It's been a while writing a thread.
In this morning (9/20/16), the first thing I noticed was Note 7 safety update available message from my Verizon Note 7.
As you know, Samsung is pushing OTA updates to limit the battery charge rate upto 60% to prevent the fire.
Many of the users may wait until tomorrow to replace thier Note 7. But anyway, I tried to update my phone to see what's the difference until tomorrow.
1. I noticed that OTA update took about 10 minutes as indicated in upgrade notice
2. After the upgrade, battery went down to 85% from 100%
3. During the upgrade, my phone was 'HOT' and I've never felt this much hot before from my Note 7 (may cause another fire?!!!)
You may not want to apply the upgrade while your phone is being charged.
4. I put my Note 7 in the cool plate to drop down the temperature and now it's on the normal temperature.
This thread is just for the informational purpose and here is the screenshot of what's displayed after the upgrade.
There's a thread on this update here already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-note-7/how-to/pushed-verizon-note7-update-green-t3465228
Please search before posting and do not duplicate threads.
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Hello all. I posted about a week ago in the Verizon s5 section with regards to bad battery life while living in Germany. I have gotten exactly 0 feedback over there, so I figured I would post my question here.
Admins - I am just copying and pasting. Unless you think it would be better to just move the post?
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Hello all. This is my first actual help post cause I now have a problem, but I have been lurking for a while.
Anyway, I have a rooted S5 from verizon that had awesome battery life compared to my old nexus - I could hit 2 days with one charge. Anyway, I am now living in Germany, will be here for the next year, and I can get maybe half a day before I hit 30%. It feels like I am back with the nexus, I have to plan my charging around what I will be doing.
My carrier here is Lebara. Under the battery stats Android system and Androud OS dominate usage. I had that under control in the States with some TB tweaking, but it is back with a vengance. I haven't updated the OS and am not planning to until L comes out and is compatible with root.
I am never far from an outlet, but I don't want to return to my old habits of always plugging in.
I just had a thought - is it possible that the different electricity standards here nuked my battery? If this is the case, should I worry about my tablet too?
I am also starting to notice a lot more lag and even freezing from normal usage.
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Tl;dr?
Moved to Germany with rooted Verizon S5. Now using Lebara. Half day battery life. Starting to notice lots of lag and freezing. Help!
I haven't seen any threads on this, and even did a Google search for ANYTHING on the Internet with the corresponding firmware, however att pushed an update Ota to my device today with the n915aucu2boc7 firmware. Has anyone else received this, it was 202mb, and it's STILL 5.0.1
Just letting people know it's available at least in the Charlotte area.
@jjohn9 share screenshot pls..
Just a small update.
This software update includes
Find My Mobile and Reactivation Lock enhancements
Android OS security enhancements
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB426661&cv=820
i just checked updates on my atnt edge and its updating atm.
202mb download also.
Mine came through shortly after getting to work this morning. Just like the op, I too couldn't find any info on what it was. No noticeable difference per se. Screen transitions and the notification panel was a little buggy at first (nova launcher) but a battery pull seems to have fixed that.
I will say this though it definitely didn't fix the "heating" problem. I left mine open back and battery out for a few mins to let the device cool down.
Ok in my experience so far the batyery drain issue we have all been having and are all to familiar with was drastically improved on this version. You will notice your battery drain curve in your setting menu to be much much much more "smoothed" out rather than being a sharp straight down line like it used to be. I'm very thankful for that at least because this phone up until now should have had much better battery life. However I have noticed that is ahouldll well now!
So in conclusion I've had this update since yesterday morning at around 5 a.m. and it is a great improvement in lag, and power consumption.
Question is can it be rolled back to KK?
Especially how the force updates on you...never before had I seen where an update goes through without you accepting till this Note Edge
I updated and didnt see any improvements. Wonder if there ever will be an 'edge' store in the galaxy apps. Been like what 9 months and its still 'comming soon'. Ughh i feel like this device will be left in the dark
Thinking that this update is security responses to the new Android Hack?
I got it yesterday afternoon (Sunday)
t-mobile has started sending out updates through the phone. received mine about 15 minutes ago. when the update first showed up it explained exactly what the update was for and what it did. the update is supposed to give you the green battery icon if you have a new replacement note. if note the battery icon stays white and let's you know to return your phone for a replacement. i have not done the actual update yet as i am holding onto my note till the end of the month as i might try to get another phone besides a samsung phone.
