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So I have been replacing my iphones with android devices lately. I got the Galaxy Nexus from Google, the HTC one X on AT&T and the Galaxy Note international version N7000.
Here are my observations.
The Note is perfect.
The screen on the note is by far the best screen on any of these phones. The Galaxy Nexus screen is not bright enough and has a horrible blueish tint. The HTC One x has a yellow tint and is not as bright as the Note. So screen is awesome.
The Note has pinch to zoom in email. WOW. Neither the Nexus or One X has this. Must have feature IMO.
Note has a microSD slot. Perfect.
Note has removable battery. Perfect.
Is note too big? Maybe but its easier on my eyes since I am getting older.
The One x gets way faster download speeds on both the wifi and 4g but it drops all the time. Sucks. The note is middle ground between the nexus and one x. The nexus has horrible reception in parts of my town and the note does not.
Gotta love the home button. The fact I can press that to wake the phone is great. That and the back button being on the right make it very easy to use. The nexus is second best in ease of use and the One x sucks. Have to reach all the way to the top of the phone to wake up. Makes using awkward.
Both the nexus and one x are running ICS but the note still has no update. Hmm, samsung features kind of fill the gap in gingerbread though. Not as big a deal as I thought although I do want to install chrome beta badly.
So in all I think I am keeping the nexus because I love the style of the phone, its speed and ease of use. The drop calls and screen are tough to deal with though but I love having my T-mobile prepaid sim in it on the $30 unlimited internet plan. Makes a good hot spot and and extra phone when in a jam. Example, my wife just took it along with her iphone with an extended battery on a work trip. She can use it for a hotspot if she needs to. Nice.
The One x is going back and I am going to wait for the Galaxy S3 in blue. Could be a while but this one x is not very good. Starting to hate the HTC sense and loving the TouchWiz.
So there you have it, the Note is so far the best phone in my arsenal. I won't even compare it to the iphone as its a no contest.
+1 Note is PERFECT!!!
No need to say anymore
Welcome to our note big family
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vote for "NOTE"
Welcome to the dark side!
Sense destroys touchwiz, there's not comparison at all lol.
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Mt Note does not make me hate other phones but it prevents me dreaming of another one(except Note 2, I guess).
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It's a great phone! I got it just a while ago because I got offered good money for my iPhone. Have had a couple of Android before but always got back to iPhone, this time I am pretty sure I won't. This note I only got Gervase it was a good price on it, used. I was pretty sure I was going for galaxys3 but now I think I am going to keep this one. I can have this almost without lag and i do not play much. So performance of s3 isn't a big selling point 4 me. I think the camera functions is what I would miss the most.
The thing that is the only drawback is that one hand maneuverability is severely limited.
I have used kingDroid but just changed to paranoid 0.2, and both are great! Never written this fast as I do with Swype and the s-pen. This truly is a smart gadget.
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Loving my Note and I cannot feel this attraction I have for the Note with any other phones even if they are more powerful...
I think my next phone will be the Note 2 for sure... I don't care about other phones...
I had a note for four days.....
I swapped my Iphone 4s for it, yesterday the guy wanted to swap back as he couldn't get the Iphone unlocked for free, he kicked up a right fuss and I had to swap back...
Now I am desperately trying to swap my Iphone 4S for another Note...argghh this little thing is rediculous
Nothing else compares to a note
I will change my note only for.......
Note second edition
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I will change my note only for.......
Note second edition
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It is the android Device to everything you want.
The Note is for now the closet to a perfekt phone there is on the market. Its one if the few phones where the next model should be a tweak rather than a whole new phone.
The screen don't come much better than the notes.
Performance wise there is no apps currently on the market that would benefit from faster a CPU.
The funny thing is you you sometimes forget how good the note is. Then you use or have to see something on someone else "normal" phone. The first thing you think is omg its tiny.
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Don't forget that the Note does have official ICS now!
