I won in a competition an unlocked Galaxy Note in the UK.
It came with Gingerbread .. I then managed to do an official Samsung Update to 4.0.3 ICS
But after the upgrade I found the battery life really poor - so in the end decided to root the phone.
I rooted the phone so I could reset my Battery Stats and also remove the Weather App and Yahoo Finance! which were both build into the phone. The weather app in particular seemed to be using a lot of battery so I got rid f it.
I've now done a full reset and see that the phone seems to be reset and Yahoo Finance and Weather Apps are still gone, I can see that SuperSU also remains.
I've installed the Got BickBug App and it tells m This eMMC chip is known to have the brick bug.
Is it safe to do an OTA update from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 now that I've reset the phone, even though Weather App and Yahoo! Finance are goe or will this create added issues when upgrading to 4.0.4? I can see when I press on Software Update it begins to star downloading an update over the WiFi but I stopped the download before it finished so I could post on here and seek advise as to the safety of the upgrade
Any thoughts as to the safety of upgrading to 4.0.4?
Yea it is safe to perform over OTA, but question is that if anything goes wrong then it will be dangerous for you to wipe anything on stock ICS.
-Your removed stuff may or may not appear back depends on update, same way your root may or may not remain intact aftet update.
-Your idea about removing some bloatware to improve battery life is on debate, I dont understand any application which you never use and remain in just background process, can drain remarkable juice. If all bloatware you remove even then i dont think you may get benefit of more thn 2 % of juice in full complete cycle of 100%
-So simple solution is you are having safe kernel then update using mobile odin, or if you have safe kernel wipe before flashing new ICS, then flash ICS with PC odin and reflashing safe kernel again.
Choice is yours.
dr.ketan said:
Yea it is safe to perform over OTA, but question is that if anything goes wrong then it will be dangerous for you to wipe anything on stock ICS.
-Your removed stuff may or may not appear back depends on update, same way your root may or may not remain intact aftet update.
-Your idea about removing some bloatware to improve battery life is on debate, I dont understand any application which you never use and remain in just background process, can drain remarkable juice. If all bloatware you remove even then i dont think you may get benefit of more thn 2 % of juice in full complete cycle of 100%
-So simple solution is you are having safe kernel then update using mobile odin, or if you have safe kernel wipe before flashing new ICS, then flash ICS with PC odin and reflashing safe kernel again.
Choice is yours.
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According to the battery info in the Android Os it was reporting weather App using upto 5% of my battery and always seems to be running in the background ...
Anyway I tried an TOA (Over the Air) Update and it downloaded fine, restarted itself and appeared to be installing but quickly existed and when back into the operating system with a message saying update failed.
I've read somewhere that possibly having installed BusyBox prior may affect OTA Updates and stop them from working.
You may have selected to show whether on desktop or lockscreen, remove it, then it won't drain.
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trouble upgrade ics 4.03 to 4.0.4 galaxy note GT-N7000
archer2009 said:
I won in a competition an unlocked Galaxy Note in the UK.
It came with Gingerbread .. I then managed to do an official Samsung Update to 4.0.3 ICS
But after the upgrade I found the battery life really poor - so in the end decided to root the phone.
I rooted the phone so I could reset my Battery Stats and also remove the Weather App and Yahoo Finance! which were both build into the phone. The weather app in particular seemed to be using a lot of battery so I got rid f it.
I've now done a full reset and see that the phone seems to be reset and Yahoo Finance and Weather Apps are still gone, I can see that SuperSU also remains.
I've installed the Got BickBug App and it tells m This eMMC chip is known to have the brick bug.
Is it safe to do an OTA update from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 now that I've reset the phone, even though Weather App and Yahoo! Finance are goe or will this create added issues when upgrading to 4.0.4? I can see when I press on Software Update it begins to star downloading an update over the WiFi but I stopped the download before it finished so I could post on here and seek advise as to the safety of the upgrade
Any thoughts as to the safety of upgrading to 4.0.4?
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I've tried to upgrade from handhpone, when making a successful download. when it failed to install and reboot phone "firmware update failed"
in trying to use Kies always fail can not be downloaded
My internet speed and 1Mbps
what should i do
thanks for master android in xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851513
read
pc odin is faster and less hastle, dr Ketans way for that
Sent with L0VE
You can try PC KIES as well, just install PC KIES in your PC, plug your phone and Kies will detect and update your phone with a breeze.
