[Q] AT&T Galaxy S5 Active - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

Heya all quick question, will the root process for the AT&T S5 work for the S5 Active as well? I just picked it up yesterday, so hoping that it's a yes.

The people in the thread say yes
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Yes I have active and it worked the same
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Has anyone tried SafeStrap? I wonder ????????? Hmmmmm.

LuckyColdJohnson said:
Has anyone tried SafeStrap? I wonder ????????? Hmmmmm.
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My questions is, are the ROM's the same? if not I might stay clear and just put a better case on it

eatonjb said:
My questions is, are the ROM's the same? if not I might stay clear and just put a better case on it
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They are different models, so the roms probably won't be the same. There isn't the ability to use a custom recovery yet, so you can't flash a Rom anyway.
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@Hashcode could do a SafeStrap for s5's and s5 Actives soon.
If we put up a bounty for it, he is more than capable of doing it.
He might even do it without that.
We can all just take care of him like Geohot is getting taken care of.

Geohot came out with a root for S5, it worked on my ATT S5 Active. From download to reboot and verify....40 seconds max.

Google play service do not work on my phone anymore. Trying to restore the phone back to factory settings now with Kies. This sucks. lost all my contacts and can't sign into google.

LuckyColdJohnson said:
Google play service do not work on my phone anymore. Trying to restore the phone back to factory settings now with Kies. This sucks. lost all my contacts and can't sign into google.
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Why weren't you storing all of your contacts at Google already?
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drwx said:
Why weren't you storing all of your contacts at Google already?
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I did. All my contacts are synced with my gmail name. Problem is I can't sign in. Even after using Kies 3 to restore.

LuckyColdJohnson said:
I did. All my contacts are synced with my gmail name. Problem is I can't sign in. Even after using Kies 3 to restore.
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Ok.. So you didn't lose them...
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drwx said:
Why weren't you storing all of your contacts at Google already?
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He must be used to iPhone nonsense
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johns86 said:
He must be used to iPhone nonsense
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Nope....Just could not sign in to google to retrieve my contacts etc....I have all of them back now. I had to clear app data on all google apps/frameworks......iPhone. LOL Havent had one of those since the 3GS. You couldn't pay me to go back to apple.
I know how to work Android, believe me my phone is tricked out!!! Just had an issue with google after rooting. All good now.

LuckyColdJohnson said:
Nope....Just could not sign in to google to retrieve my contacts etc....I have all of them back now. I had to clear app data on all google apps/frameworks......iPhone. LOL Havent had one of those since the 3GS. You couldn't pay me to go back to apple.
I know how to work Android, believe me my phone is tricked out!!! Just had an issue with google after rooting. All good now.
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Clear app data resolved it, noted for the future should I have that problem.

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[Q] Can AT$T tell if you're running a custom rom?