Booooo note lol
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I love my Note. And I'm never ditching it for any other device.
The only drawback on my head is, that it heats up faster than the Nexus and the S II. Haven't used the One X. But I don't like the HTC phone design in general, not a fan of unremovable batteries at all .
I hope in Note 2 the heating issue is solved, even if not, I think im buying it LOL
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It is a shame that , my samsung s6 edge is slowing down ,
i just got my note 5 , and try to make it a decent gift for my mom
and you know what , this southern lady refused to accept it and said :" my nexus 4 is smooth ,better then this lagggyiiiiiiiii note 5"
i bought nexus 4 for my mom like 3 years ago , it still goes smoothly even better than iPhone 6
i check out the System and what ? Original Android is better than anything else !!!!!!!!
fxxk the iPhone by pure edition android phone produced by Google is quite simple and easy
i wish google will find out that you still can make a thousand B Profits by selling real android phone
Artech21-Offical said:
It is a shame that , my samsung s6 edge is slowing down ,
i just got my note 5 , and try to make it a decent gift for my mom
and you know what , this southern lady refused to accept it and said :" my nexus 4 is smooth ,better then this lagggyiiiiiiiii note 5"
i bought nexus 4 for my mom like 3 years ago , it still goes smoothly even better than iPhone 6
i check out the System and what ? Original Android is better than anything else !!!!!!!!
fxxk the iPhone by pure edition android phone produced by Google is quite simple and easy
i wish google will find out that you still can make a thousand B Profits by selling real android phone
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mine is lag free once i removed all the bloat, you should try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563
What is it with new phone models that makes all the idiotic made up stories come out?
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mallman said:
mine is lag free once i removed all the bloat, you should try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563
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I haven't removed any bloat since I got my phone, i'm running it 100% stock so I can point out and laugh at these idiots trying to talk about how slow the phone is with all the bloat, well at least on the AT&T version there is pretty much no slow downs at all, this phone really is a workhorse. 6 days of use and it's not crashed or hard locked, it hasn't force closed an application while I was trying to use it, and it hasn't even done more than a slight hiccup when I first got it out of the box.
For the first 2-3 hours my phone was downloading apps and updates and installing everything so it was a bit slow during the first 2-3 hour time period. But ever since that all finished it has been flawless.
Yeah I don't know where anyone saying lag. Lag is non existence on the note 5 Verizon version.
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I was very impressed by how lag free the Note 5 is after reinstalling the apps I had on my note 4. So far Samsung has produced a beast of a phone here!
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Fastest phone ive ever owned for sure. Totally lag free for now. Hopefully it stays that way.
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For the first 2-3 hours my phone was downloading apps and updates and installing everything so it was a bit slow during the first 2-3 hour time period. But ever since that all finished it has been flawless.
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This is a good point. If the story from OP is at all true its surely because his mom signed in, then it started auto downloading all of her apps, and it was laggy while it was installing 120 apps so she said she didn't like it. Other than that there is no chance this is even remotely true. I just went from a Nexus 6, which is leagues faster than the N4, to the Note 5 and its a huge improvement. I was not very impressed by the N6. Was quite slow right from the start. I went to that from the M8 and it felt slow out of the box compared to that. The Note 5 is the only phone I've used that impressed me more than the M8.
my note 4 was lag free when i first got it but i started noticing lag after a couple weeks of use..tw cause much of a slowdown
Lol the nexus 4 was the biggest piece of **** I've ever owned. You sir and your alleged mom are full of it. Does she have kik by any chance? ?
Absolutely no lag on the Note 5.
There is no lag on the Note 5. Stop reaching.
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Stop the madness! No lag at all
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zerojay said:
What is it with new phone models that makes all the idiotic made up stories come out?
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If people put down $800 for something, he can make up all the wild stories he wants. #sarcasm
By the way, my S4, S5, S6, Note 3, 4 didn't lag either.
no laaaag !!! ?
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What is this lag you people speak of??
