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[Q] How to Make Galaxy note faster?

I recently bought note (white) and it runs on stock rom. I have a gs2 as well, and i feel note is laggy sometimes and not as superfast as gs2. i dont prefer custom roms. Is there any tips to make the phone faster? I have many apps running in sd instead of phone. would that make a diff?

khan.dharvesh said:
I recently bought note (white) and it runs on stock rom. I have a gs2 as well, and i feel note is laggy sometimes and not as superfast as gs2. i dont prefer custom roms. Is there any tips to make the phone faster? I have many apps running in sd instead of phone. would that make a diff?
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I think we just need to give samsung time to create better stock roms for us. Having been on the full journey for sgs1 im sure the note will be blazing fast in the future roms
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For the time being use an alternative launcher which should give you a boost, example LauncherPro...

But still felt smoother with stock launcher.

thanks, it wox

Update to Kl7 firmware. It seems to have resolved most of the lagginess that made the Note feel slow
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right. KL7 fixed it all.

I prefer GoLauncher, it's much smoother than LauncherPro. Homescreen switching is not as smooth as Touchwhiz tho.
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pinoypower said:
I prefer GoLauncher, it's much smoother than LauncherPro. Homescreen switching is not as smooth as Touchwhiz tho.
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Lol, funny how these launcher's work. In my case it's the opposite, LauncherPro is miles faster & smoother than both ADW Launcher & GoLauncher...

Ha, ADW has been very smooth on mine! I have not tried the other launchers on my note yet though. I updated to KL7 ota within an hour of acquiring the device, and have not experienced any lag whatsoever.

Guys, I am been a die hard fan of Apple iPhone and just last week I have shifted to Android, so I am not sure what you guys are talking about when it comes to launcher and KL5 or KL 7. Can someone guide me? My G-Note is not smooth as it should have been. I will appreciate an honest guidance

If you have task killer remove it. This device has enough ram
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sameerk1977 said:
Guys, I am been a die hard fan of Apple iPhone and just last week I have shifted to Android, so I am not sure what you guys are talking about when it comes to launcher and KL5 or KL 7. Can someone guide me? My G-Note is not smooth as it should have been. I will appreciate an honest guidance
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buddy Kl7 s the latest firmware and it wil make ur note swifter. refer to this thread and do accordingly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423313

How to Make Galaxy note faster?
Throw it.

Nexus 4.0 Camera on Xperia z

Hi there,
I am fine with the camera, except the panorama mode. Ive seen Panorama modes on Samsung devices. its much better. specially the sphare 360 thingy for nexus 4.
Is there a way we could get that working in xperia z? I saw someone made it up for Motorola...
Thanks.

Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.

mtechfan said:
Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.
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5 out of ten I get, "please move slower" or "please move faster" and also you cant stoop when eveer you want you have to keep going to the end.
You should see the ones on Samsung and you will agree. I never had a problem with those. took awesome pictures.

mtechfan said:
Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.
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just watch this/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyn1xgPcevI

No repliet?
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Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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DreadPirateDan said:
Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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Whatvtypebof answer is that? If i like a software on a phone i should go buy a it? Lol
Its a software smartie, with making a few adjustments, you should be able to run it on not only z, but any phone with android and gravity sensors.
And i had s 2 lte which is a lot different than s2. Its a 1.5 dual core. Z kicks its ass in every aspect, but panaramic mode sucks.
Just the fact that u cant stop when u want is annoying enough, let alone the speed problem...
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DreadPirateDan said:
Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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You can get photosphere on jb 4.2 camera.
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I see, so it seems that it has been ported around indeed. For a long time every cm dev and his dog have been forever repeating themselves that it is nexus only site to sources or proprietary. I guess something has changed since then, my bad.
I really can't understand what is happening with you and your device to be having such a bad experience with the camera though. My one is far simpler smoother and faster than any phone I've seen using it (Motorola milestone 2, desire HD, s2, EVO 3d and most recently iPhone 5)
My camera did go all crappy in the first week and I had to clear the app data to get it working properly again, maybe it's worth a shot?
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Some questions before I say goodbye to Samsung

Having decided the s4 still suffers from a laggy touchwiz from playing with 2 store demo models last week, and being impressed by the ones smoothness in another store; I'm seriously considering buying a one having had a galaxy S1, 2+3.
I have a few questions if people don't mind answering:
1. I'm not sure if I like blink feed and read you can't disable it. Would using a different launcher or will only a modified rom sort this?
2. Does adding a few widgets to your home screen cause any lag in scrolling?
3. Anyone had an s3 and can tell me what battery life is like in comparison?
4. I like smart stay, I gather there's an app that does similar. How well does it work on the one?
5. Is rooting as easy and safe, ie hiding for warranty returns?
6. Any previous s3 users really noticing the contrast difference ie not so good blacks? I've had amoled for 3 years now
Sorry it's long but thanks if you can answer.
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1) A different launcher or rom would remove BlinkFeed.
2) No lag. I have 6 screens and 15+ widgets and I don't see any lag.
3) I've never had an S3, but looking at the data, the HTC One battery is better than S3 but not as good as S4.