I've noticed since I got L my phone's battery is absolutely horrible, it heats up like crazy even if it's just in my pocket, it's almost always awake... I thought lollipop was supposed to increase battery life. If anybody has any solution please share it. I can't even get a full day yet on kk I would get like 3 days
Not sure how you got lollipop installed... but I know that a full wipe before install helps eliminate gremlins from the previous rom causing a conflict with the new rom.
Even with a stock OTA update to 5.0 on my wife's S4, she has had a lot of glitches. Having to uninsyall and reinstall apps and such to get them to work.
When I updated my note 3 to the stock rooted 5.0 I did a full wipe and had significantly worse battery life than on 4.4.4.
On my note 3, I recently did a full wipe and installed the dompop v2.2.3 rom (lollipop) and my battery life is good again.
Have you at least tried wiping dalvik & cache?
Try this
I full wiped when I installed. I will give Dompop a try. Thanks I appreciate it. I tried the disable carrier iq prior to starting this thread.
Hi Does anyone else experience this after update? I want to downgrade now. This update is totally rubbish. Please help if any one have nay fix.
for me the battery is better. You should do a factory reset and install al from 0. I dont have problems with the beterry, I haver a better performance than lollipop. My phone is not rooted.
I dont know if anyone would like to confirm, if i fresh install Riverrom, and then restore a data backup from Lollipop, the standby time is horrible, but if i fresh install. and dont install anything. the standby time is amazing, so im not sure if its the apps or if its a confliction.
The battery life that i am getting is just 7-8 hrs which i think is really really bad on the Note 5, the phone is just a month old.
Android OS is consuming the most of the battery please help me with the fix
Attached is the screenshot of the battery stats.
Yeah, the battery life of this device kind of sucks without any modifications. Don't worry, I was equally disappointed too - it's not just your device.
You should proceed to root your device if you are seriously wanting to do something about battery.
Once you're rooted, you may:
-Install ForceDoze, to force it to not wakeup anywhere near as much when the device is not being used.
-Install Greenify, to automagically freeze all unneeded apps (donate for system). This will speed up your phone, free memory and save battery.
-You can install and try L-Speed, which should help your battery out a lot when using an unoptimised Samsung firmware.
-And finally installing Xposed, which may require a little research. This will let you enable all of the modules provided by the above programs to give you deeper system integration. Ultimately saving you battery. Set Greenifies working mode from root to xposed in settings.
I can't help you out with a custom note 7 based ROM as they all seem to be broken in some way at this stage.
Turbine1991 said:
Yeah, the battery life of this device kind of sucks without any modifications. Don't worry, I was equally disappointed too - it's not just your device.
You should proceed to root your device if you are seriously wanting to do something about battery.
Once you're rooted, you may:
-Install ForceDoze, to force it to not wakeup anywhere near as much when the device is not being used.
-Install Greenify, to automagically freeze all unneeded apps (donate for system). This will speed up your phone, free memory and save battery.
-You can install and try L-Speed, which should help your battery out a lot when using an unoptimised Samsung firmware.
-And finally installing Xposed, which may require a little research. This will let you enable all of the modules provided by the above programs to give you deeper system integration. Ultimately saving you battery. Set Greenifies working mode from root to xposed in settings.
I can't help you out with a custom note 7 based ROM as they all seem to be broken in some way at this stage.
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Thanks for your help BTW i will not be installing Xposed, but i will suerly do the L-speed, Greenify and ForceDoze. Any thing else that i should do to recover from this battery issue and be on stock as far as possible ?
You can use Agressive Doze in Greenify without root. It will help putting the phone in Doze mode much quicker. It looks like something is keeping the phone awake pretty much all the time.
jadebeer said:
You can use Agressive Doze in Greenify without root. It will help putting the phone in Doze mode much quicker. It looks like something is keeping the phone awake pretty much all the time.
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this is after rooting and using all apps •
somyatiwari59 said:
this is after rooting and using all apps â?¢
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Hi, if you have Knox tripped (0x1) then don't bother with software solutions... you need custom kernel either Sickness either SkyHigh. I have spend 2 months in research. First install latest TWRP and them install the new kernel. After that you will lose just 6% overnight instead of 50%.
angelfacekiller said:
Hi, if you have Knox tripped (0x1) then don't bother with software solutions... you need custom kernel either Sickness either SkyHigh. I have spend 2 months in research. First install latest TWRP and them install the new kernel. After that you will lose just 6% overnight instead of 50%.
