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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tony yayo:
So are you going to personally downgrade all 20 of your employees phones so they can all steal hot spots? Good idea.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ihyln:
Because all 20 of my employees have Galaxy Note 2s? Are you some kind of wizard being able to see what my company uses or a monumental ****tard?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike2518:
Folks, please stick to the OP topic
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phreshjoker:
Please stick on topic.. im running out of pop corn... *nom nom*
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jghidalgo307:
Internet Rule no.1: Do not feed the trolls.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] windbayou:
With the advancement in technology, it always sacrifices battery. I suggest turning off any services that you didn't use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
I had LTE on Verizon. Galaxy Nexus. It used lots of battery. I had LTE turned off a lot.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phreshjoker:
Wait so how was the batrery life on the verizon device?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
Lucky to get 8 hours with LTE.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Naddict:
Thread Cleaned....

For those who feel it necessary to contribute by posting wasteful banter back and forth, go somewhere else and do that. This is still a development area/thread covering general topics, either provide constructive or helpful posts, or get another hobby.

Do not waste the time of the developers, contributors, or members who come here seeking knowledge.

Try to enjoy the rest of the weekend.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
I get 6-7 hours screen time with my note when stock. Was on pace for close to 8 hours yesterday, but that's just because Eclipse ROM is INSANE!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
I don't get that much on AOSP but I have a bunch going on. I hope LTE does not change my battery life if so 20 down will be my fall back a lot

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sean Sounds:
Update Broke Google Now

With this new 4.1.2 update, I can no longer access my Google Now settings. When you click the menu button for settings, it pops up and then vanishes in an instant. I was on stock T-mobile 4.1.1 (rooted) when I upgraded (had to use Kies on PC to upgrade) and root was removed after completion. My wife's Tmo Note II was also stock 4.1.1 but not rooted when she upgraded (OTA) and she too can not get into the settings menu on Google Now. Anyone else having this issue? :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pierrekid:
Yes this is already a known issue. Google now is still an app, so this will probably be fixed via an update from the play store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sean Sounds:
Thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xisleet:
my 4g speeds are slower but they seem more stable. before i would max out around 16mbps but somtimes not even hit 4mbps... now im geting steady 8mbps so im not to mad about it. and the upload speeds are faster... before i would only get 1mbps now i get like 2.5

i also didnt root my phone ever... i just rooted using the cf auto root and it worked great with 4.1.2. it also didnt trip the counter. however i have no custom recovery as i never used a custom rom in my life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] primus123:
Ok, so I powered on phone today, and it automatically went into update. Not sure if it was because when I powered on I didnt click on postpone. But it did.

I am not having the gallery lag, I dont have the problem with the face detection icon on the notification bar.

I havent checked any other settings that may be new,

Data problems...

I have dropped down to under 1. Get as much as 3. My up speeds are under 1. Wow. So. Im actually having problems with all of my social apps loading. And I tried to upload a pic on facebook, kept timing out. LTE is turned off, so as of now, im actually having no abnormal battery drain.

Still have my root, so, I guess its not that bad, but only time will tell.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] brickinphoneslol:
Not sure if your trolling...but you should probably install recovery just in case..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double0EK:
Settings> Accessibility its on the bottom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mojorisin7178:
For those that are worried about the battery. There are things that you can do. First if you root you can install a custom kernel I have been using my back sgs3 for the past 2 weeks so Im not sure which one is best but I know that faux has kernels and I am pprety sure he has one for this phone. Once installed you use the intellidemand govener because it is like ondemand but it puts 3 of the four cores to sleep while the phone is idle and undervolt by -75 and that works a ton. Also use eugenes cpu sleeper app from the market it shuts down 3 of the four cores when screen is off. Make sure you guys get the one for quad core because h makes one for dual also. Also get media rescan root. What that does is stops your media scanner from working all the time. The sgs3 gets the worst battery life I have ever seen when it is stock but using those tricks fixed it up. Then there is always the bigger battery option which I would probally do in the case of lte. Or for those who dont want to make the phone bulkyer there is the two or three battery system. Samsung makes a cool desktop charger that also is a cradel and can be used as a carring case for the spare battery. And it comes with the factory oem spare I think it is about $30 from amazon but I forget. And last but not least is the portable battery charging systems they build them into backpacks now and they make ones that will charge a laptop. Oh and I almost forgot I dont know if they make it for the note2 yet but I saw for the s3 a protective case that had a battery built in it actually had a plug at the bottom of the case so you are charging your phone all the time basically. Hope I helped some of you. I know alot of you already know this thou.

