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Anyone actually got the SGN3 yet? Please post here!

First person to get one wins!
Post a link to a video of you with your SGN3 and you win
ALSO: State your country!

I played with one for half the weekend just gone...

NZtechfreak said:
I played with one for half the weekend just gone...
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Thoughts? Stand-out positives? Shameful negatives? Camera comments? I value your opinion from your pre-launch SGS4 commentary.

BarryH_GEG said:
Thoughts? Stand-out positives? Shameful negatives? Camera comments? I value your opinion from your pre-launch SGS4 commentary.
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Just composing a post with some info now

I received mine this week. So far, I am blown away. Waiting on my Galaxy Gear to arrive.
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BarryH_GEG said:
Thoughts? Stand-out positives? Shameful negatives? Camera comments? I value your opinion from your pre-launch SGS4 commentary.
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Feel is definitely premium. It is super thin and feels great in the hand.
No negatives yet. Truthfully, it is hard to find any.
Camera shoots great in the dark (flash is amazing). Burst shot and and few new modes, 360 (on other unlocked versions of s4 but not US) and golf shot.
Battery is great. I go all day with it. I train on it, so it gets used and abused.
The display is the best Ive ever seen on a phone. 1080p is amazing!
The new S Pen menu is fast and smooth. Much more improved over Note 2.
The Speaker is now at the bottom, so music and movies are much much louder.
KNOX security is on board and offers dual modes. Personal and work separated
So far everything is seamless.

pikapp168 said:
I received mine this week. So far, I am blown away. Waiting on my Galaxy Gear to arrive.
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Feel is definitely premium. It is super thin and feels great in the hand.
No negatives yet. Truthfully, it is hard to find any.
Camera shoots great in the dark (flash is amazing). Burst shot and and few new modes, 360 (on other unlocked versions of s4 but not US) and golf shot.
Battery is great. I go all day with it. I train on it, so it gets used and abused.
The display is the best Ive ever seen on a phone. 1080p is amazing!
The new S Pen menu is fast and smooth. Much more improved over Note 2.
The Speaker is now at the bottom, so music and movies are much much louder.
KNOX security is on board and offers dual modes. Personal and work separated
So far everything is seamless.
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Can you confirm if touchwiz is less laggy? Cuz even with Note 2's good specs, touchwiz still lags in certain areas/applications.

pikapp168 said:
I received mine this week. So far, I am blown away. Waiting on my Galaxy Gear to arrive.
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Could those who received their note please post where they ordered? A 'thanks' would definitely be in order.

I wasn't aware that it's been released in any markets yet.

Galaxy Note 3 Flexible Variant?

Probably in the wrong place, Sorry in advance just move the post.
Ok so yes it does sound stupid but its been going around lately and it could be possible. Samsung has had the technology for years now and why not? Not only will it be flexible but also it can with stand grate damage.
Sorry dont know how to enable videos. (not my video)
example here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6r2HQY9Ws
as you can see it can withstand the force of a hammer. also it super thing which would allow for a bigger batter or other hardware.
well its rumors. but samsung, HTC, and apple have all made different variants of there devices this year why not the Note 3?
Top sites have covered this story including:
pocketnow, sammobile, talkandroid, and gottabemobile.
So what do you think? is it possible? or gonna be true? hey you never know! 6 years ago you would have never though that there would be smart watches, glasses or phones.
More on this here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oy45qXqeEM

blackout720 said:
Probably in the wrong place, Sorry in advance just move the post.
Ok so yes it does sound stupid but its been going around lately and it could be possible. Samsung has had the technology for years now and why not? Not only will it be flexible but also it can with stand grate damage.
Sorry dont know how to enable videos. (not my video)
example here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6r2HQY9Ws
as you can see it can withstand the force of a hammer. also it super thing which would allow for a bigger batter or other hardware.
well its rumors. but samsung, HTC, and apple have all made different variants of there devices this year why not the Note 3?
Top sites have covered this story including:
pocketnow, sammobile, talkandroid, and gottabemobile.
So what do you think? is it possible? or gonna be true? hey you never know! 6 years ago you would have never though that there would be smart watches, glasses or phones.
More on this here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oy45qXqeEM
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Dude, reading your post I felt like I was talking to a kid on speed that was trying to explain a scientific theory...
but from what I gather, no. There will be no variant with flexible display.