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Thanks bro for suggesting, can you leave link to the kernels ?, and after using custom kernels should i uninstall these Root Apps ? Or Unroot the device ?
Pls tell me how to root.I am a newbie at this.
Turbine1991 said:
You should proceed to root your device if you are seriously wanting to do something about battery.
Once you're rooted, you may:
-Install ForceDoze, to force it to not wakeup anywhere near as much when the device is not being used.
-Install Greenify, to automagically freeze all unneeded apps (donate for system). This will speed up your phone, free memory and save battery.
-You can install and try L-Speed, which should help your battery out a lot when using an unoptimised Samsung firmware.
-And finally installing Xposed, which may require a little research. This will let you enable all of the modules provided by the above programs to give you deeper system integration. Ultimately saving you battery. Set Greenifies working mode from root to xposed in settings.
I can't help you out with a custom note 7 based ROM as they all seem to be broken in some way at this stage.
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pls tell me how to root the note 5.
t JaZzz said:
pls tell me how to root the note 5.
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somyatiwari59 said:
Thanks bro for suggesting, can you leave link to the kernels ?, and after using custom kernels should i uninstall these Root Apps ? Or Unroot the device ?
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First things first. We are talking about Marshmallow right???
Rooting is different than installing a custom kernel. Trust me, most of the people don't care about root but only to fix their phone.
IF you have a tripped knox don't go and install, or even worst buy, any applications promising to make battery last longer or 50% overnight to go down to 6%. They cannot...
I will tell you my use case and you will figure out what you want.
I have a Note 5 N9208 with tripped knox. Battery drains horribly losing 8-10% per hour. This is because of tripped knox and all software solutions (Greenify, Naptime, ForceDoze etc) are useless since you CANNOT put the processors to 0 frequency and the only way to solve it is with a customer kernel.
For my model I installed The Sickness kernel. For N920C Dr. Ketan has a kernel which might be good for other models too.
Steps:
Install TWRP from here . Select your model and install it with Odin in AP section.
Install kernel from Sickness for N9208 or arter97 for other models or DR. Ketan's kernel for N920C . It will be a .zip file containing a boot.img file somewhere. Copy the .zip file to a local folder on the mobile and after you boot into TWRP recovery select install and then flash the file.
After installation you are fixed BUT you MIGHT lose the functionality of keeping the WiFi passwords after reboot. THIS is the part where you need to be root.
If the kernel didn't installed SuperSU then install with TWRP SuperSU from here (Some kernels they don't inject SuperSU or installation is damaged). Install BuildProp editor from Google Play , give root permissions and search for 'storage'. Make parameter ro.secure.storage = false and save then reboot.
Unroot from superSU menu to regain access to banking applications. You might need to clear their cache and data if they have already identified the device as rooted.
Don't be afraid as the steps do not need to be executed all together and at once.
Flash TWRP and gain some familiarity with it. It's a nice recovery environment which you enter the same way like the official one. Check also what is the impact in your phone from changing the recovery.
Then copy all the files in you phone and install BuildProp too so you will have it ready. Also It would be nice to BUY and install Package Disabler pro. it is cheap and it will help you to get rid of the annoying messages regarding Unauthorized software etc.
After all these, you can discuss with many wise guys regarding Greenify and Forsedoze and blah blah on how to make your battery EVEN better.
angelfacekiller said:
First thing first. We are talking about Marshmallow right???
Rooting is different than installing a custom kernel. Trust me, most of the people don't care about root but only to fix their phone.
I will tell you my use case and you will figure out what you want.
I have a Note 5 N9208 with tripped knox. Battery drains horribly losing 8-10% per hour. This is because of tripped knox and all software solutions (Greenify, Naptime, ForceDoze etc) are useless since you CANNOT put the processors to 0 frequency and the only way to solve it is with a customer kernel.
For my model I installed The Sickness kernel. For N920C Dr. Ketan has a kernel which might be good for other models too.
Steps:
Install TWRP from here . Select your model and install it with Odin in AP section.
