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snote work around

So I'm coming from my note 3 and now on my note 8 snote is gone... Why Samsung gets rid of awesome apps I'll never know... Does anyone know a app that works the same? Or is there a way to get snote on my note 8?

Playstore
S Note is on the playstore and Scrapbook is on the Samsung store. You'll need to download the extra features in settings on SNote to get all the functionality.
NissanNick said:
So I'm coming from my note 3 and now on my note 8 snote is gone... Why Samsung gets rid of awesome apps I'll never know... Does anyone know a app that works the same? Or is there a way to get snote on my note 8?
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The search function is actually useful.... it would've led you to this.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/themes/app-s-note-5-2-04-25-extension-pack-s-t3673174

Is Samsung note not the same thing?

nique0201 said:
Is Samsung note not the same thing?
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No, far from it. Many of the useful features are missing or crippled in Samsung Notes.

Sorry maybe it's not called snote... It was the app that looked like a sticky note and you could scroll through all your notes with the widget?

Package Disabler?

Does anyone know what package disablers work with the Note 9, it's been a year a so since I was with Samsung and package disabler appears to have disappeared from the Play Store.
Can I get it somewhere else? does it work with the Note 9?

It works but it also gets removed from Play Store periodically then it gets reinstated. People who purchased it its earlier reincarnations need to purchase it again, assuming they need to reinstall, if more than 6 months have passed. Needless to say a lot people feel peeved off (and rightly so) by the developer's attitude.

Shocky2 said:
Does anyone know what package disablers work with the Note 9, it's been a year a so since I was with Samsung and package disabler appears to have disappeared from the Play Store.
Can I get it somewhere else? does it work with the Note 9?
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I had a look around at these but then opted to try the ADB route instead. There are various threads around on what to disable and it's pretty straightforward to do. I also wonder if just disabling the app via settings is similar or good enough. Haven't found enough info so far to confirm, but have disabled some apps this way too.

Is the ADB method the same as on an LG phone? E.g. pm uninstall -k --.......
Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

pdagenius said:
I had a look around at these but then opted to try the ADB route instead. There are various threads around on what to disable and it's pretty straightforward to do. I also wonder if just disabling the app via settings is similar or good enough. Haven't found enough info so far to confirm, but have disabled some apps this way too.
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Not sure about ADB, only time I've used ADB is for flashing recovery, I wouldn't know where to start.
I've disabled everything I can manually, although there are a few not sure about, after checking the play store via chrome package disabler pro is still available but not for the Note 9, annoying because I'm pretty sure I have the Pro version.
Also somewhat unrelated, why does the software on the Note 9 have such difficulty closing down background apps? even when you explicitly selected them to not run in the background, an hour or so later it's still active and using battery. :silly:

Shocky2 said:
Not sure about ADB, only time I've used ADB is for flashing recovery, I wouldn't know where to start.
I've disabled everything I can manually, although there are a few not sure about, after checking the play store via chrome package disabler pro is still available but not for the Note 9, annoying because I'm pretty sure I have the Pro version.
Also somewhat unrelated, why does the software on the Note 9 have such difficulty closing down background apps? even when you explicitly selected them to not run in the background, an hour or so later it's still active and using battery. :silly:
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I know this is the US Play store,but,perhaps it'll re-direct to what you need:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpremium&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.powermanager.batteryaddon&hl=en_US

Only thing that works for me is if you do it through adb.

https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.

xtrocata said:
https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.
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How though? As I purchased but never received anything

Goku80 said:
How though? As I purchased but never received anything
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I don't know. I got everythjng through mail: a download link and a code to activate the app.
Maybe try and contact them?

Just in case someone needs the full tutorial for using ADB to uninstall a system app,check this link:
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
If you're not familiar with it,it's worth your while to read everything.
It's not complicated if you're used to using command prompts/ADB,however,be warned that if you delete,it's actually just hidden from the user,but,once you do this,it can't be recovered/accessed/re-installed unless you factory reset (less root access,of course).
The article/tutorial states as much,but,we're all human & at times,TLDR.......... :good:

xtrocata said:
https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.
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You will pay again and again because there are thieves...

