery and initialization". Use SM-N910T as the model name and enter your serial number.
You'll have to put the phone in recovery mode, which is explained in the program.
RAM usage is down and issues with lag seem to be gone in most places.
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What's up bro, haven't seen you since the note 3