I need to call 611 and gripe about some issues i'm having with my cappy. Does anyone know if at$t will run any sort of diagnostics remotely that will alert them that i'm running serendipity?
rpicaso said:
I need to call 611 and gripe about some issues i'm having with my cappy. Does anyone know if at$t will run any sort of diagnostics remotely that will alert them that i'm running serendipity?
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Nope. When they check up, it's usually just the IMEI. They ask what you're using (KB1, JH7...) but they assume most don't even know what that means or where to find that info.
I recently have called them from my phone and they didn't mention anything about it not being stock. When I look at my account online from my computer it still shows the captivate.
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I'd be careful with Cyanogen though. When I flashed Cyanogen, I received an e-mail from Google saying "Welcome to Nexus S!". I didn't check, but I wouldn't be surprised as AT&T started listing my number online as a Nexus S or some other random Android phone that isn't the Captivate.
In fact, that same question occurred to me today, because I'm running Cyanogen on my HTC Inspire and I need to dial in so they can set up my Voicemail (for some reason, whenever I switch phones my voicemail gets screwed up).
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I'd be careful with Cyanogen though. When I flashed Cyanogen, I received an e-mail from Google saying "Welcome to Nexus S!". I didn't check, but I wouldn't be surprised as AT&T started listing my number online as a Nexus S or some other random Android phone that isn't the Captivate.
In fact, that same question occurred to me today, because I'm running Cyanogen on my HTC Inspire and I need to dial in so they can set up my Voicemail (for some reason, whenever I switch phones my voicemail gets screwed up).
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Are you sure you got it on cyanogen, and not on supercurios port? Because the cm rom has correct model numbers, where as supercurios port is a direct rip from the Nexus S.
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The email you receive is not from at&t and is just because the rom uses nexus s market foot print.
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The answer is almost certainly no. There is a capability using device management tools to report back ROM details but right now the care reps don't have any access to it or any procedures that use it. They don't even have access to your IMEI so don't worry about custom ROMs unless you are physically returning the device.
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They cannot tell that your running a custom rom or even rooted.
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trell959 said:
They cannot tell that your running a custom rom or even rooted.
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What's more, based on my experiences with the Customer Service reps, most of them wouldn't care. The Front Office might, if you had to send in your phone, but every CS rep I've ever talked to has been mighty laid-back about the "rules."
TheEscapist said:
Are you sure you got it on cyanogen, and not on supercurios port? Because the cm rom has correct model numbers, where as supercurios port is a direct rip from the Nexus S.
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Hmm... now that you mention it, you may be right. Odd...
mcord11758 said:
The email you receive is not from at&t and is just because the rom uses nexus s market foot print.
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I realize that. But because of the fact that it uses the Nexus S market footprint, it would also (logically) use the same Nexus S footprint over the AT&T network. Otherwise, what you said makes no sense.
ianwood said:
The answer is almost certainly no ... but right now the care reps don't have any access to it or any procedures that use it. They don't even have access to your IMEI...
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Oh gosh that is so far from wrong it's not funny. "Care reps", otherwise known as technicians who fix your problems have every right to access your IMEI number without your consent. Your phone's IMEI is stored by AT&T as a ref number, and can be accessed from the AT&T database at any given time, even by the technicians.
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Hmm... now that you mention it, you may be right. Odd...
I realize that. But because of the fact that it uses the Nexus S market footprint, it would also (logically) use the same Nexus S footprint over the AT&T network. Otherwise, what you said makes no sense.
Oh gosh that is so far from wrong it's not funny. "Care reps", otherwise known as technicians who fix your problems have every right to access your IMEI number without your consent. Your phone's IMEI is stored by AT&T as a ref number, and can be accessed from the AT&T database at any given time, even by the technicians.
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The nexus s is available on at&t? No. So why would it have an at&t foot print?
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From my experience i had a problem and they started asking for the baseband version. They found out i was rooted but i acted like i didnt know anything so they just told me to flash back to stock. So it really doesnt matter
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I just replaced 2 captivates taking to both the tech department and warranty and was rooted running phoenix the whole time and they never said a word....replaced them both...of course I flashed back to stock before sending them back in though
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bluemoon1221 said:
From my experience i had a problem and they started asking for the baseband version. They found out i was rooted but i acted like i didnt know anything so they just told me to flash back to stock. So it really doesnt matter
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Ok so they asked your baseband. And you told them something other than stock? Why?
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.Candy said:
Oh gosh that is so far from wrong it's not funny. "Care reps", otherwise known as technicians who fix your problems have every right to access your IMEI number without your consent. Your phone's IMEI is stored by AT&T as a ref number, and can be accessed from the AT&T database at any given time, even by the technicians.
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There is an IMEI record for the device you purchased NOT what you are actually using on the network. There is also a TAC reference collected by OTA whenever the SIM goes into a new device, but the care reps (industry standard term, btw) have no scripts using it as far as I know. For example, AT&T still reports me as having a Bold 9700 on my 1st line when it has actually been a Cappy since August. Bottom line, AT&T generally doesn't give a crap what device you use.
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ianwood said:
Bottom line, AT&T generally doesn't give a crap what device you use.
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More accurate to say they don't care so long as they get their money...
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Ok so they asked your baseband. And you told them something other than stock? Why?
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That was because I didn't know a lot back then.... but it wasn't a big deal. They just told me to go back to stock and nothing else happened.
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TheEscapist said:
Are you sure you got it on cyanogen, and not on supercurios port? Because the cm rom has correct model numbers, where as supercurios port is a direct rip from the Nexus S.
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Happened to me....I never used supercurios...only CM7.
Fot the OP I doubt they can tell....even less they don't care. I used the sim from an old Sony dumb phone in my old unlocked Nokia N79...and used an unlimited data plan for $15 and tethered.
So yeah, don't worry.

