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First let me say thank you to everyone who makes this place such an awesome resource. I'm sure I'm not the only lurker who feels a ton of gratitude and appreciation for all the time and effort shared here!
Because of that gratitude I just wanted to register and post this in the hope that it'd help someone else in the same position.
I was hesitant to root my vibrant because I'm really not in a position to replace it if I managed to destroy it in the process, but finally 2 days ago I gave in and did the one click root plus clockwork recovery process so that I could use barnacle wifi tether. Of course 2 days later this official over the air update gets pushed through, immediately filling me with dread.
I assumed it was froyo finally but did some reading first, mostly here; and while it was not the much anticipated 2.2 it still sounded like something I'd want to have. Plus there seems to be no simple way to get rid of the update nag in the notification bar unless you update.
So I went ahead and risked it. And I'm happy to say that despite a horrifyingly long pause at the galaxy s screen, the update went thru perfectly using just the official push delivery method, not Odin or anything but the stock delivery method.
Now I have media hub, the gps fix, my signal bars seem to finally be working right and maybe I'm fantasizing but the whole phone feels faster; and I didn't even lose root.
Anyway, I hope this helps someone who like me only rooted and clockworked for wifi tether.
I wasn't so luckly. I undid my lag fix and un rooted and still soft bricked mine and had to use odin to get it back
how long
HumanTarget said:
First let me say thank you to everyone who makes this place such an awesome resource. I'm sure I'm not the only lurker who feels a ton of gratitude and appreciation for all the time and effort shared here!
Because of that gratitude I just wanted to register and post this in the hope that it'd help someone else in the same position.
I was hesitant to root my vibrant because I'm really not in a position to replace it if I managed to destroy it in the process, but finally 2 days ago I gave in and did the one click root plus clockwork recovery process so that I could use barnacle wifi tether. Of course 2 days later this official over the air update gets pushed through, immediately filling me with dread.
I assumed it was froyo finally but did some reading first, mostly here; and while it was not the much anticipated 2.2 it still sounded like something I'd want to have. Plus there seems to be no simple way to get rid of the update nag in the notification bar unless you update.
So I went ahead and risked it. And I'm happy to say that despite a horrifyingly long pause at the galaxy s screen, the update went thru perfectly using just the official push delivery method, not Odin or anything but the stock delivery method.
Now I have media hub, the gps fix, my signal bars seem to finally be working right and maybe I'm fantasizing but the whole phone feels faster; and I didn't even lose root.
Anyway, I hope this helps someone who like me only rooted and clockworked for wifi tether.
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thats great to hear since I'm rooted and i just installed ROM Manager/Clockwork in order to make a nandroid backup. Now Im wondering whether i should wait for the OTA to hit my phone or if I should use Kies Mini to do it manually over USB. In either case, could you please answer one question...how long did it stay at the galaxy s screen?
Becuase some people are saying it stayed on it for an hour and assuming they're soft bricked but if it really takes 1 hour and 2 minutes than that extra bit of patience is needed...
jblade1000 said:
thats great to hear since I'm rooted and i just installed ROM Manager/Clockwork in order to make a nandroid backup. Now Im wondering whether i should wait for the OTA to hit my phone or if I should use Kies Mini to do it manually over USB. In either case, could you please answer one question...how long did it stay at the galaxy s screen?
Becuase some people are saying it stayed on it for an hour and assuming they're soft bricked but if it really takes 1 hour and 2 minutes than that extra bit of patience is needed...
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took about 3-6 minutes for me.
I got very worried... but was patient.
Stock ROM
Rooted
All bloatware removed.
wasted mine with no lag fix rooted on stock kernel, stock build..had to odin back and update via odin...****ty
well damn, im kinda at a loss then about whether to go through with this. I want the update but I dont have the time to be messing with flashing and odin right now...
Weirdddddddd
I to bricked my phone with the ota. I was rooted, stock rom, lagfix with clockwork. I undid the lagfix but still bricked. My boy's running the same without clockwork (never had time to put it on). Unrooted, delaged and removed the update.zip that was on the phone from root and cleared the cache. Ota worked without a problem. Some believe it is the result of an update.zip left on the sd which causes the problem.
The ICS update finally appeared in France for stock Note.
It appears the update was pulled shortly after because a lot of users bricked their Notes in the process.
Moral of the story: don't update as soon as you see an update, but wait...
Samsung really sucks at software development.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
as tu une source s'il te plait merci
Samsung france facebook page for the source.