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Phone is flying now. Lag is gone. Iris scanner is futuristic and display options allow you to scale device. Can't wait for non exploding note 7 Thur
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That safety notice pops up every time you plug in the charger
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Green battery icon is add
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Phone is flying now. Lag is gone. Iris scanner is futuristic and display options allow you to scale device. Can't wait for non exploding note 7 Thur
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This is the main reason why I want to return my phone back for a new iphone. The lag is terrible.... I know you said lag is gone, but could you elaborate?
The update also includes the September 1, 2016 security maintenance release.
I wonder if the security update includes a feature that will let them turn the phone off if you do not swap it out?
Getting my replacement sent to my store since I cant get silver in any one around me. Just got confirmation text lets hope they get them out asap!
If my Note 7 is from China and I download this update...I fear my battery icon will turn green and I won't be able to exchange the phone ? Will T-Mobile sent me if this happens?
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I wonder if the security update includes a feature that will let them turn the phone off if you do not swap it out?
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The rumor is that they will take away 40% of your battery capacity due to forcing your battery to only charge up to 60% of total charge. They say this to make sure the old Note 7 don't over charge and don't explode. This is rumor to happen by the end of month.
This is what I believe is their last straw in getting us to exchange the older Note 7 for newer Note 7.
So this update is giving warning before taking away 40% of our battery charge capacity.
So there is no need for them to force shutdown your Note 7.
Has anyone else notice the Weather & Clock widget disappearing when using another launcher. I exchanged my device last night for a new one, set it all up the way I like it. The update came through this morning, and after installing it the "Weather & Clock" widget disappeared from my home screen. I'm using Google Now launcher and loved that I had this ability prior to the update as I know previous phones limited certain widgets when you used different launcher. Anyone else on this boat?
Thanks!
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The rumor is that they will take away 40% of your battery capacity due to forcing your battery to only charge up to 60% of total charge. They say this to make sure the old Note 7 don't over charge and don't explode. This is rumor to happen by the end of month.
This is what I believe is their last straw in getting us to exchange the older Note 7 for newer Note 7.
So this update is giving warning before taking away 40% of our battery charge capacity.
So there is no need for them to force shutdown your Note 7.
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Thats not true my phone have the new update and it charge to 100%... The phone is a lot faster and it dosent get hot at all like before. I started to like note 7 a lil more.
I'm worried about taking this update. I just got my replacement Note 7 about an hour ago, I don't want the update to make it so I can't get root. Anyone have any idea if this effects it?
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Thats not true my phone have the new update and it charge to 100%... The phone is a lot faster and it dosent get hot at all like before. I started to like note 7 a lil more.
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You didn't read it correctly. I said by "end of month". and "So this update is giving warning before taking away 40% of our battery charge capacity. ".
Which means that this wouldn't take effect until the end of month. Not now. Again it is/was (depending on time you read this) a rumor. This rumor is well posted at many news and tech sites,
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I'm worried about taking this update. I just got my replacement Note 7 about an hour ago, I don't want the update to make it so I can't get root. Anyone have any idea if this effects it?
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You can postpone it what they say as 3 times (whatever that means). Once you reboot it will reboot itself at sometime (without you choosing) and install itself regardless of you choosing to postpone it. That is what happened to me. Once it starts to install you can't stop it by shutting down (I tried that).
So in short in the long term you have no choice.
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You didn't read it correctly. I said by "end of month". and "So this update is giving warning before taking away 40% of our battery charge capacity. ".
Which means that this wouldn't take effect until the end of month. Not now. Again it is/was (depending on time you read this) a rumor. This rumor is well posted at many news and tech sites,
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You can postpone it what they say as 3 times (whatever that means). Once you reboot it will reboot itself at sometime and install itself regardless of you choosing to postpone it. That is what happened to me. Once it starts to install you can't stop it by shutting down (I tried that).
So in short in the long term you have no choice.
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Well, hopefully someone knows what app I may have to freeze to stop the update. It's not that I don't want it, it's that I don't want it yet until I'm sure!
What do you guys of the new notification bar pull down?
I think i like it more now.
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Well, hopefully someone knows what app I may have to freeze to stop the update. It's not that I don't want it, it's that I don't want it yet until I'm sure!
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Once you postpone it, don't reboot.
I think people are getting confused since there are 2 updates.
One is for defective Note 7s making it so it'll only charge to 60% for safety reasons and so people will go exchange their devices.
The 2nd update is for new Note 7s, making the battery indicator green along with a number of improvements, I'm loving my Note even more now, its very snappy with some welcome UI changes.
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I think people are getting confused since there are 2 updates.
One is for defective Note 7s making it so it'll only charge to 60% for safety reasons and so people will go exchange their devices.