[APP] Latest Google Wallet Aug/01/2012

Pulled this from my Nexus 7. Works on my Nexus S running latest Jellybro Kang. Thought I would share as this version lets you use more than just a Citi or prepaid card.
Version R1.5-R75-v6.apk
I'm not on the nexus s, but do you know if this will work without a data connection? I know the n7 doesn't need one but my gnex does. I'm wondering if you need data for this version to work on a phone.
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I keep getting a error when opening the app. Says "movie network or phone not supported" how do I fix this? I'm using adamg jellybelly!
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Maybe I should give it a try.
I just uninstalled and reinstalled. No issues here. Also, I believe it does need data as payment info is stored in the cloud instead of the device itself.
slugger410ft said:
I just uninstalled and reinstalled. No issues here. Also, I believe it does need data as payment info is stored in the cloud instead of the device itself.
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Hmmm... I wonder why it works for the nexus 7 but wouldn't work like that for a phone. I tried to use wallet on my phone in a store the other day and in the middle of authentication I lost signal and had to start over. I may test pulling the wallet apk off my n7 and try installing on my phone to see if it works the same. Thanks guys!
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How about networks other than Sprint and AT&T?
Does anybody know if this works on T-Mobile or other "blocked" networks?
Currently I am running the version patched by MoDaCo (1.1-R63-v12 See this thread) on my T-Mobile Nexus S. Unfortunately, this revision doesn't implement the new functionality to use cards other than Mastercard.
Does anyone know if the new apk still contains the device and carrier checks? If so then us T-Mobile people will still need a patched version.
yes it does contain the device/carrier checks... though you could always just try... instead of waiting for an answer... you would have known 5 minutes ago...
I just successfully installed it on my rooted T-Mobile Nexus S. Everything seems to be working fine. That Unsupported Device banner at the top is still there though. I haven't gone out to test it at a payment terminal yet.
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MotorcycleKopp said:
I just successfully installed it on my rooted T-Mobile Nexus S. Everything seems to be working fine. That Unsupported Device banner at the top is still there though. I haven't gone out to test it at a payment terminal yet.
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The unsupported device warning is because your phone is rooted.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
I've been trying tutorials and tricks to get Wallet to install, to no avail, for >hour. This worked perfectly. Can't wait to try it with my Visa card now that they're supported.
Just tried it on the aokp kang on my i9020t on T-Mobile and got insecure element. Had to flash my nandroid that had 1.1 r41v8 installed which is really old unfortunately. Would love to get a newer version working...
Thanks for this. Installed fine and got my cards added on Kali's CM10... Now just have to try it out and see if I can still make purchases.
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Unfortunately Google wallet is not yet available for your device or mobile Carrier
Anyone know how to get past this?
Installed on my VZN Nexus with the little banner due to I'm rooted and it seems to work just fine. Let me register, etc. I just have not tried it out at a store yet. We don't have to many places that accept it (or I just don't but a few).
Oh, thanks for the updated .apk Not sure why Verizon is such a [email protected]#$ and not let us use it.
Esra said:
Unfortunately Google wallet is not yet available for your device or mobile Carrier
Anyone know how to get past this?
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If you aren't in the states, it won't work.
Why are rooted phones not supported, is it unsafe?
dckmastaflex said:
Why are rooted phones not supported, is it unsafe?
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Its fine. It still works fine... they just won't support it if you have an issue. Basically saying they aren't responsible in case something were to happen.
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d_phekt said:
Its fine. It still works fine... they just won't support it if you have an issue. Basically saying they aren't responsible in case something were to happen.
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Do unrooted people that are side loading the app still get the message because it wasent installed directly from the app store? I'm scared to do it with the message I would hate to be robbed and have Google tell me eh your rooted.
dckmastaflex said:
Do unrooted people that are side loading the app still get the message because it wasent installed directly from the app store? I'm scared to do it with the message I would hate to be robbed and have Google tell me eh your rooted.
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Unrooted shouldn't see it. I can't confirm tho... my phones been rooted from day one. Maybe someone with stock ROM can chime in and help more.
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[Q] Will "Samsung account update" break phone if rooted?

I am new to Android and I haven't ever seen this notification before on my phone since I rooted. Will allowing this Samsung account update mess my phone up? I've seen other people ask what it is, but with no definitive answer to this specific question.
I can't post links because I am new but if you look at imgur bMIV8Xc.png you can see the notification I am seeing.
I got this message today, too. I went ahead and allowed it to update. So far, I still have root and everything's running fine.
brivette007 said:
I got this message today, too. I went ahead and allowed it to update. So far, I still have root and everything's running fine.
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On s5 or s5 active. Also was it a full update or patch?
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For the record my phone is an s5.
justinsamsel said:
I am new to Android and I haven't ever seen this notification before on my phone since I rooted. Will allowing this Samsung account update mess my phone up? I've seen other people ask what it is, but with no definitive answer to this specific question.
I can't post links because I am new but if you look at imgur bMIV8Xc.png you can see the notification I am seeing.
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Nope you're good. It's just to update your samsung account. I did it too yesterday and no problems at all. Besides they really give you no choice because eventually it will just push to phone
Thanks for the replies guys, I really appreciate it.
justinsamsel said:
For the record my phone is an s5.
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Was gonna say maybe its L but that would be asking to much.
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[Discussion] New Firmware Update

Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for this http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6_is_receiving_a_new_502_ota_in_europe-news-12195.php
The way the us carriers operate, who knows we might not see it. we can only hope samsung is putting pressure on the carriers to push the updates faster and more frequent.
Yea, I'd be surprised if we see this before 5.1.1. Tmobile already showed their hand with the leak for the edge.
Not sure about the US variants but the Canadian ones are identical and has a CSC folder and subfolders for all the Canadian carriers including small provincial ones. The carriers don't even need to touch it cause the bloat is already in those subfolders and gets installed based on the network it connects to!
The only delay would be if the carriers are the ones responsible for hosting the OTA servers!
I wonder if anyone can now properly multitask after this update
PunishedSnake said:
I wonder if anyone can now properly multitask after this update
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I can properly multitask without that update lol....
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glcK23 said:
I can properly multitask without that update lol....
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You must not properly multitask
PunishedSnake said:
You must not properly multitask
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Must multitask like an iphone user.
NJGSII said:
Must multitask like an iphone user.
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Must be the reason why he thinks it's fine
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Must be the rain why he thinks it's fine
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He? Lol you whiners
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He? Lol you whiners
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He was used as generic term as no evidence of gender is known
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He? Lol you whiners
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She?
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She?
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It?
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It?
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She?
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*Shim
Sprint already got the update. Hopefully we're not waiting long.
mikeyinid said:
Sprint already got the update. Hopefully we're not waiting long.
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I might be wrong but I think tmobile decided to skip this update and go right for 5.1.1. If that is the case hopefully we will have a bug free build because they sunk all their time into it. Plus we would see 5.1.1 before any other s6 by probably a month Or more. Personally I hope that is the case, android L is just too buggy on anything under 5.1.1 To make updating worth the time.
I do hope we get an update soon, I'm tired of using the Digitally Imported App in my car, getting out to shop at a grocery store, then getting back into my car only to have the Samsung "Over The Horizon" music start to play because I haven't loaded any other music on my phone. I then have to restart the DI App, and start the radio station again because the App was closed by the phone earlier while I was grocery shopping...
How it's supposed to work is when I get back in my car, the radio station automatically unpauses since the App is still loaded in memory and the phone knows it was last playing music from that App.
sodaboy581 said:
I do hope we get an update soon, I'm tired of using the Digitally Imported App in my car, getting out to shop at a grocery store, then getting back into my car only to have the Samsung "Over The Horizon" music start to play because I haven't loaded any other music on my phone. I then have to restart the DI App, and start the radio station again because the App was closed by the phone earlier while I was grocery shopping...
How it's supposed to work is when I get back in my car, the radio station automatically unpauses since the App is still loaded in memory and the phone knows it was last playing music from that App.
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One solution is to disable the stock music player. And/or delete that stupid demo sound.
mikeyinid said:
One solution is to disable the stock music player. And/or delete that stupid demo sound.
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I hear deleting "Over the horizon" trips knox.
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I hear deleting "Over the horizon" trips knox.
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Lmao! Nice... I tried it made every single tone on my phone that same exact beat! I am going CRAZY now and will prob need a doc soon... :cyclops:

mobile data updates

Why won't the Note8 update over mobile data? this is aggravating! Don't have access to wifi.
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buschris said:
Why won't the Note8 update over mobile data? this is aggravating! Don't have access to wifi.
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Could it be your phone network blocking It? I'm on EE I'm the uk and can update using mobile data
Do you happen to have 'Data Saver' enabled? If so, disable it please and try again.
If this is not the case, I concur with @marcushesketh1991 in that it might indeed be your carrier network.
Let us know.
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Do you happen to have 'Data Saver' enabled? If so, disable it please and try again.
If this is not the case, I concur with @marcushesketh1991 in that it might indeed be your carrier network.
Let us know.
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it was on Verizon, and everything else worked perfectly data wise. I had to take it back, it was THAT bad. even a reset didn't fix it
buschris said:
it was on Verizon, and everything else worked perfectly data wise. I had to take it back, it was THAT bad. even a reset didn't fix it
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Thanks for the update. I'm sorry the advice given did not resolve your issue.
I assume the replacement does updates w/o fail?
A_H_E said:
Thanks for the update. I'm sorry the advice given did not resolve your issue.
I assume the replacement does updates w/o fail?
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I am getting a Pixel 2 today, as nice as the Note was I will try this one. Other than the play store it was pretty sweet!
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buschris said:
I am getting a Pixel 2 today, as nice as the Note was I will try this one. Other than the play store it was pretty sweet!
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Wait what?
you took the Note 8 back because the play store would not update your apps over mobile data?
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there is a specific setting in the play store app that allows that.
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Wait what?
you took the Note 8 back because the play store would not update your apps over mobile data?
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there is a specific setting in the play store app that allows that.
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No, everything was changed and sometimes apps would update but it became so much of an issue I had to return it. Even WiFi didn't work. I have unlimited so wifi isn't even an issue for me or a viable option for data.
My note 8 will not download system updates over data. Nothing can be done it seems.
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...s-via-cellular-data-on-the-note-8/td-p/219719

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