SFR update and XEF for the short time i spent there.
i'm in the same case except that i'm booted and running( for me was a FOTA update, wich installed nicely except with a "failed " message after the fist boot), but the phone cannot be mounted by any ways under windows now ( even with drivers reinstalled ).
But some seems to be blocked in bootloop
Epic fail on this one, especially just before a week-end.
I'm one of the lucky few that got it to boot - sigh come on Samsung!
Managed to upgrade to ICS with 'failed to upgrade firmware' warning.
Missing S Note application, not sure whatelse it might be missing.
You can manually install S Note app by looking up apk file.
Search 'S Note app xda' from google if anyone having similar problem.
Kies 2.0 is recognizing phone as well. I can link screenshot if anyone need for w/e reason if it may help them.
Also, battery drainage problem still there i believe.
Tried the infamous aeroplane mode method, not so sure if it helped:
1. Turn off touch sound and screen lock sound from setting->setting
2. Turn on aeroplane mode
3. Switch off phone
4. Take out battery for 10sec
5. Boot and wait till everything loads
6. Turn off aeroplane mode
App called 'Play Movies' was installed along with ICS, but it gives 404 connection error for 'movie rental' section.
Other than that, Note is running really smooth with ICS.
Firmware version shows up as PDA:LQ3 / PHONE:LPT / CSC:LP1 (XEF)
Wasted time trying to download this so-called update
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When I see that, I'm happy to install safe custom roms...
It's a shame for such a company to provide such crappy roms...
Well I am one of those who got stuck on the infamous Samsung logo...
Stock Note, purchased in November, never rooted, 2 GB updates via OTA since November, CSC XEF.
Yesterday morning I got the upgrade notice, did it OTA and on rebooting stuck on Samsung screen...
As an idiot I had been waiting for the "official" ICS ROM.
Thanks Samsung, lesson learned.
Many phone manufacturers will tell you to stay away from custom roms to avoid bricking your phone but to brick your device when updating on an OFFICIAL stock rom after receiving a notification is definitely UNBELIEVABLE !!!!! What is Samsung doing to this expensive device - after the EMMC Bug episode where many people have bricked their Note, now we have another update problem!
Samsung's reputation will take a hard punch with these things if the press writes about this. I think most people who bricked their Note will be fed up and avoid Samsung's phones in the futur.....
For those who want to follow this :
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileFrance
Final5k said:
Many phone manufacturers will tell you to stay away from custom roms to avoid bricking your phone but to brick your device when updating on an OFFICIAL stock rom after receiving a notification is definitely UNBELIEVABLE !!!!! What is Samsung doing to this expensive device - after the EMMC Bug episode where many people have bricked their Note, now we have another update problem!
Samsung's reputation will take a hard punch with these things if the press writes about this. I think most people who bricked their Note will be fed up and avoid Samsung's phones in the futur.....
For those who want to follow this :
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileFrance
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totally agree... it would have been good for them if they silently provide fix for the emmc bug... staying on GB has become the best solution to all this crap..
I have to say that I'm glad to hear of this. At least it's not just me!!!
My French note got the update yesterday and although it's not hung up or bricked, it certainly has huge issues. Running so hot and battery discharging even when connected to PC by usb. Using wall charger is barely keeping up with the drain even when not using phone.
Have done battery pull and cache wipe twice. No change. Factory reset, nothing either.
Swype not working. Premium suite totally missing. Really disappointing.
Probably not worth waiting for them to figure it out. Downloading UK version now.
I left my note on overnight under the following condition.
Wifi off
Bluetooth off
Data off
Auto rotation off
Gps off
Silent mode on
Power saving off
Between 1am and 10am battery % changed from 81% to 79%.
Quite satisfied with standby drainage.
I just did aeroplane methid as i mentioned on page 1.
Not using any battery save apps.
However when using apps such as dolphin browser, s note, s memo, there seem to be heavy battery drainage issue.
Charged fully then used the browser for approx. 30min and it was on 90%.
Hello.
I enjoy my Nexus 7 2012 (Wi-Fi 32GB) tablet very much, when it is working properly and, unfortunately, that hasn't been often for some time. Android 5.02 helped a bit and the tablet is currently running 5.1 from a OTA update, which seemed to help a bit more. Android 5.1.1 has been mentioned however, I am not sure my issues will be helped by an update. For this reason, I am here to ask for advice or suggestions as to what I should do next (if anything!)