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I am happy about note 5, but TBH my Nexus 6 even with dev. preview was smoother. 90% I am smooth sailing however sometimes I have hiccups like text message not showing up til like 30 seconds after the fact and a few force close every now and then. Nothing to complain about, I mean Nexus does have the stupid multi task bug where you switch between apps and and only half the screen shows up
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What is this lag you people speak of??
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W trust me, fastest phone ive ever used. I didnt even lower my animation down to .5 like i usually do.
Wouldn't surprise me the nexus 4 holding up so well. Nexus lack features, don't have the top tier specs but they "just work" even gnex ran pretty smooth on LP considering it's age and no more official support I say it held it's a lot better than other phones of that time
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W trust me, fastest phone ive ever used. I didnt even lower my animation down to .5 like i usually do.
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I agree. I've only had the phone for about 2 days but it is easily the fastest phone I've ever used. Noticeably faster than my wife's S6 which I thought was very fast. Hopefully it will stay that way.
I've been using my new S7. It's beautiful and elegant. The design is very polished and it feels great in the hands.
Performance is great and battery life is great.
And yet I MISS MY OLD NOTE 5 :crying: .
So if you're thinking about switching, try and think about what you will really need, because it's really hard to switch from a Note.
I can understand. Not sure what one would miss apart from the Spen.
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I lost my Note 3 in train journey some 2 years ago. They i purchased S5 for some change. Then i realized sonething missing and after 1 month of usage i again purchased Note 3 that time. Samsung Note series is the beast.
well i had the s7 edge for 2 days after i returnd it, coming from note 4 and now i have a note 5 and i like it more than the s7, bigger screen with better colors, better audio, speakers, spen, my avengers themes, etc.
I've played with both S7 versions and neither feel like an upgrade at all. Quite the contrary, actually. Downsized screen, no S Pen, and the extra power they have compared to the Note doesn't translate to a UX improvement that's worth losing what the Note has. This thing is plenty fast. I'll wait for the Note 6.
I was thinking of getting the s7 edge but after reading your post I'll wait till the note 6 comes out. Cheers.
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gaston_garcia said:
I've been using my new S7. It's beautiful and elegant. The design is very polished and it feels great in the hands.
Performance is great and battery life is great.
And yet I MISS MY OLD NOTE 5 :crying: .
So if you're thinking about switching, try and think about what you will really need, because it's really hard to switch from a Note.
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I switched from the Note 5 too. Unlike you I'm glad I dumped that piece of rubbish. Horrible battery life and really slow updates, had it been around it would have JUST started the Marshmallow rollout, its first update in SIX months.
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mehtamitul said:
I can understand. Not sure what one would miss apart from the Spen.
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Only the SPen, yet now that I have my SPen again, I love it.
SPen means having "Smart Selection", "Screen Capture", "Screen Writing" and all of the Air Commands.
I use SPen quite a bit, so it's good to have it back again.
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I was thinking of getting the s7 edge but after reading your post I'll wait till the note 6 comes out. Cheers.
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I got another Note 5 for now. It's great.
I have bouth s7 and note5 for now...only thing I miss on note 5 is better battery life (would be a perfect phone with that). Still can't decide which one to sell.
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So whose upgrading to note 7 from note 5? I feel note 5 is a great phone.... I might hang onto my note 5 for a while..
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Pre-ordered from Samsung UK this morning. The Note 5 will go to my wife.
Ordered from cpw a week ago. Lets hope the battery is better than the note 5 - which is my biggest / only gripe.
The only disappointment is... the missing of action note... satisfied with others.
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The only disappointment is... the missing of action note... satisfied with others.
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Isn't there a way of getting this back?
Note 7 ordered too - Black Onyx
The Note 5 is still worth it. Might upgrade next year whn the price has fallen off. The Iris Scanner isnt a game changer for me
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The Note 5 is still worth it. Might upgrade next year whn the price has fallen off. The Iris Scanner isnt a game changer for me
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I will wait till Jan/Feb. Till price drops.