I have a question thou When I get on lte is it going to say LTE or 4g? I would think that LTE would be 4g HSPA+ 3G Edge 2g gsm 1g. My phone says 4g now And I am getting 5mbps down and 2 up that is not really a change from what I was getting. The last radio we had got the best reception I have ever gotten and my speeds were great they were usually between 5-15 mbps withy it being more towards the 5 most of the time and bursts into the 15"s

Edit nevermind I just saw in another thread that it will show a 4g lte when lte is on. I didnt think that I would have it yet I live on long island so I will have to wait. For a while.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kaleom:
Some people call it cheap...but for us unlimited data guys, we are not offered tethering!

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ChevyWarfrat:
Nope that didnt happen to me and I havent noticed any battery drain then before the update it still the same.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] double1:
I don't have the option to change toggles. Am I missing something or did this not change with the update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrbkkt1:
Add far as battery life goes, I do notice that the very top of the icon disappears at 95% instead of at 90% now. That could cause some people to think that battery life is worse.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
So far im liking everything. I dont have the broken google + settings that some have reported. I did notice however that the keyboard diesnt go back to letters after using a symbol and pressing soace bar as it did on other phones. I did notice my data speeds have dropped. I havent chexked to see if my wifi speeds have varied. Having to redo all the initial notices of how things work is agitating. I already know how my phone works(sort of).

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
After playing with the phone for a couple of day's, I must say I like the update.

I had one major issue and that was Google Maps was using far too much battery. It topped the list even above display time on.

I fixed that by going into applications finding maps I then deleted cache and data then un-installed maps. Did a reboot, opened maps, closed maps did another reboot. Then updated maps in Google Play Store. After that and one more reboot just to be safe maps is now working great and it's not eating crazy amounts of battery.

The only other minor glitches I've found is when I hold down the settings Button to open Google Now, I can't open the Google Now settings by tapping the settings button again. The list of settings just flashes. The way around this is to tap into the area you type into at the top. After I do that the settings list for Google Now pops up. *anyone know a fix other then mine?*

Another minor glitch I've found is sometimes when pressing the home key it opens the task manager up. I've yet to find a fix for this.

I do notice a good amount of small fixes though. One of them being the S-Note app and the great new S-Note widget. It opens with no lag at all and I can use my Samsung keyboard without hitting anything else. It makes it very easy to swype a fast Note and I love it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] primus123:
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How was your phone able to go into update automatically if you were rooted?[/QUOTE]

That im not sure of. Ive also read that if your rooted the OTA will not come across, but I am definitely rooted, and it kept prompting me, im g7essing cause I was rooted and still on stock, never flashed a RoM.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ciphercodes:
If your device status is still normal then OTA updates will still work but i think you will loose root once you update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] MrMaverick03:
Battery

For those complaining of battery drain on 4.1.2 flash a custom kernek such as saber or perseus. You will get 2-3 days even with normal use.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] primus123:
I used "voodoo OTA root keeper" it worked, I was able to maintain root after.

Now I have some things I noticed that may be helpful. When disabling the LTE you lose data speeds, maintain more battery, but I enabled my LTE today, and got faster DL speeds with a slight more battery drain. Before update I was anywhere from 2-12 dl, after update with LTE off im at 1-4, with LTE on im at 5-12.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kharizma:
I have noticed slower data speeds as well, could get 22-25mbps average and now get about 13mbps. What the hell is that about! Lol I have also noticed battery drain, turned off LTE for now. Will probably turn it on when it is live in Denver.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xisleet:
no i am not trolling. why should i install a custom recovery? i do not want a custom rom. and i dont want to trip the counter... lol im paranoid i guess. but i needed super su for few apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] primus123:
So I have seen a few other differneces.

So with the LTE switched on, I cannot get mms. Turn it off they auto download.

If you have apps in folders, before it would go... click folder/choose app/launch app/close app/then back out of folder.... now, the folder auto closes once app is selected...

I also havent noticed that the snote functions are faster and smoother as been previously reported by users. Seem to be the same.

So I have read that New Orleans is supposedly going live on the 26th. Just wondering how far away from the city will feel the pleasure. ..