My first issue was the battery. The battery only lasts four hours per charge and since it is the original from 2012, I have ordered a new one and am awaiting its arrival. This tablet was a gift and whatever warranty it had has most likely expired so I am not concerned about invalidating a warranty. I hope that a new battery will make a big difference.
However, it is the second problem that is really annoying. The screen on my tablet freezes often, in any program and at any time. After charging the tablet, I've learned that it is best to restart the tablet to prolong the amount of time before the tablet freezes for the first time. Reading an article, for example, is a problem as I can read the first page but when it is time to slide the screen up to scroll to the next page, I am at risk of the screen freezing and it definitely freezes before page three. When typing a comment on Facebook or Twitter, etc. either they keyboard freezes while typing or if I can type the comment, the screen freezes before I can press the send key. I have other ways that are less portable to access these types of programs however, portability is the reason for a tablet. Using the tablet as a reader, I usually do not have any problems swiping page to page for usually as long as I'd like (although the swiping motion is a potential problem outside of the reading app.)
I backed up the tablet just prior to the 5.1 update and reset it to factory settings and for almost a week the difference was amazing. However, even with 5.1, the tablet is back to freezing again. Regarding the 32 GB internal storage; the actual available space after the OS is 28.17 GB and my available 23.90 GB. Due to the tablet's lack of response, I only reloaded a small number of apps and then, with the screen freezing multiple times in the four hours the battery allows, I uninstalled even more apps to get where I am now; I have never exceeded 50% at any time. In a browser, I often have more than one window open, yet it is the only program open. Sometimes, Facebook and Messenger are open at the same time but not always. If I get an incoming update, such as CNN, etc. if I open that for a few minutes, I'm risking another freeze. I am continuously aware of what programs are open and close them with the bottom square icon on my tablet. I have two frequent errors: SYSTEM UI is shutting down and the Process System is shutting down and they happen often. I am using Nova Launcher and the other Launcher on the tablet has been force stopped. I should probably note that I did the cache cleaning process two different times before I reset the tablet to factory settings.
Would going to something like the Cyanogen Mod be of assistance with this situation? There is an Official CM12 Mod available for this tablet however, the article I am referencing is from January 2015, written by Vinod Yalburgi titled, "Update Nexus 7 2012 (grouper) to Android 5.0.2 with CyanogenMod 12 official ROM." The tablet is already at 5.1 though and, as you have surmised correctly, I am not fluent in Mods of any type so I am unable to determine which mod is the best in this situation or if a mod is not going to be the right answer. I am open to rooting the tablet; the huge benefit I'd appreciate is the ease of creating a full back-up.
Is there another, more appropriate solution? My main concern is that if I wait for Lollipop 5.11, whenever that might be, it will not improve the issue with the screen freezing and I will have waited longer and ultimately gotten nowhere. Going back to KitKat 4.4 as I have read others have done is not appealing but if is the best solution . . .
Thank you for your patience with all of these details. I am hoping that with this info and all of the experience here, you can help me move in the right direction. Your time and any and all of your helpful suggestions are appreciated! This tablet can still work very well and as it was a gift, I want to make it work (on the days I do not want to hit it with a hammer!)
CShirey
I had the same freeze ups after the 5.1 update. I reset it 3 times to no avail! So I went back to KitKat 4.4.4. This lollipop is a big SUCKER, if you ask me... Google has screwed the pooch on this one.
? Take me to your Leader ?
Not the option I was hoping for but maybe the solution!
eLCruz said:
I had the same freeze ups after the 5.1 update. I reset it 3 times to no avail! So I went back to KitKat 4.4.4. This lollipop is a big SUCKER, if you ask me... Google has screwed the pooch on this one.
Take me to your Leader
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Thank you for your suggestion! Does your tablet work well with KitKat 4.4.4? Any problems with freezing and battery drain? I have continued on with my research on this trying to determine what other owners have done in a similar situation. Lots of complaints but not a lot of answers, so far!
CShirey
General surprise at the lack of helpful replies!
I am grateful for the reply I received however, I am disappointed in the general lack of interest. Whenever I come to review posts here, I see that generally, most posts receive multiple answers. I am in the right forum . . . Is my question considered to be too simple . . . or did I miss an unwritten rule? Thanks.
CShirey
Sorry, had turned notifications off and forgot. It's working smoothly on 4.4.4! Should have never updated, IMO. I believe lollipop will be Google's windows vista... Hope every thing works out.