The 2nd update is for new Note 7s, making the battery indicator green along with a number of improvements, I'm loving my Note even more now, its very snappy with some welcome UI changes.
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WRONG. There is only one update for t-mobile users. Doesn't have to do with any kind of battery limitations, only fixes / improvements, and now a notification that will tell you to replace the device everytime you place it on a charger.
I have been on the Note 4 since it came out. It is fantastic. I am on at&t and have the 910a version.
The Marshmallow update killed my phone for the most part. It locks up every day where i need to pull the battery to reset.
It is slow and laggy. My Music stops for no reason now.
Honestly I wanted a note 7. With all the issues and now the official recall, I still would be inclined to get a note 7 but more trouble than it's worth.
Not going to note 5 (no sd storage) and this is 100% important to me. I have a 256GB card with all my music, emulator roms and phics and such on. No way to go to a note 5.
So I was thinking of buying a new note 4. Starting fresh. Just importing my contacts, call log and texts from my old phone and my apps and settings of course.
I was thinking 2 years later $300 for a new Note edge is pretty nice, considering I went note 4 over the edge becuase of the $200 price difference. I couldn't afford $1G to the $800 the note 4 was when I bought it.
Should I go note edge or just get a new note 4? And if I get a new note 4 should i buy the at&t version again and hope that marshmallow update on a fresh new phone won't be that bad. Or is there a better variant I can buy for at&t? I looked up the 910T (tmobile) then I saw there is a 910U 910C 910ect... I want my LTE to work and I understand some variants are just no good on at&t. Is the 910A the best bet or is there a better variant that will be a better phone (due to different processor) and still run as good as the 910a variant?
Thanks!!
Advice today before midnight would be great as I wouldn't mind getting 10% ebay bucks on a new phone today. So a $300 note edge would only be $270 because I get 10% back in ebay bucks till midnight.
Before buying another note4, have you looked at this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/note-4-freezing-restarting-t3348821
If you're phone is suffering from the same issues as my phone (which is also messed up), you can make it usable again by following the top reply on this reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote4/comments/4dgef7/note_4_suddenly_slow/
For some reason, a lot of other Note 4 users started to have this problem last month. I have found a temp fix to stop it from freezing and restarting.
Step 1. Download Wake Lock from the Play Store
Step 2. Enable Partial_Wake_Lock (number 4)
Step 3. Enable Auto-Start for it to start when your phone boots
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I'm hesitant in recommending buying a new note4.. what if it has the same manufacturer's defect and it starts acting up?
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Before buying another note4, have you looked at this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/note-4-freezing-restarting-t3348821
If you're phone is suffering from the same issues as my phone (which is also messed up), you can make it usable again by following the top reply on this reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote4/comments/4dgef7/note_4_suddenly_slow/
I'm hesitant in recommending buying a new note4.. what if it has the same manufacturer's defect and it starts acting up?
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No that is not what my phone is doing.
it almost like it has a memory leak. It works fine for 10-15 hrs, but when i plug it in to go to bed at night it locks, sometimes even unplugged just sitting with the screen off for a few hours will do it too.. I can usually get the screen back on but all notifications are frozen, the alarm don't go off, i can usually hold the power button and get the menu to reboot / shutdown to come up, but when i push one of them the confirmation screen never allows me to click YES and reboot or shutdown. I have to pull the battery. SOMETIMES I get lucky and can just hold the powerbutton for 20 seconds and it will just reboot, but most of the time I cant. Pulling the battery is a huge deal for me becuase II have an otterbox defender on the phone and it is a HUGE PAIN to get off.
Mate, I would say install some other Note 4 rom using Odin and you'll be just fine. Just check sammobile or here on xda what's good for your N4 version.
I'd try reinstalling the stock OS back onto your device before you go hunting for a new motherboard.
I bought my nexus 6p a few months ago second hand from swappa.com. I like others have experienced the early shutdown problem and at first i let it go however it continued to get worse and the battery would barely last my one hour ride to work. I decided to contact google just to see what would happen. I was sure my phone was out of warrantee which the tech support rep confirmed. I told her my situation and to my surprise she said that since this is a known problem, as a one time courtesy they will take back my phone and send me a refurb. Just wanted to share my story in case anyone else here is having a difficult time with this. I cant say yet whether or not i still have the problem but will report back after a few day sif anyone is interested. i'm sure the battery life will be better though.
edit: i even explained that i bought it second hand from sappa.com and thats why i am not the owner in their system. It seems the phone just needed to be originally purchased from them instead of a third party like a phone company.