Adhell 3 has a package disabler. It works. Google "adhell 3 reddit" and you can find links to download the APKs. Then you'll have to go to samsung developer site and generate a knox developer key to plug into your copy of adhell 3.

kill_dano said:
Adhell 3 has a package disabler. It works. Google "adhell 3 reddit" and you can find links to download the APKs. Then you'll have to go to samsung developer site and generate a knox developer key to plug into your copy of adhell 3.
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Yup I was gonna suggest this as well. Works great and also blocks ads.

Just got a Note 9 few days ago, bought a copy from http://www.packagedisabler.com , license 3 times activation.

feyyun said:
Just got a Note 9 few days ago, bought a copy from http://www.packagedisabler.com , license 3 times activation.
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owner of sites that can't add an ssl cert to their websites if often shady people that don't want to get tracked down.
id stay away.

Does anyone mind uploading the apk sent by packagedisabler? I stilll have my license but I already did my 3 downloads and forgot to backup the apk unfortunately.

KevnRobles said:
Does anyone mind uploading the apk sent by packagedisabler?
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No problem, here it is
Sent from my SM-N960U1 using XDA Labs

There is a useful program called Adhell3 which does app disabling and ad blocking. It works a treat on my unrooted Note 9. It is linked over in the Goodbye Ads forum.

GallardosEggrollShop said:
Yup I was gonna suggest this as well. Works great and also blocks ads.
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Indeed, this is the best way to go ... just remember to renew your Samsung Knox API Key every 90 days, mine needs to be renewed soon.

BetterBatteryStats for Galaxy Note 8 (One Ui V.1.0 - Non root)

I'm new here and this is my first post. So Hi there everyone.
I discovered XDA fairly recently and I quickly realised that it's a great place to learn everything Android and joined up.
I did search the forum before starting a new thread but didn't find my question. But I am hopeless with keywords so I apologise if my following questions have been answered many times already.
I would like an app which will display as much battery usage Information as possible. I'm using a non-root Galaxy Note 8 running One Ui v1.0
I am aware that options are limited for non-routed devices but I read that BetterBatteryStats does work on non-root Note 8's running One Ui but requires ADB (something I have started to familiarise myself with). Also one review on the apps Play Store page mentioned that there's a XDA version of the app. However I'm getting the impression that the app originated from XDA anyway.
Before I even attempt to install it I'd really like to get a little advice from a trusted forum.
So if anyone here can spare the time please could you confirm...
Will BetterBatteryStats run on my non-root One Ui Note 8 correctly?
Is there anything important that I should know about that's not already in the current documentation?
Is there a 'XDA' version of the app or has it always been an XDA developed app anyway?
And finally... if BetterBatteryStats is not suitable for the Note 8 then is there an alternative you would recommend?
Many thanks in advance.

everway9 said:
Will BetterBatteryStats run on my non-root One Ui Note 8 correctly?
Is there anything important that I should know about that's not already in the current documentation?
Is there a 'XDA' version of the app or has it always been an XDA developed app anyway?
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Yes it will run correctly
Nope everything is straight forward
I think there used to be. But now it's on the play store

You can get the XDA version through the Hockey app, and you also have GSam Battery from play store. Both are limited in output without root however.

Ferbee said:
Yes it will run correctly
Nope everything is straight forward
I think there used to be. But now it's on the play store
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Hi @Ferbee
That's great! Thank's for posting. :good:

PlutoDelic said:
You can get the XDA version through the Hockey app, and you also have GSam Battery from play store. Both are limited in output without root however.
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Hi @PlutoDelic
Ahh yes, I've seen GSam somewhere and was going to research it but forgot until you mentioned it.
I haven't heard of the Hockey app though. I'll check it out. Thank's for posting. :good:

custom Rom or not?