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 3thman:
guys should I update my phone or not ??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mike2518:
Yes you should, it's awesome
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
I second that. The update is great and there are no major issues. The only problem I had was with maps using a crazy amount of battery and I fixed that by going to settings, applications, maps. Then delete cache, data and then un install maps. Shut down device open maps close maps. Then do another shut down/restart then go to play Store and update maps. After that it's all good and back to normal.

As for the Google Now settings not working. You just have to tap the top of the bar you type in then press settings and it's fine.

Those are the only problems I had with the update.

The pros out weigh the cons by far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] OoTLink:
When you uninstall Maps, it disappears off the list because well, it isn't there anymore! I think the battery stats thing is an average over some period of time (like the last charge).

I just tried what you said and will report back after a few days, but so far (with LTE turned off and wifi turned on), my experience with 4.1.2 has been fast, but harsh on the battery! After 21 hours of use including an 8 minute phone call and 35 minutes of screen on time, I only had 21% battery left! I've ended a day with several hours of screen time and still had >40% left before!

That and I'll second that my HSPA data isn't as fast anymore :( It used to top out at 22mbps, now it only tops out at 16.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Meanee:
If it's a system app (which Maps is), it will simply revert itself back to shipped version. I encountered exactly same problem. For few days, my phone was almost out of battery by around 3pm. Tracked the problem down to maps, uninstalled, rebooted, and ran maps again, all good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 3thman:
what are the ways to save the battery life. I just got the phone and I heard the phone stays with you for 2 days. how can I do that ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] loyomoyo:
I didn't notice the battery drain too!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nick2k:
Dammit. Ever since this update my battery life has gone to ****. I'm hitting 40% just after 15 hours. I USED to get 18-20 hours at that mark. I'm not even getting an LTE signal. Wtf.

EDIT: i switched to the non-LTE option and uninstalled Maps. Hopefully that does the trick. I haven't checked to see if I'm getting slower download speeds off the network, so i can't ***** about that yet...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
My battery doesnt seem to have been affected.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] e46tuning:
Battery life drains fast for me as well
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
15 hours at 40% .. is bad now. .. What has this sweet a$$ phone done to us j/k :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
What's you screen on time?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
If it matters im at 3 hours and 51%.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jinda628:
Wow thats a huge drop. Makes me want to delay the update on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
So you are at 51% left and have 3 hours screen time? That would be 6 hours screen present charge. Thats not bad.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pbelcomp:
I'm getting about the same drain now as before the update, about 2 to 3% per hour.

For how I use my phone and what I have running & syncing, that is good for me.

Like all battery usage issues, you need to track down what is using your battery.

I just did a factory reset of my phone for a different reason and my battery was dropping fast.

Using Better Battery Stats, I was able to see that my Enhanced E-mail was staying awake all the time.

I uninstalled/reinstalled and it is back to normal.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nick2k:
Ok. So i disabled LTE and reinstalling maps last night. I currently have 70% left on my battery after 12 hours of usage. I'm certain it was really the LTE that was the cause of the drain.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hasbrobot:
How did you disable lte?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
Yeah I didnt think to grab a screenshot. I believe before I charged I was just under 6 hours and 42 mins at 13%. Thats after the update. I dont seem to have been affected by it. All the apps I use regularly use data like Facebook, xda, another tapatalk app for my motorcycle forum, netflix, tmz app, my fox Atlanta news app and internet. The phone is stock no root. Powersave mode, auto brightness on, wifi stays on when im home and gps on all the time.

The only bug I got was slow mobile data speeds. I was getting just under 14mbps now im lucky to get 9mbps. I tried using the older apn settings to no avail. Ive also looked to see if I could find the tmobile lte release dates for atlanta ga and couldn't find anything. Still loving the device though.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nick2k:
SETTINGS, MORE SETTINGS, MOBILE NETWORK, NETWORK MODE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hasbrobot:
Thanks,

I'm going to reflash. Something must have went wrong. Whenever I put it on gsm only the only thing I get is edge network. Hmmm.... not good, oh well I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] e46tuning:
Same here if I select LTE/GSM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 201reyes:
yes, I rooted mine after updating it.