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Don't see any point in upgrading right this moment. Note 5 still serving me well and still a beast if a phone. Prefer the flat version over the curve edges and all.
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Note 5 do anything i want for me in 2 or more years later... upgrade to note 7 is just a waste of money right now... i install note 7 Port rom and have almost all future of the note 7 except iris and AOD...
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Which rom did you install? Any bugs in daily use?
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So whose upgrading to note 7 from note 5? I feel note 5 is a great phone.... I might hang onto my note 5 for a while..
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It's also worth remembering that's it the note 7 is anything like the s7 family (which it is) there won't be a legitimate roots so no more custom roms unless you hold on to the note 5 which I will.
Well to be honest.. this is the first time (since note 3, I think I kept note 2 the longest) I am not rushed to change my phone. Last yr when note 5 came out I cudnt wait to update my note 4.
But this yr.. m like "meh" maybe in January.. cuz note 5 has held up better than any other notes. And I've used all from note 2 onwards. Haven't even rooted or used custom roms. M happy with simple tw themes and nova launcher. Though if a stable note 7 ported rom for note 5 comes out I might give that a try
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nikzDHD said:
Don't see any point in upgrading right this moment. Note 5 still serving me well and still a beast if a phone. Prefer the flat version over the curve edges and all.
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I really don't want a curved screen phone. It's so hard to get a good screen protector and videos look weird. I will keep my note 5 and my s7 till they die.
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Well to be honest.. this is the first time (since note 3, I think I kept note 2 the longest) I am not rushed to change my phone. Last yr when note 5 came out I cudnt wait to update my note 4.
But this yr.. m like "meh" maybe in January.. cuz note 5 has held up better than any other notes. And I've used all from note 2 onwards. Haven't even rooted or used custom roms. M happy with simple tw themes and nova launcher. Though if a stable note 7 ported rom for note 5 comes out I might give that a try
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100%. I am with you and have same words. Note 7 is a good phone but there is no wow factor in it. Hence there is no need to rush. Right now if I sell my note 5, i will have to add somewhat $500 to get a new packed note 7. No way ever I am gonna do that. Samsung has priced it really higher this time.
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100%. I am with you and have same words. Note 7 is a good phone but there is no wow factor in it. Hence there is no need to rush. Right now if I sell my note 5, i will have to add somewhat $500 to get a new packed note 7. No way ever I am gonna do that. Samsung has priced it really higher this time.
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I agree it's too expensive with mostly software added features. We know Samsung will never upgrade note 5 but it can easily be rooted and custom roms wud give u similar experience
But apart from that.. note 5 has kept up well. I don't remember last time it hanged or lagged. Probably it did but I don't remember cuz it doesn't happen often enough. So yeah I will wait till dec/Jan or later.. wait for it to be a lil cheaper and then upgrade.
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I made the switch and after bout 5 days i made the switch back to my note 5
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I made the switch and after bout 5 days i made the switch back to my note 5
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Why?
What is wrong with the Note 7?
I always wait a couple months to read/hear about the issues. I'm still gonna get one though just for the micro SD card ability back.
I brought the dual sim model from dubai, and whilst i am keeping it, i actually prefer the Note 5. the curved screen is ok upto a point but there is very little performance benefits to be had, the screen itself in normal use is undistinguishable from the 5, the camera is a little better.
Chainfire also put out yesterday that the SU app is causing kernel panics when root priviledge is required and its baked in so he is having difficulty although not unsolvable and i saw @dr.ketan bricked his although that may be unrelated.
I am keeping my Note 5 for until they release a Curved Privacy Glass Protector for it.
So it seems Samsung will start to move N7 features to appease our N7 folks loss. They already announced the always on display. What else are they or do you wish they would bring over.
Vote 1 for me is if it's not already there, blue light filter
I want the entire Grace UX, with all the Note's non-S-Pen features intact.