I just replaced the Google Pixel 2 xl with Note 9
So far, I like this phone.
I'd like to ask you guys, if it would be worth to root the phone and install a custom ROM / kernel
I can't see a percentage for the brightness, which is annoying, and the clock is on the left, I'd like to have it centered or on the right
With a good kernel, would it help to improve the battery life?
Thank you very much, in advance, any advices are welcome

With Samsung once you root and trip Knox you can't go back to stock - ever. And some apps will not work anymore. This is actually my first phone where I haven't seen any need for root anyway.
Take a look at good lock, with it you can customize allmost everything, incl. clock postition.

nex_t said:
I just replaced the Google Pixel 2 xl with Note 9
So far, I like this phone.
I'd like to ask you guys, if it would be worth to root the phone and install a custom ROM / kernel
I can't see a percentage for the brightness, which is annoying, and the clock is on the left, I'd like to have it centered or on the right
With a good kernel, would it help to improve the battery life?
Thank you very much, in advance, any advices are welcome
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latest july build seems to have decent battery without the need to root.
also using samsung goodlock and its various components, you will be able to do a lot of stuff that were only possible on a rooted device. such as move clock position and much more UIwise.
for brightness % sorry never seen that.
so play around with all the goodlock addons 1st and see if its worthing staying on stock. as you know rooting will kill Spay...so
( i can never stay on stock since its much to fun to flash roms every now and then)

What exactly is good lock?
Where do can I find this app? @Bober, I always had a percentage on the brightness, on the Pixel 2 xl ( root / custom Rom)
There must be a way for this
Thank you, guys
LE : i never used an Android phone, with stock...

nex_t said:
What exactly is good lock?
Where do can I find this app? @Bober, I always had a percentage on the brightness, on the Pixel 2 xl ( root / custom Rom)
There must be a way for this
Thank you, guys
LE : i never used an Android phone, with stock...
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goodlock can be found on the Samsung store.
there is also an alternative called nicelock in the guides forum.
basically goodlock in it self is nothing but a downloader/manager or various plugins. they are the ones that modd the system.

Thank you very much, bober
Do I have to remove the simcard, when I do this??
I'm from Europe - Germany

nex_t said:
Thank you very much, bober
Do I have to remove the simcard, when I do this??
I'm from Europe - Germany
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for what?
to install goodlock? if you dont see it in the samsung store then try:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-nicelock-goodlock-2019-launcher-pie-t3908648
sometimes apps are available by region. so using nicelock should bypass this.

nex_t said:
What exactly is good lock?
Where do can I find this app? @Bober, I always had a percentage on the brightness, on the Pixel 2 xl ( root / custom Rom)
There must be a way for this
Thank you, guys
LE : i never used an Android phone, with stock...
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Go to settings-Notifications-Status bar-Show battery percentage
Edit: sorry, misread that...not sure about brightness percentage!

Battery percentage?
Did you read exactly my post?!
LE : i installed NiceLock but when I try to install something from the menu, I can't
Not available in my country....

nex_t said:
Battery percentage?
Did you read exactly my post?!
LE : i installed NiceLock but when I try to install something from the menu, I can't
Not available in my country....
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really, i thought that was the purpous of nicelock, to bypasse that issue. post on the nice lock thread. sure someone has insight on that.
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NICELOCK
Good Lock 2019 Launcher
What is NiceLock?
This app is only an alternative to main Good Lock app for the regions that it is officially unavailable.
This app only acts as a launcher for modules.

That's why I asked about removing the SIM

nex_t said:
That's why I asked about removing the SIM
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try it i guess.