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I bought my nexus 6p a few months ago second hand from swappa.com. I like others have experienced the early shutdown problem and at first i let it go however it continued to get worse and the battery would barely last my one hour ride to work. I decided to contact google just to see what would happen. I was sure my phone was out of warrantee which the tech support rep confirmed. I told her my situation and to my surprise she said that since this is a known problem, as a one time courtesy they will take back my phone and send me a refurb. Just wanted to share my story in case anyone else here is having a difficult time with this. I cant say yet whether or not i still have the problem but will report back after a few day sif anyone is interested. i'm sure the battery life will be better though.
edit: i even explained that i bought it second hand from sappa.com and thats why i am not the owner in their system. It seems the phone just needed to be originally purchased from them instead of a third party like a phone company.
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Let us know how it all works out, how long it takes to get the refurbished one which I've heard can be a different color if that matters to you but should be the same capacity. Did they ask for a credit card in case they don't get the return unit?
I think I'd personally rather just change the battery first ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72934124&postcount=25 ) to see if it solves the problem without losing my 1.5 yr+ whole setup-dealing with restoring files that I did however backup but it's good to know Google has offered this one time courtesy since it's a real issue that a Google store device shouldn't have. My fingerprint sensor on my stock Nexus 6P is getting annoying slow too often ( for some it's stopped working entirely https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/vLbK8_TF7vE/27XCSnZvBQAJ ) so maybe I'll contact Google to see what they say - https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/7109524?hl=en&ref_topic=7084203.
I just installed the latest July 5 security patch update (this Build N2G48B of 7.1.2 took a long time to boot & still finishing update) which seems to have helped my fingerprint sensor speed so far but more time will tell..
to answer your questions, i ordered it the sunday before independence day and recieved it thurs. they used fedex 2 day shipping.phone is the same color and capacity. they put a hold on my credit card for almost 800 until they recieve the old phone back. battery life is substantially improved. I am so used to plugging the phone in every chance i get that i have not had a chance to see if it actually goes to 0% yet but i did get it down to about 15. ill post back in a few days to let you guys know if i still have the early shutdown with this refurbished phone
I did the same exact thing on Sunday, I got my phone on Swappa with Nexus protect that was transferred to me. The battery issue has become a serious issue sometimes dying at 50% so on Sunday google changed original owner in "google tools" to me so it appears as if I bought it from them and also issued me an out of warranty RMA. I placed the order yesterday once I got the funds for the hold ($588 for 64gb 6P) and the phone shipped today.
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to answer your questions, i ordered it the sunday before independence day and recieved it thurs. they used fedex 2 day shipping.phone is the same color and capacity. they put a hold on my credit card for almost 800 until they recieve the old phone back. battery life is substantially improved. I am so used to plugging the phone in every chance i get that i have not had a chance to see if it actually goes to 0% yet but i did get it down to about 15. ill post back in a few days to let you guys know if i still have the early shutdown with this refurbished phone
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Thanks for starting this thread, did they send you a prepaid postage to return your device with your refurbished replacement?
Could you-everyone install AccuBattery as described in thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72934124&postcount=25 & tell us the battery health (mine is just 41-42% estimated capacity after >19 mo) of your refurbished replacement.. I would be very surprised if you still have an early shutdown problem with a healthy battery. The latest update seems to have improved my fingerprint sensor speed but still sluggish at times (yet still faster than entering the PIN).
Mine is a 64GB Silver Aluminium which is probably the most produced one so would likely get the same one in return but for others I've still heard you could get a different color like this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCDOfljoQY
If I had more recently got the phone I'd be more psyched to contact Google first but after >19 months of data on it setup the way I like it I'm still leaning toward just replacing the battery by Monday with only an 1hr of downtime & monitor with AccuBattery but the more options to solve the issue the better.
They email you pre paid postage to print out and use and you can use the same box. Accubattery shows 87% health based on 2 sessions with 130% charged and 3908 mA
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They email you pre paid postage to print out and use and you can use the same box. Accubattery shows 87% health based on 2 sessions with 130% charged and 3908 mA
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Good to know, hopefully you won't get anymore early shutdowns (for at least the next 12+ months anyway when its battery degrades & you've moved on to another device. Maybe the 87% will also go up some with more sessions data but it should be far better than the original battery.
I had an uninitiated reboot today at 100% because I had my N6P plugged into an external battery since I didn't want a potential shutdown while using voice navigation (among other apps) but at least it could reboot without further incident. I still think that could have been the degraded battery issue that can not keep up with the power demands of so many apps (even if plugged into a portable external charger-some apps which I closed after the uninitiated reboot).
Hopefully no one will be reporting early shutdowns & less uninitiated reboots after healthier batteries..