Please be kind! My first time posting here, i searched and found nothing.
I updated my unrooted tmobile Note 3 yesterday. Now whenever i press the back button after trying to type something (keyboard is visable, i change my mind and back out of it), the keyboard freezes and often the whole phone. Sometimes as little as 30 seconds sometimes well over a minute and must be rebooted. Can not force close program i am using until phone stops lagging. Pressing back button again causes longer freezing. My phone is useless.
Any suggestions?Thanks ahead of time, and happy Thanksgiving!
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The general first step is that if you experience problems after an update, do a factory reset.
ShadowLea said:
General rule: If you experience problems after an update, do a factory reset.
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Yes should have mentioned I've reset phone and factory reset as well. For now I've downloaded an alternate keyboard that is working. Think that is my only option for now. Thanks, though!
MelanieA said:
Yes should have mentioned I've reset phone and factory reset as well. For now I've downloaded an alternate keyboard that is working. Think that is my only option for now. Thanks, though!
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Have you tried clearing the cache and data on the stock keyboard?
ShadowLea said:
Have you tried clearing the cache and data on the stock keyboard?
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Hm no ill try that. I assumed it would have when I reset to default factory
MelanieA said:
Hm no ill try that. I assumed it would have when I reset to default factory
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Depends, there are several methods of resetting. Caches have a tendency to stick around if you factory reset through the regular menu, for instance.
Another option would be to reflash the firmware.
MelanieA said:
Please be kind! My first time posting here, i searched and found nothing.
I updated my unrooted tmobile Note 3 yesterday to 4.4.4. Now whenever i press the back button after trying to type something (keyboard is visable, i change my mind and back out of it), the keyboard freezes and often the whole phone. Sometimes as little as 30 seconds sometimes well over a minute and must be rebooted. Can not force close program i am using until phone stops lagging. Pressing back button again causes longer freezing. My phone is useless.
Any suggestions?Thanks ahead of time, and happy Thanksgiving!
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Where did you find this update, and is it official? The newest firmware that Sammobile shows for T-Mobile is 4.4.2 NF9.
JimSmith94 said:
Where did you find this update, and is it official? The newest firmware that Sammobile shows for T-Mobile is 4.4.2 NF9.
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Yes it's an official download. 4.4.4 was supposedly released on the 20th. I just used the "check for updates" on my phone(sorry husband is the phone guru with all his obsession of phone mods) I'm trying to find how to clear the cache on my keyboard tho
Ok I guess I'm wrong. It's not a. 4.4.4, update it's just an update in general. I will edit title
Hey guys,
My wifes Tab 4 recently did the OTA update to Lollipop (5.0.1) and has been having a problem ever since. After being in use for a few minutes after the update it suddenly locked up and rebooted itself. Thought nothing of it at first, but then it did it again, and now randomly reboots all the time, sometimes after only a minute of use. I've tried clearing the cache partition and factory reset, neither gave any improvement. Then i figured maybe the OTA download was the probblem so i flashed it back to Kitkat using Odin and all worked fine again for a few days. I turned off the OTA update checke and she was perfectly happy with it again.......
......until it downloaded the update all over again.
Before allowing it to update again i connected it to the PC and did the update via Kies instead. All seemed to be fine for about 5 minutes and then started rebooting. Again, cleared cache and factory reset. Again no improvement.
Then tried flashing the update via Odin again. Still no improvement.
I'm drawing a blank on this one. I've tried everything I can think of and still not been able to solve this one. The only thing i've been able to figure out so far is that for whatever reason it doesn'T randomly reboot if its connected to the PC via USB...............
Anyone got any ideas how to sort this?? Samsung have offered to take it in for repair and I'Ve been offered a refund from the retailer, but I'd rather avoid those options if possible.
Thanks!
I have the same problem and nobody Knows. I will back to kitkat. let me know if you fixed. sorry for my english im cuban.
So I updated my rooted S5 to BOG5 a week ago using the process in the General forum with Flashfire. Now, after the update the phone appears to be working fine but Flashfire will no longer run! I've deleted cache and data for the app, uninstalled the app and tried v.19 and then also v.21 and the same thing happens each time - the Flashfire screen opens and then immediately closes with no messages or errors.
then I read around on the forums here and find a tip to set the date and time to 2013 manually and it runs just fine! this never happened before the update to BOG5... anyone seen this and know why it is suddenly exhibiting this behavior?
Flash Fire still works just not updated yet.