I tried but I can't install anything from NiceLock

nex_t said:
I tried but I can't install anything from NiceLock
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then i really dont know...did you post here for help?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-nicelock-goodlock-2019-launcher-pie-t3908648

nex_t said:
That's why I asked about removing the SIM
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uninstall nicelock an try this method which worked for me.
1. remove the sim.
2. uninstall samsung store
3. restart the phone.
4 open the vpn app and select US .
5. open samsung store , download the app update and than install goodlock.
6. open goodlock and install the apps-plugins ( download all of them and later you can uninstall unwanted ones).
7. insert sim and restart .....
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nex_t said:
I just replaced the Google Pixel 2 xl with Note 9
So far, I like this phone.
I'd like to ask you guys, if it would be worth to root the phone and install a custom ROM / kernel
I can't see a percentage for the brightness, which is annoying, and the clock is on the left, I'd like to have it centered or on the right
With a good kernel, would it help to improve the battery life?
Thank you very much, in advance, any advices are welcome
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im dealing with theis question myself, i have a korean version - n960n and im having some network connection problems ( i live in midle east which has different bands), and the super late updates from samsung for this model, im still in April security update.
other than this i really dont see the need for root-custom rom for my phone.
i will wait till the end of this month and see.

ubejd said:
uninstall nicelock an try this method which worked for me.
1. remove the sim.
2. uninstall samsung store
3. restart the phone.
4 open the vpn app and select US .
5. open samsung store , download the app update and than install goodlock.
6. open goodlock and install the apps-plugins ( download all of them and later you can uninstall unwanted ones).
7. insert sim and restart .....
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im dealing with theis question myself, i have a korean version - n960n and im having some network connection problems ( i live in midle east which has different bands), and the super late updates from samsung for this model, im still in April security update.
other than this i really dont see the need for root-custom rom for my phone.
i will wait till the end of this month and see.
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you should be on may release. manually download it and flash it with Odin.

I'm in the same boat here and am quite surprised by it. I ALWAYS root my phone, first thing, asap. I specifically bought the exynos version of the N9 so I could root. But after playing with it I find myself wondering why I need root.
Ad blocking - kind of miss this but using Brave browser mostly fixes that.
Customization - GoodLock is AWESOME. Takes place of rom customizations and Tasker, which was a must have for me.
Call recording seems to work, which it didn't on my Pixel.
Get to keep Samsung pay, which is much better than Google pay. And secure folder is a lot better than the name suggests, since it provides doubles if apps allowing multiple active logins.
Someone convinced me why I need to root this phone??

ThePublisher said:
I'm in the same boat here and am quite surprised by it. I ALWAYS root my phone, first thing, asap. I specifically bought the exynos version of the N9 so I could root. But after playing with it I find myself wondering why I need root.
Ad blocking - kind of miss this but using Brave browser mostly fixes that.
Customization - GoodLock is AWESOME. Takes place of rom customizations and Tasker, which was a must have for me.
Call recording seems to work, which it didn't on my Pixel.
Get to keep Samsung pay, which is much better than Google pay. And secure folder is a lot better than the name suggests, since it provides doubles if apps allowing multiple active logins.
Someone convinced me why I need to root this phone??
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to have fun with it and try new things. ( i get bored fast and quickly want more)
if you want to use the phone within the allowed parameters and not want anything more than you already have, than don't root. because the 1st thing happens when you root is that knox fuse gets tripped and apps relying on the device's security integrity will stop trusting it and fail to work. but apart from S pay you can get prety much all apps working one way or an other on a rooted phone just as a stock one would.( lately secure folder was found to work! thx dr
.ketan). people have turned to google pay instead of S pay.
but i do understand that its like: why break what's not broken?
some of us like the freedom and ability to do more. its not essential but since we own the device i guess our though process is what can we do to get even more out of this device.( price is not cheap so we need a reason to justify having bought it guess and have our money's worth ! lol )
but it is true. with good lock the visual aspect that was once one of the big reasons of rooting is now less and less of a reason. same goes with themes as well. nice alternatives to the stock themes and store bought ones like the wonderfull app: #hex ( xda made! search for it here and on playstore) allows you to theme. it has slimmed the gap even more between the need to root and not having to.
one aspect though that is important is being able to remove content and aslo add content like unsupported region carrier specific features eg:CSC , i put canadian CSC on my n960n.( somewill argue rhat if i had bought the canadian variant i would not need to do this. but the other reasons outlined in this message outweighs this.)
all in all im happy with my decision. and i have no trouble understanding that you or others are also quite happy with not having rooted.
what is good is that rooting has put pressure and have given samsung and other device companies examples and insight on what the community wants. by rooting and modding the device we show exactly what we need/want. and the result ( goodlock and other additions) that are aosp inspired has really made the device shine and be an attractive experiance to the general public and rooted user alike.