Samsung updated the always on display, that doesn't mean they will bring the Note 7 features.
The new always on display on the s7 edge isn't as great as the note 7 one. Note 7 can handle all 3rd party apps, the s7 edge can handle music and texts with no interactions.
I really hope they do bring some of the Note 7 features soon. Samsung has a tendency to leave old phones behind with no updates and bring out new phones every couple months. I hate that about Samsung.
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AOD on my Edge doesn't show anything but music from Poweramp. No missed calls, no texts, nothing.
raduque said:
AOD on my Edge doesn't show anything but music from Poweramp. No missed calls, no texts, nothing.
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Yeah, it doesn't compare to the Note 7 aod.
Try using the stock Samsung messenger for text notifications.
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leyvatron said:
Yeah, it doesn't compare to the Note 7 aod.
Try using the stock Samsung messenger for text notifications.
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I am, actually. I'm running the U FW.
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AOD on my Edge doesn't show anything but music from Poweramp. No missed calls, no texts, nothing.
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It does on my edge. But doesn't specify what app had a message. Just shows envelope.
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Samsung updated the always on display, that doesn't mean they will bring the Note 7 features.
The new always on display on the s7 edge isn't as great as the note 7 one. Note 7 can handle all 3rd party apps, the s7 edge can handle music and texts with no interactions.
I really hope they do bring some of the Note 7 features soon. Samsung has a tendency to leave old phones behind with no updates and bring out new phones every couple months. I hate that about Samsung.
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From what Ive seen over the years is that they get the update but it's just an update. Not many good features carried over our extremely device specific enhancements. Especially for the older generations.
I understand you want people to buy the new phones but put a little more effort rather than just upgrading to the new Android version
the jump I made from note 4 to note 7 was a awesome upgrade.
this step back to s7e just leaves me feeling kinda meh. I keep grabbing for a pen that's not here.
I have same case as I had for n7 I never realized I used the pen notch In case to rest on finger while holding
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the jump I made from note 4 to note 7 was a awesome upgrade.
this step back to s7e just leaves me feeling kinda meh. I keep grabbing for a pen that's not here.
I have same case as I had for n7 I never realized I used the pen notch In case to rest on finger while holding
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You consider flashing the unlocked framewear from 935u?
What's your battery life like? High android OS usage?
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I havent had it in a settled down state long enough to give a real answer on battery yet.
Id rather not get into flashing again if possible. I havnt done it in a long time and just wanna use it rather than it be a hobby as it used to be in nexus days
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I havent had it in a settled down state long enough to give a real answer on battery yet.
Id rather not get into flashing again if possible. I havnt done it in a long time and just wanna use it rather than it be a hobby as it used to be in nexus days
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Ditto. I wish the unlocked version worked on ring plus damnit...
Off topic but hypothetically could the s7 edge sprint version flash the 935u firmware and work with sprint or rp I wonder?
I do remember my galaxy nexus days. Even with two extended stock removable bats it barely made a dsy.
I just want a 5" phone with 11 inch tablet dock and detachable full size keyboard ala Asus Padfone with full size batteries in each piece. Heck run windows 10 and Microsofts Android Runtime for app support. With a thinkpad esque docking station w every port possible. One device for everything.
Google messed up the good old days where folks had a droid razr maxx or hd or bionic or photon and had laptop functionality with webtop and lapdocks. Once jelly bean hit the hd didn't work right with webtop.
I have messed with lg flashing too. Maybe there's a flash toolkit for the s7 edge?
Been using the oem keyboard case sometimes. Hesitant to buy the oem qì battery case but since it's cooler now maybe it will play nice. Doubt my keyboard will snap on that oem qi battery case.........
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It does on my edge. But doesn't specify what app had a message. Just shows envelope.
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Mine is doing that now too. It only shows notifications from the stock Samsung SMS app. Won't show it for any other app.