This was a Beta program that you joined, it ended the August 31 so it has been suspended or over till Chainfire gets back from vacation. There is a work around so go there till updated. The work around is setting your date back on your phone prior to Sept. 1 use FlashFire then change your date back. Hope this helps every one with this question.
updated my note 4 to marshmallow friday morning all was fine until satuday its started to lock up apps wont open pictures wont load up internet is slow if it even loads up unresposive i need sum expert advise from ppl that know alot more then me
ive reset to factory settings to try and fix it if anything its worse i then used samsung kris to reinstall the update which hasnt changed a thing i have also removed the sd card as i read that it may cause problems the phone is currently unsable it just hardly responses to any command any one have any other ideas i can try please
kind regards
lee
coatsy101 said:
updated my note 4 to marshmallow friday morning all was fine until satuday its started to lock up apps wont open pictures wont load up internet is slow if it even loads up unresposive i need sum expert advise from ppl that know alot more then me
ive reset to factory settings to try and fix it if anything its worse i then used samsung kris to reinstall the update which hasnt changed a thing i have also removed the sd card as i read that it may cause problems the phone is currently unsable it just hardly responses to any command any one have any other ideas i can try please
kind regards
lee
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This should be normal because MarshMallow was just released so its buggy for everyone ?
exact same problems that i'm having. the phone has become unusable. i have flashed 5.01 and its working again, but now...google didn't even load my old apps. so i have a totally fresh phone,,,which is a p-is take. at least its working. i'll try 5.1.1 when i download it.
i sat and messed about for a few hours and it working mostly ive managed to get the apps updated and seems alot more stable still get the odd lag and slow load on apps but it's not usable i think my main probelm was the apps once they updated "which they where stuck on" its seems to have sorted a few of the issue's
To coatsy101 :
Try to do factory reset. Then post your response here.
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To coatsy101 :
Try to do factory reset. Then post your response here.
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i have tried to reset the phone 3 times aswell as a fresh install of the firmware 3 times same responce each time my phone seems to be going through stages of working fine not working fine and being unresponsive seems to be the fingerprint scanner crashing alot and also just freezing just typing on the handset
To coatsy101 :
Give it to Samsung authorized service centre. If your phone is under warranty, they will not charge you. No problem if they charge you if your phone is out of warranty. Do not flash any firmware by yourself. It will brick your phone by deleting its IMEI. Beware of this !!!. So give it to the Samsung authorized service centre in your country. Search in google and find out.
phone is totally mashed. it still freezes and lags , then reboots. works ok for a bit then,,,same thing.
i've never had this happen before. always got fixed by flashing firmware. but this is new to me...tried so many different firmware now...i just cant understand it.
might root and try a custom rom next see if that helps. (
well the closet samsung place is about 3+ hour drive so i wont be doing that. kris 3 is all ive been using to reinstall the marshmellow update and the 3 factory resets ive done ive gave up with it basicaly at work and sit for 5 to 10 minutes waiting for it to unlock somethimes ive disabled thh fingerprint scanner which has helped slightly but still u unuseble my head is battard with it
i've done numerous factory resets and tried different firmwares. it is the same, works for a few minutes then suddenly will freeze and come back after 30 seconds or so...or do a reboot. i've re-partioned nand wipe factory wipe cache wipe .
don't know what else to do. will root and run a custom rom as a last resort before smashing it and throwing it in the bin
coatsy101 said:
updated my note 4 to marshmallow friday morning all was fine until satuday its started to lock up apps wont open pictures wont load up internet is slow if it even loads up unresposive i need sum expert advise from ppl that know alot more then me
ive reset to factory settings to try and fix it if anything its worse i then used samsung kris to reinstall the update which hasnt changed a thing i have also removed the sd card as i read that it may cause problems the phone is currently unsable it just hardly responses to any command any one have any other ideas i can try please
kind regards
lee
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I would recommend a factory reset and then a fresh install of the latest Marshmallow DBT (Build Date: May 3)
Download: https://mega.nz/#!TlgymZiB!PME8kswFjid6JVxegIYgZVuqMDMB5QsnBx5stNXzulM
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I would recommend a factory reset and then a fresh install of the latest Marshmallow DBT (Build Date: May 3)
Download: https://mega.nz/#!TlgymZiB!PME8kswFjid6JVxegIYgZVuqMDMB5QsnBx5stNXzulM
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how do i install this version ?
can you do it using kies ?
coatsy101 said:
how do i install this version ?
can you do it using kies ?
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You have to use Odin 3.10 or 3.11
Turn On Developer Mode on your phone by going to Settings > About Device > Build Number > Tapping Build Number 7 times
Then go back to Settings, you'll see Developer Options now, click it and then check USB debugging
Switch off phone, then hold Volume Down, Home and Power at the same time, it'll ask if you wanna download OS, then press Volume Up
Unzip Marshmallow file, Run Odin on your PC, then connect phone, make sure it registers with Odin, it'll say "Added" means registered
Select the Unzipped Marshmallow file by checking AP and then pressing AP, don't touch anything else, wait for the selected file to be checked, the START at the bottom will be grayed out, but within seconds it will come back again, now press START
This will flash your phone with the selected Marshmallow file, wait until, ODIN says PASS with Green, now you can disconnect, phone will restart automatically.
