[Q] KitKat battery usage way up - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have read where the KitKat upgrade for the G2 is supposed to add speed and increase battery life even further. For me however it seems its the opposite. I have had way worse battery life since installing (pc lg tool) the KitKat update. I was going all day with anywhere from 40 - 30% left when it was finally plugged in for the night, now I am lucky if I make it to the end of the night. At first I thought perhaps it was just in need of a reboot, but I have done that several times since installation and battery times are still worse. What I don't understand is the battery meter says "System" is to blame for 53% cpu time. Before screen time was my number one battery drain, now its just from being on?.... I don't get it.. Anyone else having this issue, or can shed some light?
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What are you doing different? Mine has gotten better since the update
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z0phi3l said:
What are you doing different? Mine has gotten better since the update
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That's just it, i haven't done anything different. It can't be an app because i haven't installed anything since the upgrade. What bothers me is it seems to be a system process that's causing it.

SoCGHOST said:
That's just it, i haven't done anything different. It can't be an app because i haven't installed anything since the upgrade. What bothers me is it seems to be a system process that's causing it.
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Location settings/reporting/Google Now on?

Pocket Mode
Not sure if it is something generic across KitKat or if it is specific to my ROM but pocket mode was killing my battery since it was constantly powering my proximity sensors looking for light to unlock the screen.
settings-security-lockscreen notifications-pocket mode.
Hope that helps man

howesfd said:
Not sure if it is something generic across KitKat or if it is specific to my ROM but pocket mode was killing my battery since it was constantly powering my proximity sensors looking for light to unlock the screen.
settings-security-lockscreen notifications-pocket mode.
Hope that helps man
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theres pocket mode ? where is it located in settings ?

shriom_manerker said:
theres pocket mode ? where is it located in settings ?
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I provided the path above, like I said though not sure if it is specific to the ROM i'm on(PA 4.4.2) or not. It the only real exposure to kitkat that I've had. If it isn't a default kitkat thing i apologize if I got your hopes up. I will say this though, if it is don't get your hopes up. It's rather annoying and a massive battery drain. With it on my phone acted like it had half the battery it does.

I don't have location settings turned on, so google now shows unavailable for location, also I don't have security turned on, so I have no security lock screen notification settings that I could find... I'm assuming this is only on if you are using pin, or pattern lock. Thanks for the suggestions tho... I'm going to keep monitoring it and see how it goes. So far today it seems to have normalized, Android System is only showing 2%, which is more like it.

I'm on Official LG Stock KK and to be truthful the battery life has been pretty bad. Like not really comparable to 4.2.2 and definitely not comparable to vanilla Android(of course). What's the issue? Anyone know?
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Had a similar issue. Let It settle for a day or so. If no improvement, that's a pain but go through a factory reset. That should fix it. Did you have a specific setup like root/custom rom before?
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I am having serious Bluetooth battery drain even though it has been off. Anyone know how to stop this? Thanks
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Draining bad...
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Last one.
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Same with me I'm going to do a factory reset luckily I can back up everything to box because they gave me 50GB free!
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Factory reset fixed it for me.
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Factory reset fixed it for me.
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Will you lose root if you do a factory reset and was this a factory reset from the Stock Recovery or from entering the Settings and inside Backup and Reset menu and then Factory Reset?