SgtGoldy said:
Dude, reading your post I felt like I was talking to a kid on speed that was trying to explain a scientific theory...
but from what I gather, no. There will be no variant with flexible display.
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Engineer on no sleep ls like a Kid on speed. I been working all day.

This concept has been around for 2 years. Here is a prototype phone using this technology at CES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLYlJ8vmKWE
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Look how sweet it is with the Stock Ticker running on the side. This phone would be boss!
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Here is another look of it but this time the wrap around screen is on the bottom of the screen. This would make it easier to hold but love both ideas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SyKPULw73A

I wonder if the version with the flexible screen will be bigger than the current 5.7"...
The metal chassis might be a problem though, since no swappable battery (and no possibility to upgrade it with an aftermarket one)...

These are my favorite concepts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWEyGS5c-s
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I know that a year ago Samsung said they have alreadymade a 6.5" flexible screen so it is possible for sure.

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/09/25/samsung-to-release-a-phone-with-a-curved-display/
The rumoured device to be graced with the curves is apparently a ‘limited edition’ Galaxy Note 3. No word on a Canadian release, but the curved display is progress and one step closer to a flexible and bendable smartphone.

I'm going to wait to see if they do or not before buying a GN3. If the rumors are true then ill compare it with the Galaxy F series to see which one is better for me.
-Sent from my TMO Samsung Galaxy S4

Quick review of the Note 5

So I was at Best buy and played with the 5 for an hour. I tested it side by side with my Note 4. I ran a number of apps and it is a little quicker than the 4, but not in any wow factor way. Camera did open faster and the left multitasking didn't have the lag that my Note 4 has. The screen is slightly more saturated, but again, not really significantly. Side by side they look the same, in fact it's really hard to see the difference (especially if it was in a case).
Exterior is nice and it is slightly narrower, but unfortunately my fingers kept sticking to the glass back.
The 6+ is nice, and I like the new side launcher. Both devices are just supersized s6 and s6 edges.
Feels like when a car company goes from its 2014 to 2015 model. It's basically the same with a few bells and whistles.
Aside from SD and no removable battery (which are probably deal killers for me anyway), I could not justify buying this device unless the price was $450. Then I would put up with the compromise of no sd and changeable battery. But no way I would spend $850-900, especially with other offerings coming up. I bet I am not alone here.
Nothing out there today is a step up from the note 4, for me anyway. This should have been the note 4. I think Samsung has a problem on its hands. I hope I am wrong.
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You're def not alone...i have the Note Edge and I've been dying for the N5 release. Truthfully I'm not very happy with the Edge and wanted to go back to a regular phone. I cant get away from Multi window as i use it every day and i love the spen so it was go back to N4 or wait for the N5. Needless to say i waited and am pretty dissapointed with the battery and sd situation. I think i will still try it out and bring it back within the 15 days if i dont like it and maybe jump to a plain N4. How could they lower the mah to 3000 it just boggles my mind. I have a 24,000mah anker battery but one of the reasons i get every note is so i dont look like an Iphone user trying to find a plug ? at restareas, bus stops, etc...the sd im not too worried about with the 64 model plus a flashdrive i can make do but the battery is just simply dissapointing. I may be judging prematurely but im basing my judgement on the S6 battery life which has the same exynos chip less mah but also a smaller screen and less features so im guessing it will balance out and be about the same as the s6 which from my understanding is sub par to begin with. As for them using the glass as an alternative to plastic and calling it a superior build quality, does anyone use their phone without a cover and if you do will you now with glass? You wont even see the back so they could have just as easily used a removable titanium, aluminum, plastic back instead of glass...im just dissapointed plain and simple
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Hopefully ill get 7,8 hrs sot and ill change my mind...i use to get 8 to 10 sot with my N3 running Tweaked rom and Lean Kernel, now with Edge i get 3 to 4 hrs sot..we'll c i guess
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This is a good sign tho....put a smile on my face
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62324314

My S5 LTE-A feels way slower than when it was new?