DON'T PRESS ANY BUTTONS apart from AP and START when flashing
Mr. Gold said:
You have to use Odin 3.10 or 3.11
Turn On Developer Mode on your phone by going to Settings > About Device > Build Number > Tapping Build Number 7 times
Then go back to Settings, you'll see Developer Options now, click it and then check USB debugging
Switch off phone, then hold Volume Down, Home and Power at the same time, it'll ask if you wanna download OS, then press Volume Up
Unzip Marshmallow file, Run Odin on your PC, then connect phone, make sure it registers with Odin, it'll say "Added" means registered
Select the Unzipped Marshmallow file by checking AP and then pressing AP, don't touch anything else, wait for the selected file to be checked, the START at the bottom will be grayed out, but within seconds it will come back again, now press START
This will flash your phone with the selected Marshmallow file, wait until, ODIN says PASS with Green, now you can disconnect, phone will restart automatically.
DON'T PRESS ANY BUTTONS apart from AP and START when flashing
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i had googled it and installled just before your reply it seems to be stable and i can use my phone again your sir are star il keep you posted if it stays stable
regards lee
coatsy101 said:
i had googled it and installled just before your reply it seems to be stable and i can use my phone again your sir are star il keep you posted if it stays stable
regards lee
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Cheers
Well, my phone has been running since last night without the issues from pervious. ?.
I downgraded to 4.4.4...it was still causing issues. ...then upgraded to 5.1.1 COJ3 via ota....and it seems like it's ok again. There is other updates available ota, but I'm sticking with this as looks like i have my phone back. ....working
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well mine stayed stable until about 11am its not running slugish again and crashing not as much but still crashing annoy me alot....
My screen died this morning...wonder if all the other s.hit was leading up to the screen dying. Phone still booting and led and soft lights come on. But nothing on the screen. Very painful without a phone...
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Maybe fresh reset and dont download any apps. if that works than its one of your apps.
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magichoward said:
Maybe fresh reset and dont download any apps. if that works than its one of your apps.
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is therer a app to see what apps could be causing it cos i just done a factory reset again this morning and it was running fine and then playstore updated the standard apps and it seems to have gone slow again..... FOAMING....
hey guys, today i bought a used NOTE 4 for my mother, and when i checked the version it was 6.0.1...so i wiped everything and restarted the phone to get the best performance....but the phone lags and freezes a lot, especially in the camera, and it keep restarting all the time....what should i do? should i try to flash another FW through ODIN?
You mean you used the Factory reset option? That's not a full wipe, just resetting stuffs. And yes, you know the answer, wipe everything from a custom recovery, then flash stock MM ROM (always latest) via Odin. Earlier versions did have a reboot problem though, and lags here and there, but that's expected, but the last release, PE1, has got rid of all those problems, its a very good release already, and I am sure upcoming releases will only make it better. There are no major bugs at all, I don't even find any minor bugs except the need for a separate app to clear default apps selection.
Best of luck.
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You mean you used the Factory reset option? That's not a full wipe, just resetting stuffs. And yes, you know the answer, wipe everything from a custom recovery, then flash stock MM ROM (always latest) via Odin. Earlier versions did have a reboot problem though, and lags here and there, but that's expected, but the last release, PE1, has got rid of all those problems, its a very good release already, and I am sure upcoming releases will only make it better. There are no major bugs at all, I don't even find any minor bugs except the need for a separate app to clear default apps selection.
Best of luck.
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the phone is stock, it has the stock recovery, and i have the PE1 version, the exact name is "MMB29M.N910FXXU1DPE1"...and still got a lot of lag, freeze and rebooting.....is there another version?
EDIT: ok, so i flashed another MM through odin ( first time it gave me a fail) and then done a factory reset, now it's so much better, maybe not as smooth as my S6 but really fast and smooth enough...thanks for the help
EDIT: today the phone started to shutdown completly....not reboot....and you need to press the power button 10 seconds to reboot it or turn it on...is there any advice?
Guys . Ib tead the whole thread over last few day had wake lovk runnimg last couple weeks. Lastnight used kies for reset and it crashed half way.
I then used odin 307 and went back to stock 501
It booted strarted to restore from google apps ect .
I allowed the 1st 601 update
All apps running aok no crashing freezing no wakelock .. its asking for another 601 update. Im gonna hold back
Hope this helps .. will post agian in gew days with any updates
Good luck !!
Just download and install Wake Lock from Google Play Store. I had the same problem and more. Once I installed Wake Lock (on a fresh install from Android 5 up to all the 6.0..1 builds) phone doesn't shut off or freeze. Most importantly no more Boot Loops..