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Battery Graph

so i got the GS4 the other day, i noticed the Battery graph is weird
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this is day 1, phone's screen is on while awake has no highlight
here is day 2,, same thing
i got my data turned on
any suggestion?
does your GS4 batt graph the same
Thanks=)
Yea mine too... weird
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Yea mine too... weird
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You having the same thing? Can you post some screen shot?
Was this is after first day as new phone so lots going on with ut setting up I found the same
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amiel1080p said:
so i got the GS4 the other day, i noticed the Battery graph is weird
this is day 1, phone's screen is on while awake has no highlight
here is day 2,, same thing
i got my data turned on
any suggestion?
does your GS4 batt graph the same
Thanks=)
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I'm sorry, I didn't understand what the issue is. Could you explain it again? Also, which highlight are you talking about?
he means the time he has the screen on its still black bar instead of blue bar
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Was this is after first day as new phone so lots going on with ut setting up I found the same
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the first image if from my first charging cycle, the second image was today
ilabs said:
I'm sorry, I didn't understand what the issue is. Could you explain it again? Also, which highlight are you talking about?
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if you will notice my phone's screen is on while phone not awake...from what i understand they should be proportion to each other or in other cases the awake part is much greater than screen on bec of wakelocks
:/
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amiel1080p said:
the first image if from my first charging cycle, the second image was today
if you will notice my phone's screen is on while phone not awake...from what i understand they should be proportion to each other or in other cases the awake part is much greater than screen on bec of wakelocks
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Oh I understand now. Well, its been that way ever since the battery graph came along. Its that way even on my i9000. I think it has to do with the fact that even when the screen is on, the processor is not necessarily processing if you aren't doing anything. Even the CPU frequency goes down to its minimum value, despite your screen being on without any app open or task running. Also, there's a difference between sleep and deep sleep.
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Oh I understand now. Well, its been that way ever since the battery graph came along. Its that way even on my i9000. I think it has to do with the fact that even when the screen is on, the processor is not necessarily processing if you aren't doing anything. Even the CPU frequency goes down to its minimum value, despite your screen being on without any app open or task running. Also, there's a difference between sleep and deep sleep.
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ok i see,, however im using the phone during that time,, data on and viber on,,
It's never been like that on the previous 3 galaxys!! When cmw comes out guess we can wipe battery stats or pull battery out for 5 mins
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ok i see,, however im using the phone during that time,, data on and viber on,,
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You probably hold the phone to your ear when you use viber. Which means your phone i active with the screen off.
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ok i see,, however im using the phone during that time,, data on and viber on,,
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Yes something is wrong like mine. I think it's inverted. The screen on is the awake graph and vice versa because it makes no sense to have screen on while the device is not awake lol
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I think when your on the phone ie call its not shown on graph
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Its from my i9000 running 4.2.2
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Its from my i9000 running 4.2.2
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Ah so it's 4.2.2 way of reading the stats. Thanks for clarifying that
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Never had it look like that before on any galaxy phone.. always screen on was shown when awake was
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tnx for the inputs guys, now i know that im not the only one experiencing such on my battery graph, there is already an update in my region, will see if there are some changes on the batt graph

[Q] Battery? Calling all experts!

Hi,
Need some help here! Look at my battery stats not very impressive is it?
Fully charged yesterday woke up this morning and viola 43%. Please ask if you need more details.
Help would be highly appreciated.
Many thanks.
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Can't turn off my wifi when sleeping even if selected "never in the option.
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Do the factory restore/reset, it helped mine. Also always have your system software up to date.
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Can we root after update?
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Can anyone help me?
Plz tell me if this is normal.
11% of the battery is used by Mediaserver, sometimes it goes upto 20%
Is it normal?
I have attached a screenshot.
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Can anyone help me?
Plz tell me if this is normal.
11% of the battery is used by Mediaserver, sometimes it goes upto 20%
Is it normal?
I have attached a screenshot.
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no, you have bad media file (music, video or picture) on your SD card.
Guys, let me ask you a question.
Which one would you chose, considering battery life? (battery, a very important thing for me).
GT-9500 or GT-9505?
That is not a question! Get the octa core! the 9500!
Ok, i am waiting for opinions.
I am more likely to buy the octa core version but, from the feedback i've read on the forum it overheats a lot, and the battery is not so great.
khrystyan27 said:
Ok, i am waiting for opinions.
I am more likely to buy the octa core version but, from the feedback i've read on the forum it overheats a lot, and the battery is not so great.
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First charge. So what do you think? Once the updates rolling and remove bloat it can be much better
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Is 67% for 3 hours normal? Any help on making the screen hog less my battery?
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skivnit said:
First charge. So what do you think? Once the updates rolling and remove bloat it can be much better
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Ok, i have to say... IMPRESSIVE! :silly:
Zymesh said:
Is 67% for 3 hours normal? Any help on making the screen hog less my battery?
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Hardreset maybe?
khrystyan27 said:
Hardreset maybe?
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This is my first Droid so i dont know the implications of Hard Reseting my device. Will it remove the Bloatware from my service provider? Is there a way to retrieve the apps and settings and stuff after hard reset that after hard reseting it, it doesnt feel like i did a hard reset?
Settings --> Accounts --> Backup&Reset --> Factory reset
No, it won't remove any of the bloatware, but our forum members have said that it will help with battery life and overheating problems.
The bloatware can be removed only by rooting the phone.
khrystyan27 said:
Settings --> Accounts --> Backup&Reset --> Factory reset
No, it won't remove any of the bloatware, but our forum members have said that it will help with battery life and overheating problems.
The bloatware can be removed only by rooting the phone.
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So when i do, its like turning the phone on for the first time again?
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Zymesh said:
So when i do, its like turning the phone on for the first time again?
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Yes.
Except for mediaserver your numbers are normal and you should expect screen to take that percentage or even somewhat more. In the 40 percent range is quite typical and expected. The one poster was correct, find out what is keeping mediaserver lit up.