bober10113 said:
to have fun with it and try new things. ( i get bored fast and quickly want more)
if you want to use the phone within the allowed parameters and not want anything more than you already have, than don't root. because the 1st thing happens when you root is that knox fuse gets tripped and apps relying on the device's security integrity will stop trusting it and fail to work. but apart from S pay you can get prety much all apps working one way or an other on a rooted phone just as a stock one would.( lately secure folder was found to work! thx dr
.ketan). people have turned to google pay instead of S pay.
but i do understand that its like: why break what's not broken?
some of us like the freedom and ability to do more. its not essential but since we own the device i guess our though process is what can we do to get even more out of this device.( price is not cheap so we need a reason to justify having bought it guess and have our money's worth ! lol )
but it is true. with good lock the visual aspect that was once one of the big reasons of rooting is now less and less of a reason. same goes with themes as well. nice alternatives to the stock themes and store bought ones like the wonderfull app: #hex ( xda made! search for it here and on playstore) allows you to theme. it has slimmed the gap even more between the need to root and not having to.
one aspect though that is important is being able to remove content and aslo add content like unsupported region carrier specific features eg:CSC , i put canadian CSC on my n960n.( somewill argue rhat if i had bought the canadian variant i would not need to do this. but the other reasons outlined in this message outweighs this.)
all in all im happy with my decision. and i have no trouble understanding that you or others are also quite happy with not having rooted.
what is good is that rooting has put pressure and have given samsung and other device companies examples and insight on what the community wants. by rooting and modding the device we show exactly what we need/want. and the result ( goodlock and other additions) that are aosp inspired has really made the device shine and be an attractive experiance to the general public and rooted user alike.
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I've definitely rooted a bunch of phones. Every phone in my signature that could be rooted, and many friends phones etc. I've been a huge proponent of root. This phone just seems to not need it, at least not yet at this point. When sammy stops pushing updates in timely manner I will probably reconsider.
You are absolutely right that root, and the xda community in particular, has really pushed OEMs to make things better. Its great progress.

bober10113 said:
goodlock can be found on the Samsung store.
there is also an alternative called nicelock in the guides forum.
basically goodlock in it self is nothing but a downloader/manager or various plugins. they are the ones that modd the system.
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What customizations are you using on your status bar?

General Google play services battery drain

My S21 ultra battery is giving me around 4.30 hrs of SOT which is way too less compared to what others seem to get.
The main culprit of battery drain is Google play services, Which uses around 9-11% of battery.
I tried every trick to reduce the play services drain but nothing is working.
Please help !!

bro...don't sweat it..I have been on this boat for a long time and still no hope...it seems some samsung service is running intermittently in the background which requires Google play services...else I don't see any other reason why this would be eating so much battery...the question's what is this samsung service...

Clear GplayS, Framework and Google Backup Transport data.
Clear System log files (I use the old Device Care app to do this).
Get Karma Firewall from Playstore and firewall block GplayS*.
Disable autosync in gmail, disable all cloud storage and cloud backup (Samsung and Goggle).
Disable all carrier, Samsung and Google feedback.
*normally can be safely blocked. Unblock to manually download gmail; a brief unblocking lasts many hours for this.
Unblock for Playstore then reboot.
Playstore is another one to firewall block or use a package blocker on when not in use.