It's an LTE-A 906L variant
Obviously this isn't one of those noob questions where I would have the same ROM since the phone was new except I just have 300 more apps and 150 of them running in the back ground "slow".
It's not that, I have used multiple ROMs, now I'm on I think NOVA or whatever, one of those de-bloated official ROMs. Now days it just feels SO SLOW! And I almost don't install any apps! I have like one drawer page of apps!, the only apps I installed are 9gag facebook and wechat, I don't even install any games, everything else are just stock or Gapps. For example, if I press the recents key, it takes at least 1 sometimes 2 seconds for the recents menu to appear. and it takes about 3 seconds to launch Google Now. With the browser (chrome or stock), while scrolling doesn't lag, but switching tabs takes forever (seconds).
Also battery life seems to have gotten worse, I can always get through the day just fine, but there has been a few times I got home with 5% battery, because it's just always awake! Looking at stats from wakelock detector, the thing is awake AT LEAST 25% of the time (as much as 40%) even when just sitting there doing nothing and there's nothing I can do because the top wakelock calls coem from wechat,google, facebook messenger, email, and samsung stuff, I can't turn them off or I loose functionality. It drains ~20% overnight.
Notice how I've been saying that this is how I FEEL, because I don't really have reliable data for when the phone is new, maybe it's just in my head and it's always been like this? The only explanation I can think of is that I have since gotten myself an iPad Air 2 and it's been amazing, the battery life is just endless it feels impossible to drain even 30% while I can't see my S5 lasting more than 4 hours screen on. task switching on the iPad never takes more than 1 second, and apps seem to stay in memory for longer even though it has less memory.
I know AOSP/CM based ROMs are significantly more responsive, but I can't use them because they're not as reliable, and more importantly, I loose functionality with my Gear S2 watch.
I'm not trying to hype Apple here, I don't want to get an iPhone, if I decide to retire the S5 I'm most likely gonna get an S7. But I'm still hesitant because I saw this video on youtube with practical app launching test on the S7 and it turned out to be still WAY slower than the iPhone 6S, which makes sense. I mean yea Snapdragon 820 is fast, but single core is still not as fast as the A9, and app launching as well as most common tasks are still more single thread dependent. The 6S also has NVMe drives which again, blows away any android phone in flash performance. Some people have commented that the S7 wasn't on Wifi while the iPhone was, but I don't have either of the devices so I don't know if that makes any difference.
I really don't care about benchmark performance I just want a responsive and reliable phone. I'd have gotten an iPhone but I can't for a few specific reasons. One of them being the inability to arrange icons, because they're always in the way of my favorite wallpapers, I know it sounds silly but that's basically the reason I don't want to use an iPhone... I'd generally prefer Samsung because of the amazing screen , there should be no doubt Samsung has the best phone screens there is. iPhone is good for LCD, but cannot compete in absolute terms. So that leaves things like G5 out of the picture because the G5 is still LCD, and not even quantum dot it would seem.

Its just the age and the fact that its a samsung phone man....Samsung ages horribly, no worthwhile updates no good dev support because of the division of exynos and snapdragon.. Even an a3 is faster than my s5 in general use on stock rom...best remedy is to go for cm or change phone. Cause this is Samsung and once you buy a samsung device it loses all of its value in 10 months.

I highly recommend you the MM leaked rom 6.0.1 Better than any rom I've tried till now..
Everything works, running smooth and fast without any lag.
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Hbk6699 said:
Its just the age and the fact that its a samsung phone man....Samsung ages horribly, no worthwhile updates no good dev support because of the division of exynos and snapdragon.. Even an a3 is faster than my s5 in general use on stock rom...best remedy is to go for cm or change phone. Cause this is Samsung and once you buy a samsung device it loses all of its value in 10 months.
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You're absolutely right, but it's not just samsung that take a long time to provide the update for her devices, all the android companies like lg and htc they just want you to buy their newest device ..
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All android phones (except the nexus line) are made to work only for 1 year
For me im not a fan of the stock android so im gonna switch to apple with the release of iphone 7

Supernatural77 said:
I highly recommend you the MM leaked rom 6.0.1 Better than any rom I've tried till now..
Everything works, running smooth and fast without any lag.
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You're absolutely right, but it's not just samsung that take a long time to provide the update for her devices, all the android companies like lg and htc they just want you to buy their newest device ..
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All android phones (except the nexus line) are made to work only for 1 year
For me im not a fan of the stock android so im gonna switch to apple with the release of iphone 7
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where can I find this ROM? I think I've heard the rumor but I haven't seen it available?