Android system eating battery

My battery is declining faster than expected and when I looked up my stats, it showed that Android system was eating up more battery than the screen!
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I took my better battery stats as well. I don't have location services on, but I am using Google Now. Is that the reason for this battery drain?
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Dude that's still pretty damn good...why are you complaining?
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Yeah, just last night I had 15 hours on battery, over 5 hours of screen on and still 20% battery left. Don't know why OP os complaining.
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Yeah the phone's battery is great. I always have gps, wifi, and Bluetooth on with pretty good results. I can only imagine how much longer it would last with some of those off.
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I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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ireknole said:
I'm not complaining, but just curious why Android system is such a battery drain. It would seem that the screen would be the biggest drain.
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Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....
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Because it is what makes everything in the phone work....
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So it should be higher in usage than the screen? I always thought it was a bad thing if Android system was the first thing on the list.
Okay then, never mind. I am happy with the battery life, just want to make sure I'm getting the best battery this phone can offer.
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Just for your reference.
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Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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You also have to remember how much Samsung based apps are running in the background at all times. Figure the pedometer in S-Health, any kind of airview, or S-This S-That when the phone is on. That is probably part of the cause. I do say i see it too but i wouldnt say my battery is exactly bad because of it.
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Generally though if Android OS is higher than your screen on time then you have a wakelock issue. I know without root it'll be a little harder to fix the issue at hand though.
I'd at least look into WiFi settings and turn Always Allow Scanning to Off. Then maybe look at your GPS settings and try the battery friendly mode or GPS only mode. I also don't allow Google to use your WiFi for better location results. There have been similar bugs reported with 4.4 here is some info and afew people trying to squash the issue on a Nexus http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1y96zm/battery_drain_caused_by_android_os_possible/
You boys need root!
I'm not sure if any of the wake lock apps out can show you what's causing this without root but maybe look into it.
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Also you can try changing the "keep WiFi on during sleep" to either off or only when plugged in. That may help. Just suggestions that's all. Maybe something here will help somebody.
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Thank you for those tips! I didn't know about that wifi one. I immediately unchecked always scanning. I keep my wifi on to make sure I use wifi, if available, but I don't need it always scanning. I hesitated on the gps switch, but I figured I'll try it on power saver and see what happens.
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After turning off wifi scanning, that's what I got. That looks better to me. Although my usage time is lower than my previous screenshot, I started my day at 90% (forgot to charge last night, and that's as high as I could get it before leaving for work), and I'm using my phone more today.
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There's another thread on this. It's happening to a lot of people, including me.