Install kernel from Sickness for N9208 or arter97 for other models or DR. Ketan's kernel for N920C . It will be a .zip file containing a boot.img file somewhere. Copy the .zip file to a local folder on the mobile and after you boot into TWRP recovery select install and then flash the file.
After installation you are fixed BUT you MIGHT lose the functionality of keeping the WiFi passwords after reboot. THIS is the part where you need to be root.
If the kernel didn't installed SuperSU then install with TWRP SuperSU from here (Some kernels they don't inject SuperSU or installation is damaged). Install BuildProp editor from Google Play , give root permissions and search for 'storage'. Make parameter ro.secure.storage = false and save then reboot.
Unroot from superSU menu to regain access to banking applications. You might need to clear their cache and data if they have already identified the device as rooted.
Don't be afraid as the steps do not need to be executed all together and at once.
Flash TWRP and gain some familiarity with it. It's a nice recovery environment which you enter the same way like the official one. Check also what is the impact in your phone from changing the recovery.
Then copy all the files in you phone and install BuildProp too so you will have it ready. Also It would be nice to BUY and install Package Disabler pro. it is cheap and it will help you to get rid of the annoying messages regarding Unauthorized software etc.
After all these, you can discuss with many wise guys regarding Greenify and Forsedoze and blah blah on how to make your battery EVEN better.
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Thanks bro for helpming me out, i installed Arter Kernel and lets see how does it performs, BTW what else can we do to improve battery life i have uninstalled all root apications that i was using
somyatiwari59 said:
Thanks bro for helpming me out, i installed Arter Kernel and lets see how does it performs, BTW what else can we do to improve battery life i have uninstalled all root apications that i was using
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There is no magic trick bro. Our phones have to light up 5.7 inches with high definition with 2 sim cards and 4G data coming and going all the time ...
ForceDoze works without root but needs to execute a commandline through ADB. To be honest I don't care since Doze fixed and I cannot measure performance.
From engineering point of view, I have to say that all these applications are nice when you don't use your phone.
If you talk too much or browse too much they are USELESS. If you saw my printscreen, I had a very good overnight behavior but during day I drained the phone since I was talking all day and I was not leaving the phone to rest...
angelfacekiller said:
There is no magic trick bro. Our phones have to light up 5.7 inches with high definition with 2 sim cards and 4G data coming and going all the time ...
ForceDoze works without root but needs to execute a commandline through ADB. To be honest I don't care since Doze fixed and I cannot measure performance.
From engineering point of view, I have to say that all these applications are nice when you don't use your phone.
If you talk too much or browse too much they are USELESS. If you saw my printscreen, I had a very good overnight behavior but during day I drained the phone since I was talking all day and I was not leaving the phone to rest...
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My phone's standby time is affected thats my problem i drain 100% battery in one go i am ok with it, but the problem is with that standby drain and hence i posted here !!
somyatiwari59 said:
My phone's standby time is affected thats my problem i drain 100% battery in one go i am ok with it, but the problem is with that standby drain and hence i posted here !!
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With ForceDoze you will be ok. It has complete instructions on how to install it without root. Try to do it after unrooting in order to show you the workaround method. However. It is not doing anything without the Doze patch that kernels are installing.
Thank you but....
angelfacekiller said:
First things first. We are talking about Marshmallow right???
Rooting is different than installing a custom kernel. Trust me, most of the people don't care about root but only to fix their phone.
IF you have a tripped knox don't go and install, or even worst buy, any applications promising to make battery last longer or 50% overnight to go down to 6%. They cannot...
I will tell you my use case and you will figure out what you want.
I have a Note 5 N9208 with tripped knox. Battery drains horribly losing 8-10% per hour. This is because of tripped knox and all software solutions (Greenify, Naptime, ForceDoze etc) are useless since you CANNOT put the processors to 0 frequency and the only way to solve it is with a customer kernel.
For my model I installed The Sickness kernel. For N920C Dr. Ketan has a kernel which might be good for other models too.
Steps:
Install TWRP from here . Select your model and install it with Odin in AP section.
Install kernel from Sickness for N9208 or arter97 for other models or DR. Ketan's kernel for N920C . It will be a .zip file containing a boot.img file somewhere. Copy the .zip file to a local folder on the mobile and after you boot into TWRP recovery select install and then flash the file.