Facebook is known to be a massive battery drain on different platforms
Clear caches from recovery, that can help improve things again
Apps like SDMaid can help too

jacobgong said:
where can I find this ROM? I think I've heard the rumor but I haven't seen it available?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/dev-android-marshmallow-6-0-1-t3315038

Overall love

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Things I love so far from my hands on experience. The more squared corners. I feel the note should be almost flat and I feel they met that. The size of the screen. 6gb ram. Water proof. Even more refined S pen and the new features. Of course the Qhd Oled screen.
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No physical home button. Taller than Note 5. Narrow screen.
Played with it at the store and honestly don't like it. If Nokia 8 or Oneplus 5 included a real wacom pen (a k a S-Pen) I would jump ship.

thankyouxda said:
No physical home button. Taller than Note 5. Narrow screen.
Played with it at the store and honestly don't like it. If Nokia 8 or Oneplus 5 included a real wacom pen (a k a S-Pen) I would jump ship.
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I'm not a fan of the skinny phone trend either. I had the Note 7 for close to 2 months and I've spent some time playing around with the s8+ while anticipating the arrival of the Note 8. I haven't seen the Note 8 in person yet, but based on the screen ratio I'm going to be disappointed just like I was with the Note 7. I preordered on day 1 because I love Note phones, but it's definitely not the ideal phone. If they had made the phone ratio 16:9 based on the current height, they could've fit a larger battery in it. I'm not asking for a huge phone, maybe as wide as the Note 3, 4, or 5. They seem to be trying to make it a one-handed phone for people with small hands, when in reality it's meant to be a 2-handed phone to begin with. I had problems launching apps in pop-up window on the Note 7. The S-pen couldn't find the starting point with the curved screen. Anyway, the skinny phone with the curved edge just makes the screen way too narrow.

I hear some of the complaints from people who haven't physically played with it, which I can't understand. I've actually played with this phone and I must say this is one gorgeous device! The new S-pen features are awesome! Camera, display and overall design is amazing! I love Samsung because they continue to impress me Note after Note after Note. I've owned every one and they just keep getting better and better. There is things that I wish they would add like a bigger battery and stereo speakers but you can't have it all, overall I am satisfied.

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I say, keep the current height and stretch the width to 16x9. Huge screen, more battery. Just like the Note SHOULD be.

I am not so much concerned about a "thin" phone, but a phone that is comfortable to hold. The race for the thinnest phone is crazy, I mean the end of the road is having a chip implanted under your skin, which some companies are already doing.
I am more of less concerned that the battery is too small for this phone and the lack of a 128 or 256gb model + the card slot. Second would be the screen protector issue with the curved screens.

I have big hands and can operate my current Note 4 without problems. I hope my Note 8 (when it arrives) is just as big.

I got mine yesterday and so far I'm loving it. I had an S8+ but it was worth the upgrade. (I have T-Mobile's JOD).
Cheers!

Not as big as I feared
I have really small hands, and I was afraid the phone would be too hard to hold but I haven't felt that way. I've had it three days, lot of setting it up, tweaking it, etc. It's a two handed phone. I generally use the iris scanner which is faster than on the Note 7, so the placement of the fingerprint sensor doesn't bother me as much as it might. It's a beautiful phone, a pleasure to look at things on, and has some really cool little tricks--I can't express how great it is to pair up my budget program and the calculator and have them both up at the same time in a really convenient form.. I've only played a little with the camera but it did a great job of capturing a still image of my two year old grandson who rarely stops moving, without any blur, and the video I took came out really clear and focused on him. The battery life is so-so so far, but it's gotten a work out, during the setting up. I think it's a great phone, and I am definitely falling in love..

Overall.... EXCELLENT phone. However, Hate that the nav bar isn't customizable. Full Screen apps don't have translucent background... This really sucks for me

Angel0fDeath said:
I got mine yesterday and so far I'm loving it. I had an S8+ but it was worth the upgrade. (I have T-Mobile's JOD).
Cheers!
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Smaller battery, but an added spen. The note used to be different from the s series. I think Samsung f'd up this time.

Um, why do all the previous videos and reviews I've seen not mention how far Bixby actually controls the phone? It destroys Siri and GA. I'm blown away once I was shown this. Yea, it does all that typical question stuff pretty normally, nothing special and not as good as Google. But what you can chain together and control on the phone blew me away. I actually get having this and Google going at once, which seemed like a typical samsung waste to me when I picked this up. Probably not news for you coming from S8 etc.
By reviews I mean these Siri vs Google vs Bixby videos where they just ask them the king of France or to rap for them or tell a horrible joke. Why not show that you can control the entire phone by voice haha.