I sent this from my rooted Note II.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] alias3800:
Because GSM is edge, and wcdma is what refers to 4g or HSPA+. You should put something like wcdma preferred
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
If your having battery issues that you just can't figure out. Do a battery pull. It can never hurt. In my case it has always helped.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] booma428:
Yea I noticed the lte appears to be raping my battery. .used to avg 1d and 20+ hours and now its only about 18 hrs. Going to try power saving mode see if it helps if not then ill switch lte off
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidjon:
I disabled LTE, switched on battery savings mode with everything checked except for haptic feedback and battery life is much better now. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jackpearce:
Until this update I was able to watch videos with flash on the stock Internet browser. Now it loads as if it's going to play but won't. Anyone else?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kaleom:
Go to settings/more settings/mobile network/network mode
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
Ill check that now. Update in a few.

Note 2, yeah son!

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I checked and youtube videos play but some videos like comedy central wont. I use either dolphin or chrome anyway so not a big issue fir me.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Shnakz:
So far I like the update. I haven't noticed any substantial increases in power consumption, but that could be because I don't have LTE in my area atm. One thing I did notice was that the "NFC" toggle on the notification pull down doesn't work.

I was able to get all my custom sound mods back in place and working fine, but one thing I noticed was, during the boot sequence, there is now a 10 second delay from when the galaxy note 2 logo goes away and the sound file plays. Before the sound file was always executed as soon as the galaxy note 2 logo went away. Is there any way to remove the delay? Here is a video of my phone with the 4.1.2 update, you'll notice when R2D2 pops up, he just sits there quiet for awhile (from the delay). Any info would be appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3xise8nVQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jackpearce:
I was actually meaning videos that required flash. I had flash working on 4.1.1 but now on the new update it won't. No big deal, I can live with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] alias3800:
I've been able to watch videos with flash. Perhaps uninstall flash and reinstall it? I have the version of flash that came out in December and it's working fine.

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Also, I don't know if this has anything to do with it because I just got my note 2 and really only had it it for about 2 weeks a long time ago...

But I remember a reviewer/blogger mentioning that the screen seemed brighter to him on the update. Me personally, I've been using it in the lowest brightness or just at about 10 percent and the screen is extremely visible. Could that be what's contributing to this so-called "terrible battery life?"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
This update is awesome! I get better battery life and the uniformity on my display is virtually perfect. My phone feels more fluid as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] predation:
when i hold the home button, the task manager doesn't pop up anymore.

did i hit a wrong button, or is there a different way to access now?

nvrmnd. did reset/battery pull and its working now.

weird.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
Smart stay still works just fine. They just changed the way the icon works. It stays there but then lights up when in use.

Try it out. The icon will stay dull then get bright when it's working. It just kinda flashes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jinda628:
Decided to upgrade. So far my battery seems to be the same or even better.

I got the Google Now settings bug too but I can still get to settings by putting the cursor on the search box then press the Menu button.

Data speed seems to be the same when tested. I normally just get 6-8DL/1-2UL from my place anyway.

The only thing I noticed is the data coverage. I always get 4G signal since as far as I can remember within my apartment. But there are some instance after the update that I saw my signal go down to Edge for a few minutes and went back to 4G after a while.

All in all, it looks good. I turned off the LTE for now since there is no LTE yet here in Central Jersey anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
Well mine was great after the update untill 2 days ago. Now the battery seems to be draining much faster. I went from 6+ hours on screen time to about 4.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Baenwort:
You should use BetterBatteryStats (dev'd here on XDA at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809 ) and actually contribute something useful to identifying what is causing this issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phoenixfriend:
Just downloaded better battery stats. Ill let yall know whats going on soon.

Note 2, yeah son!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] awesomedeals88:
When will we get 4.2.2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Onemoa:
Yeah the issue came back for me again. Maps uses allot of battery due to Google Now. It wasn't like that with 4.1.1 though so I'm sure it's something to do with Google Now conflicting with maps or the other way around.

I'm sure it will be fixed. I hope so anyway.

Other then that I'm very happy with the update and yeah I'm not getting as much battery life but everything is working better overall. Google Now is just to great to disable for a few more minutes of battery time. I still hope they fix it though just because all the talk about the Note 2 getting great battery life then we update and we lose battery life.

Everyone that is noticing that maps is using allot of battery even when you're phone is just sitting there go to the Play Store and rate it 1 star and state the issue. Also report it if you can.

Other then that it's all good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
No time soon.

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In the better battery stats thread

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
September 31, 2013
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Eric-1987:
Not in 2013.