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Hello folks, new to the forum here. My wife and I both recently got Galaxy S7s from Sams, and our carrier is AT&T. For whatever reason, the push updates never happen on my phone, so I am still in 6.0.1, but my wife's has gotten 7.0 pushed to hers. Problem is that after a while (perhaps a couple of days), her phone starts to develop a persistent lag, where she can't really do anything at all, like typing or changing apps, so severe is the lag. The phone was basically useless at that point, so she would have to restart the phone to restore its normal function. But the lag would always return, and she would need restart multiple times per day.
Talking to Samsung and AT&T proved fruitless at getting any troubleshooting done other than factory resetting the phone. That of course fixed the problem, but as soon as the 7.0 push update happened, the lag came back. We eventually got AT&T to send us a new phone on warranty. But just recently her phone got 7.0 pushed and sure enough the lag is back. Clearly the problem is software related, as my phone is still 6.0.1 and runs perfectly.
I am pretty uninitiated in the Android world, and so I was hoping you folks might be able to help us restore her phone, as I am certain we will get no useful help through the "official" channels. We aren't looking to root or anything, but if there is troubleshooting or a guide we could walk through, we would sure appreciate the help.
Thanks!
I had the same problem when my S7 did the update from 6.0.1 to Android 7. I asked AT&T to change the phone and they did. When the new phone did the update the lag problems started again. I downgrade to stock 6.0.1 and disable the update service with Package Disabler. Now I keep on android 6.0.1 (which I like more than the Nougat) and I do not have lag problems.
You could try to flash the Nougat update manually. It's not exactly simple, but a fair amount of reading up on it should prepare you. Obviously you'll lose all personal data, and there's even a chance it might still be laggy for you. There is a guide on how to do this on droidviews.com that helped me tremendously. Make sure that if you try this, you plug in the phone only after it is in download mode and only after Odin is open. Plus you'll need the drivers and to make sure the phone is in USB Debugging mode via developer options, as well as turn on OEM unlock before you try this. Good luck!
Hello Everyone,
Right, I'm just going to give a quick intro to the situation TLDR below.
So I've been on android for a long time, ever since I got rid of my Nokia brick but my girlfriend has been apple since her first phone, so of course, I've been singing androids praises to her about the battery life, rooting and other such android brilliance, then a few months back she said fine but she had a few features she wanted mainly a big screen, removable battery, fingerprint scanner, and a good camera so after looking at loads of phones we settled on the lgv20, and then my headaches with the phone started.
TLDRGot my girlfriend who has been on apple her whole life onto android, didn't work out so great and now I'm looking for some help.
So the current state of the phone is
it's a H910 that was updated to oreo with a H920 kdx then dirtysanterd, then flashed with a rootable oreo rom and rooted with magisk manager, forgive me if I missed anything I did all this a while ago so it's not fresh in my mind and I'm pretty tired right now so il probable edit this later.
But the issues are weird and unlike anything, I have dealt with before so call on the knowledge of any LG v20 gurus for help, the first problem was present out of the box but did seem to get worse after all the flashing and rooting ect, the phone will turn off seemingly at random and won't turn back on until plugged in, and it will also do this if you try to take a photo with flash but not if you use the flash as a torch.
Now the second issue is due to being in the UK and the LG v20 being a US phone and was the reason I started messing with ROMs and rooting, the signal is terrible, I did check to see if this would be an issue before getting the phone and it seemed to be fine for others, but after having this issue and looking a bit deeper I have seen some people having the same issue with signal and having success flashing a modified modem, but I'm worried that it might not work and may make the signal worse, but if anyone has had success getting signal in the UK please let me know how.
Finally, there are just a few annoying things like some pretty heavy slowdown at times and some general glitchiness with apps freezing and crashing, so if there are any good ways to make the phone a bit more optimized and stable while keeping root that would be nice.
Thanks to anyone who reads this, and thank you to anyone who takes the time to share any knowledge and ideas
A lot of stuff there.
Flash issue sounds like a hardware problem but it could be software gone wrong.
Same for signal problem.
I would flash back stock Nougat *US996 KDZ (usa version) to see if the problems go away. Do not root and trial it for a few days.
This will also change the modem which might help signal issue. There is guide to cross flashing variants on this forum and youtube. Search *LGUP patched V20*.
So try this first is my advise.
*is best clean stock rom without network restrictions or bloat