After installation you are fixed BUT you MIGHT lose the functionality of keeping the WiFi passwords after reboot. THIS is the part where you need to be root.
If the kernel didn't installed SuperSU then install with TWRP SuperSU from here (Some kernels they don't inject SuperSU or installation is damaged). Install BuildProp editor from Google Play , give root permissions and search for 'storage'. Make parameter ro.secure.storage = false and save then reboot.
Unroot from superSU menu to regain access to banking applications. You might need to clear their cache and data if they have already identified the device as rooted.
Don't be afraid as the steps do not need to be executed all together and at once.
Flash TWRP and gain some familiarity with it. It's a nice recovery environment which you enter the same way like the official one. Check also what is the impact in your phone from changing the recovery.
Then copy all the files in you phone and install BuildProp too so you will have it ready. Also It would be nice to BUY and install Package Disabler pro. it is cheap and it will help you to get rid of the annoying messages regarding Unauthorized software etc.
After all these, you can discuss with many wise guys regarding Greenify and Forsedoze and blah blah on how to make your battery EVEN better.
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First of all.Thank you sir but the problem is that my device is N920G.
t JaZzz said:
First of all.Thank you sir but the problem is that my device is N920G.
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Then you can go to arter97 in section n920cig Also dr ketans should work too
I had a bootloop after flashin Twrp on N920C. Only solution was flashing from Odin the stock firmaware.
In the end, no custom recovery, knox tripped and no battery optimization...
I'd like to retry but I don't want to lose everything another time
alexross said:
I had a bootloop after flashin Twrp on N920C. Only solution was flashing from Odin the stock firmaware.
In the end, no custom recovery, knox tripped and no battery optimization...
I'd like to retry but I don't want to lose everything another time
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You flashed twrp from the official site, for your model and it didn't work?
angelfacekiller said:
You flashed twrp from the official site, for your model and it didn't work?
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yes, if I start in custom recovery I have twrp working but when I start the os I've a bootloop. Also I tried wiping cache and system but no luck, bootloop.
Try with stock firmware from smartswitch and then flash twrp. From what you said you are flashing an image not from samsung.
Resolved, i rooted first than I flashed the recovery. No more problems
If i flashed pure stock nougat firmware from sammobile to my device after rooting my device and having custom rom and kernel ..... will it suffer battery drain and i will need custom kernel or it will be sloved?
I did the same yesterday, and I do have battery drain. If our knox is 0x1, we must root our devices to get normal battery life. That is sad
mihajlo1 said:
I did the same yesterday, and I do have battery drain. If our knox is 0x1, we must root our devices to get normal battery life. That is sad
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Is there any custom kernel available for nougat?
No battery drain for me, knox 0x1, stock Nougat ROM (UAE), no root, no TWRP, nothing.
Flashed normally via Odin and clear data/cache, no battery drain, left my phone with 96% 2:00 at morning, found it 94% at 8:00. Before was draining like hell because of knox 0x1 without root.
Doctor HR said:
No battery drain for me, knox 0x1, stock Nougat ROM (UAE), no root, no TWRP, nothing.
Flashed normally via Odin and clear data/cache, no battery drain, left my phone with 96% 2:00 at morning, found it 94% at 8:00. Before was draining like hell because of knox 0x1 without root.
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do you have your deepsleep working?
Lam pham said:
do you have your deepsleep working?
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I will check this evening over night with BetterBatteryStats just to be 100% sure that I'm not lying or something, but I'm telling you yesterday evening around 9pm I flashed UAE ROM, cleared all, configured manually my phone, settings and all my apps (did not restored anything, I like to configure everything manually every time I flash something , charged my phone, disconnect it from charger at some point, left it 2am 96%, found it 8am 94%.
Will check tonight and keep you posted.
Ok so I checked again:
- Charged phone to 100%, disconnected from charger around 10:30pm, left my phone over night
- Mobile network was ON, everything else (WiFi, BT, Mobile Data, GPS, NFC...) was OFF
- Took phone in my hands this morning 5:40am, battery is 98/97% after 7h 15min of standby.
Here are pictures and proof = knox 0x1, stock recovery (no twrp), no root, stock 7.0 UAE ROM.
Conclusion: No battery drain for me.