Up

I cleared its cache, then wiped all device cache in recovery, and now it's only 2% with 1 google acc in full sync.

blackhawk said:
Clear GplayS, Framework and Google Backup Transport data.
Clear System log files (I use the old Device Care app to do this).
Get Karma Firewall from Playstore and firewall block GplayS*.
Disable autosync in gmail, disable all cloud storage and cloud backup (Samsung and Goggle).
Disable all carrier, Samsung and Google feedback.
*normally can be safely blocked. Unblock to manually download gmail; a brief unblocking lasts many hours for this.
Unblock for Playstore then reboot.
Playstore is another one to firewall block or use a package blocker on when not in use.
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Which old devicecare you mean mate

Goku1992 said:
Which old devicecare you mean mate
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Samsung Device Care, the one that used 360°... I just keep it firewalled.

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Samsung Device Care, the one that used 360°... I just keep it firewalled.
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Thanks will try it

Goku1992 said:
Thanks will try it
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It's a Samsung app that comes bundled with the 10+.
I'm still using the factory load Pie firmware and same for Device Care.
Newer versions dropped using 360° because of security issues... Chinese spyware concerns.
Those newer versions are inferior; 360° does an excellent cleaning job for logs/apk files but you need to keep it isolated

I cant install it lol... It installs as Update ://

Goku1992 said:
I cant install it lol... It installs as Update ://
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Yeah you'd need to get an old copy of it.
Haven't track the company since they got ratted out over a year ago. I know the way I'm using it that it's safe and as such is useful to me so I continue to use it.
It's a very useful app that I've also used to track down problems with system apks too as it allows me to see when any apk is opening by showing it's memory cache (manual resets to do so).
Lol, it's one of my black sheep apps that I wuv.

But then i need to disable the new one or?

Goku1992 said:
But then i need to disable the new one or?
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I doubt they're compatible plus not even sure the original would run on Q.

You are using galaxy s10+?

Goku1992 said:
You are using galaxy s10+?
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Note 10+, yes

blackhawk said:
Note 10+, yes
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That explains everything mate the note 10+ is amazing, i had the note 20 ultra and in my opinion it looks and feels better than s21 ultra but the exynos was crap :/ my device was warm using normal task and with hot weather it wasnt nice to hold... And battery life was gruesome escecially on mobile data :/

Goku1992 said:
That explains everything mate the note 10+ is amazing, i had the note 20 ultra and in my opinion it looks and feels better than s21 ultra but the exynos was crap :/ my device was warm using normal task and with hot weather it wasnt nice to hold... And battery life was gruesome escecially on mobile data :/
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My Note 10+ Snapdragon variant was a hot running battery hog too until I toned it down.
They all can do that.
One of the reasons I stay on Pie is because I don't want to have to do that again!
It took quite a bit of trial and error to get it dialed in.

blackhawk said:
My Note 10+ Snapdragon variant was a hot running battery hog too until I toned it down.
They all can do that.
One of the reasons I stay on Pie is because I don't want to have to do that again!
It took quite a bit of trial and error to get it dialed in.
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Thats sad to hear mate :/ have a oneplus 7t pro mclaren with the 855+ (same as in the note 10 +snapdragon) and it was running cool and fast (but i had an custom kernel)

Goku1992 said:
Thats sad to hear mate :/ have a oneplus 7t pro mclaren with the 855+ (same as in the note 10 +snapdragon) and it was running cool and fast (but i had an custom kernel)
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It's all good; the 10+ is a fast running, very stable platform that gets good battery life now.
If Samsung and Android don't start doing better I may end up getting another N10+ as it still fulfills its mission well.

blackhawk said:
It's all good; the 10+ is a fast running, very stable platform that gets good battery life now.
If Samsung and Android don't start doing better I may end up getting another N10+ as it still fulfills its mission well.
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On my s21 ultra its running well. But on my 7t pro (ori kernel cause of beta 11) its running like ****... Slow, battery isnt as good as 10.... Dont know why the system the device ships is running good and the newwr ones are always bad / not as good...