Tab 8.4 pro new firmware update ND3 to NE3

Received a new firmware update today of 104 mb. Improved stability and user interface. Added kids mode and my galaxy app. Still can't seem to get rid of the magazine ui though.
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simacca said:
Received a new firmware update today of 104 mb. Improved stability and user interface. Added kids mode and my galaxy app. Still can't seem to get rid of the magazine ui though.
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Don't you have to user another UI to get rid of the magazine one. Once changed to Nova Launcher it went away.
milkk said:
Don't you have to user another UI to get rid of the magazine one. Once changed to Nova Launcher it went away.
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Was hoping there would be an option to switch it off like on my s5. Also was really hoping for a screen mode selection so I can turn down the saturation for movie watching. I may give Nova a try.
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I dont see the update , can you please advise how to update
thanks
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I dont see the update , can you please advise how to update
thanks
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Probably comes in waves like on phones.
I took most of the widgets off the magazine UX, and if you don't scroll in that direction, you have nothing to worry about. I pretend like it's not there.
Yeah no updates here in canada either..... Have you noticed any significant changes, does it still lag like crazy?
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Is this the right place to keep polling for the newer firmware : http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-T320 ?
Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?
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Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?
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I did. Maybe a little better battery life than BNF2. I noticed that it charges up to 95% and then stops charging. I'm going to take the battery down all the way then recharge see if that has any effect. Other than that, I haven't noticed any difference.
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flymacs said:
I did. Maybe a little better battery life than BNF2. I noticed that it charges up to 95% and then stops charging. I'm going to take the battery down all the way then recharge see if that has any effect. Other than that, I haven't noticed any difference.
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Well, at first when I got my tablet it didn't charge to 100% either. But since I depleted the battery everything has been fine.
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Has anybody updated their T325 with the new firmware T325ZSU1BNF3 ? What is new ? Doesn't it cause instability ?
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I updated mine. My wifi issues are now gone. Thank goodness. I got a new kid mode, got multi user mode, and it uped my antutu x score almost 1000 points. It did however stopped all my apps from changing anything on the sd card. That includes moving stuff there or to the internal storage. I did get the stock filemanger to do it but none if my dowloaded apps work. So mx player won't delete movies or change names, my file manger that I had been busing no longer works with the sd card and so on. Not a big deal since the stock samsung apps still have the ability. I did have to turn of the device and turn it back on after the update to get that to work though. Not that much of a big deal
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My GTP 8.4 is running ND3 and when I check for software updates, it says I'm running the latest. What happened to NE3? Did they pull it?
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Well, at first when I got my tablet it didn't charge to 100% either. But since I depleted the battery everything has been fine.
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I'm at 7:30 into depleting the battery. Heavy use and leaving the screen on and I'm only down to 57%. At this rate, I will wear out before the battery. I can definitely say that BNF3 has much better battery life than BNF2 did.
flymacs said:
I'm at 7:30 into depleting the battery. Heavy use and leaving the screen on and I'm only down to 57%. At this rate, I will wear out before the battery. I can definitely say that BNF3 has much better battery life than BNF2 did.
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Wow.. That's great news ! I will definately do the firmware update then. This and the resolved Wifi issue are worth it.
Anyone try the below firmware?
Galaxy Tab PRO 8.4 SM-T320 KOO T320KXU1ANF2 Android 4.4.2 23.06.2014 2015017
Also anyone know what KOO means what happens when you install it since all the sites say Region unknown.
I just updated this morning to NF3. Don't know what it did but everything is working like it's supposed to
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I just updated this morning to NF3. Don't know what it did but everything is working like it's supposed to
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Ok cool I will give it a shot not sure why most sites have NF2 being newer than NF3 but I will try NF3.
Have updated to NF3 too. Nothing to see except for kidsmode. ...
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Have updated to NF3 too. Nothing to see except for kidsmode. ...
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Can you root it? Did you preserve root?
Cheers,
Rich
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Can you root it? Did you preserve root?
Cheers,
Rich
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No idea, running none rooted.

5-12-2016 Software update?

Just got a notification for a software update, doesn't say what its for... Anybody know before I take the plunge???
You'll have to check with AT&T. I already updated, still 6.0.1. AT&T usually posts more specifics on their website. I'm trying to find it now, I'll post the link if I do.
I just got the notification right now too
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Security Patch May 1, 2016 Update as far as i know.
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Seems faster.... lol
All I can see was the May Security updates.
Almost 2 weeks late, but super early for AT&T !
I hope they keep it up.
Just completed the update. I can't tell what has changed besides the baseband and kernel versions and security patch level.
To update or not is the question, I hope battery life won't get worse lol
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Well at this point there is no root, or hope of root so to me I guess an update, is an update.
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Well I will have to say it appears to be more responsive then before. AT least XDA Premium 5 opens up much snappier! Now to test a few more apps.
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Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.
Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
On another board, someone mentioned that it included activation of the FM radio, but I cannot confirm that.
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You are correct i chack radio on mine by using Next Radio from play store, i turn off wifi and mobile data and get over air radio working.
I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.
Castaway78 said:
Not sure exactly what the update includes aside from security patches, but ever since I updated, my phone is rebooting every 5-10 minutes.
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Just a follow-up... I cleared my cache, and did a hard reboot, and all appears to have calmed down now. No more reboots. *knocks on wood*
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I've had next radio installed on mine since the beginning. I haven't taken any updates and still able to use next radio.
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And you are doing this with all data turn off?
norbarb said:
And you are doing this with all data turn off?
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What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.
t12icky0 said:
What do you mean? I'm still on the stock update. The one the phone was released with. I only use my carriers data.
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My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.
norbarb said:
My WiFi and mobile data is turn off and radio is working fine. Not using any data at all. Just over the air antena.
Long , long time ago in fare Galaxy S7 Edge.
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Oh, I haven't really tried that.
Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.
MikeDroid713 said:
Anybody else experiencing battery life problems since the update? I notice battery life is much shorter and my phone starts to get a little warmer than before.
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I've experienced the exact opposite.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk
I had the AT&T update app disabled with Package Disabler Pro since day one. Should I bother to take this update?
Sent from the seventh galaxy on XDA Premium.

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