Steigerelli said:
I'm not a fan of the skinny phone trend either. I had the Note 7 for close to 2 months and I've spent some time playing around with the s8+ while anticipating the arrival of the Note 8. I haven't seen the Note 8 in person yet, but based on the screen ratio I'm going to be disappointed just like I was with the Note 7. I preordered on day 1 because I love Note phones, but it's definitely not the ideal phone. If they had made the phone ratio 16:9 based on the current height, they could've fit a larger battery in it. I'm not asking for a huge phone, maybe as wide as the Note 3, 4, or 5. They seem to be trying to make it a one-handed phone for people with small hands, when in reality it's meant to be a 2-handed phone to begin with. I had problems launching apps in pop-up window on the Note 7. The S-pen couldn't find the starting point with the curved screen. Anyway, the skinny phone with the curved edge just makes the screen way too narrow.
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Writing this from a Note 8 now. Upgraded from a Note 4 that was on its last legs. The screen is the same width, just taller. I can put a TPU case in it and it's the same width as the Note 4 in hand. The aspect ratio doesn't effect the screen width, just the height. There is a very small area on the edges of the screen that would be hard to write on, but if you liked the Note 4 you'll LOVE this phone. I certainly do.
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Kil4Thril said:
I say, keep the current height and stretch the width to 16x9. Huge screen, more battery. Just like the Note SHOULD be.
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NO. NO. NO. It would be ridiculous at this height and a 16:9 ratio. It would be a straight up tablet.
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TexasAggie97 said:
I have big hands and can operate my current Note 4 without problems. I hope my Note 8 (when it arrives) is just as big.
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I made the same upgrade. You'll friggin' love it. LOVE IT.
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JameyS said:
Overall.... EXCELLENT phone. However, Hate that the nav bar isn't customizable. Full Screen apps don't have translucent background... This really sucks for me
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Just download Navbar Apps from Google Play. You'll be all set.
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suzook said:
Smaller battery, but an added spen. The note used to be different from the s series. I think Samsung f'd up this time.
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It's considerably different from an S8.
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All I want now is root so I can get Adaway on this thing. I had NO IDEA how many ads were on the internet! Lol. Haven't seen them in years. It's friggin' ridiculous.

Let me suggest using Seven AdClear. Free. Uses a local on your phone VPN to block ads from everything. It's wonderful. Google search, it's blocked on the Play store.
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I love my note 8. I had the note 7 and loved that one till I had to turn it back in and got the V20. I am done with LG. Coming from the V20 is like going from a Toyota to a Mercedes.
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guthrien said:
Um, why do all the previous videos and reviews I've seen not mention how far Bixby actually controls the phone? It destroys Siri and GA. I'm blown away once I was shown this. Yea, it does all that typical question stuff pretty normally, nothing special and not as good as Google. But what you can chain together and control on the phone blew me away. I actually get having this and Google going at once, which seemed like a typical samsung waste to me when I picked this up. Probably not news for you coming from S8 etc.
By reviews I mean these Siri vs Google vs Bixby videos where they just ask them the king of France or to rap for them or tell a horrible joke. Why not show that you can control the entire phone by voice haha.
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I can't get bixby to do ****. If I say send text message to Joe, it won't open up a text screen. If I say call joe it won't do it. I can't figure out what it can do. And it doesn't want to use Verizon's message app. It wants to use Samsung's. Google doesn't care what you use.
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guthrien said:
Let me suggest using Seven AdClear. Free. Uses a local on your phone VPN to block ads from everything. It's wonderful. Google search, it's blocked on the Play store.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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How is that on battery? I've used local vpn ad blockers before, and they seem to be battery killers.
The only reasons that I still want root is to install an ad blocker and to be able to work out and kill stupid wakelocks. If I could find a way to do these without root, then this would be perfect.

I've had mine since 9-07. I still have my Note 7. Wow. Incredible screen clarity, Screen scrolls are smooth as glass, and this thing is fast.
It keeps growing on me and I haven't even put a sim in it yet. Case and screen protectors come tomorrow than out with the 7 and in with the Grrrrr 8.