3. Check the anandtech comparison between the one and s4, they have the one ahead. The browsing time is excellent on the one.
4. Is smart stay the feature that stops the screen timing out if you're looking at it? If so, it's built into sense.
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Jme369 said:
3. Check the anandtech comparison between the one and s4, they have the one ahead. The browsing time is excellent on the one.
4. Is smart stay the feature that stops the screen timing out if you're looking at it? If so, it's built into sense.
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Yes smart stay is just that, built in you say? Excellent
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Thanks guys
How about 5&6 then? Any ex s3 users here?
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skibadee said:
Having decided the s4 still suffers from a laggy touchwiz from playing with 2 store demo models last week, and being impressed by the ones smoothness in another store; I'm seriously considering buying a one having had a galaxy S1, 2+3.
I have a few questions if people don't mind answering:
1. I'm not sure if I like blink feed and read you can't disable it. Would using a different launcher or will only a modified rom sort this?
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At the moment, there is no way to disable BF on Sense. I don't know of any ROM that has this yet either.
A new launcher will remove it though (and enable more than 5 screens)
2. Does adding a few widgets to your home screen cause any lag in scrolling?
3. Anyone had an s3 and can tell me what battery life is like in comparison?
4. I like smart stay, I gather there's an app that does similar. How well does it work on the one?
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Can't comment.
5. Is rooting as easy and safe, ie hiding for warranty returns?
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Easy and safe yet. But hiding for warranty?
Once you unlock the bootloader, it will say TAMPERED in HBoot. There is no way around this as of yet. If this voids warrenty, I guess it depends on your carrier, or how HTCs view on it.
6. Any previous s3 users really noticing the contrast difference ie not so good blacks? I've had amoled for 3 years now
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I had a SNS before, it had a AMOLED screen, but obviously not as good as the S3. Personally I haven't noticed anything bad that makes me not like the screen. It could be that it doesn't bother me/I don't use it for applications that require top grade screens/the jump from SNS to ONE is big enough to shadow the display technology.
This is really subjective, you'll have to try them out your self.

xGary said:
1) A different launcher or rom would remove BlinkFeed.
2) No lag. I have 6 screens and 15+ widgets and I don't see any lag.
3) I've never had an S3, but looking at the data, the HTC One battery is better than S3 but not as good as S4.
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SmartStay is not available on sense. The phone will turn off whether you look at it or not.
I think, this is the only feature I'm missing.
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Sibbi said:
SmartStay is not available on sense. The phone will turn off whether you look at it or not.
I think, this is the only feature I'm missing.
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Ahh, so there isn't a sense equivalent? I actually meant a 3rd party app on play store, looking at comments though they all seem to crash the camera doh!
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[help] Xperia T or Xperia L?

I'm buying one of these phones very soon Just want some opinions before I decide.
Did the latest FW update fix the auto focus sound when recording video in Xperia T? Which do you think takes better pictures?
Xperia L surely have better 3D performance with Adreno 305 and lower screen res. But is Xperia T lag at any game at all(Gameloft/RR3...)? I'm a gamer so this is quite important for me
How's the battery life in XT?
Also, Do you guys think Xperia T will get Android 5 if it's ever gonna be released this year (or at least CM11..)? (stupid question, I know)
Thanks in advance

cnkhanh said:
I'm buying one of these phones very soon Just want some opinions before I decide.
Did the latest FW update fix the auto focus sound when recording video in Xperia T? Which do you think takes better pictures?
Xperia L surely have better 3D performance with Adreno 305 and lower screen res. But is Xperia T lag at any game at all(Gameloft/RR3...)? I'm a gamer so this is quite important for me
How's the battery life in XT?
Also, Do you guys think Xperia T will get Android 5 if it's ever gonna be released this year (or at least CM11..)? (stupid question, I know)
Thanks in advance
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Xperia T vs Xperia L is like : I buy a c63 amg or a donkey LOL
Seriously,the L have the newest adreno but the T have A S4 Krait and HD screen,no lag.
I hope i helped a little
Good luck

the T is beautiful and the L ugly.. CM sucks, I never had a bug free version on any phone.. Will KLP come to the T? who knows.. hopefully it will
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if you want phone for gaming consider Xperia SP -better graphics...but less space for games

Wow, it's like this is the first time this question has been asked. .
Please use search in future
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gregbradley said:
Wow, it's like this is the first time this question has been asked. .
Please use search in future
Sent whilst sat on the toilet.
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Actually I did
Thanks guys. The SP is more XT so its not an option for me.
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xperia t is far more superior than xperia l
no lags at all and battery life is also good
latest firmware is also quite stable now and chances may be less of klp since jb 4.3 is next and xperia t is on 4.1.2 yet
so never lose hope and think positive

SanketN8 said:
xperia t is far more superior than xperia l
no lags at all and battery life is also good
latest firmware is also quite stable now and chances may be less of klp since jb 4.3 is next and xperia t is on 4.1.2 yet
so never lose hope and think positive
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Yeah Im just saying. 4.2.2 will be good enough
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so go for xperia t
u will love it

SanketN8 said:
so go for xperia t
u will love it
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If you want android 5 then choose xT. flagship devices has better chance of updating.. Just an opinion.. XT is way more superior to xl..
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Homescreen lag still there?

I dont own this device but i might pick one up soon however i would like to know weather the homescreen lag on xperia z still exists. Many reviewer complain about it but they are running old software versions i guess. So espacially after 4.2 update is there still any lag? And if yes how does it look like if you are running a custom kernel? I really hope there is a way to fix that because i dont want to see it.

I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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roobeyn said:
I have not experienced any lags continuosly with my homescreen on 4.2.2, but sometimes it i see 1 minimal lag when playing with the homescreen for 2mins or so. compared to Samsung galaxy s4, that s4(my friends device) lags far more than my xperia on 4.2.2.
Yes there are kernels that can even improve the smoothness of the homescreens, but I would suggest you to try another launcher like novalauncher, that never lags at all!
Then it also depends on was apps are running in the background like Facebook etc
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Definitely less lags than 4.1.2 , super fast

Absolutely no lag when using new honami launcher. a little when using stock 4.2.2 launcher
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