yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
If I were you, I wouldnt go for it brother.

You would just feel bad after the note 5 will be released or even the S6, which is being built from scratch. Its better to keep the Note 3.

The new lollipop update expected in Feb or Mar will bring the new colorful UI and multiwindow features of note 4.

The rest is your choice.

Check out the lollipop release on sammobile channel on youtube for note 3

Hit the thanks button if I helped

---------- Post added at 12:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 AM ----------

Samsung does say a lot of things. You probably dont remember the amount it took for jellybean to be rolled out on the note 1.

If samsung says that it will be out by early jan, it probably means between ending feb to july.

Even if its out, exynos users will get it around a month after that.

I might go for the nexus 6 now, i want the on screen buttons and am fed up of holding the home button to access recent apps.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nix01:
Need Advice..

Hi everyone.. I need some help and advice from you guys..

I'm planning to buy N9005 Note 3 soon from US. I have some questions....

1... If I buy the 4G version, will it work in India, on Indian sim cards ?

2... Will there be an international warranty or US warranty ?

I'm noob at these things, so kindly help.

Thnaks:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] devilsdouble:
1- I don't have any idea about the US models and their band frequencies, but if the frequencies are same then it should work here.

2- No, absolutely no warranty in India for a US purchased product. You will have US warranty though but that's standard.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
That's precisely what bothers me and why I have hesitated so far to buy the N4. Well, I think I will continue to use it for now and give the N4 a miss. Thanks :)

This is the model that interests me the most, even more than the N4. I have a Nexus 5 (it was "Lollipopped" yesterday) and wanted to trade in my Note 3 for a Nexus 6. The only thing that kept me hooked to the Samsung Note range was the screen size. And now I have options :)

And yes, the fact that Samsung makes you wait and wait and wait for OS updates isn't in my mind winning them my admiration. But even so they're better than some phone mfrs. ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
The only thing I will miss if I change to a different series is the multiwindow and spen features. It is huge thing for me.

Nexus 5? Even the nexus 4 has already gotten the lollipop update.

Anyways hows the battery life on your exynos note 3?

It used to last the day with 5+ hours of screen time. But now its just 2-3 hours during the entire day. I dont know what the problem is, probably a format might fix it. But dont want to do so. This problem is majorly in the exynos build only, the 4g model has lesser problems.

Probably will change onto nexus 6 now and buy a samsung tab s 8.4 too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Pretty good actually. I get between 1.5-1.8 days on a single charge with my use. Of course that is without gaming or any heavy use. Never had battery life problems with the Note 3. This is my 2nd handset, the 1st was replaced coz it randomly rebooted. But no battery life issues on that either.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
What exynos lacks is the development and update cycle. Other than that its similar to SD variant though some say its better. I am more tempted towards nexus 6 for the fact that its pure Android, huge development, fastest updates but certain things put me off like average camera software, no led notification and the fact that it will be only available online so no testing possible. Also note 4 has a better brilliant screen, spen features and other things. But then note 3 with lollipop will be a killer. Developers are also porting note 4 features so no point going for note 4. Better to wait for note 5.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
flashing stock rom again with bootloader NF3

Hello,

I wanted to install the stock rom again in my note 3 sm-n900.

I have updated my Bootloader to NF3.

will it affect any thing while flashing the stock rom.?

do i need to take care of any other things before doing this..?

where can i find stock recovery and stock bootloader?

thanks in advance..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
Can somebody conform something for me, that if i root my kitkat via odin. It wont trip my know counter until i flash a custom rom?

Can i flash a kernel without tripping it?

So if I root it and when the lollipop update comes, i just have to put my phone in download mode and flash the update with odin?

Is all this possible and in the end there wont be any traces left lile device status unofficial or knox counter.

I just want to root to use greenify, xposed module on stock kernel and a few root apps.

Please reply via quote. I would be very grateful.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] devilsdouble:
On my N9005, as soon as I flashed CF Auto Root it tripped the KNOX and made it 0x1. Course I knew that and didn't care about warranty at first place.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
Same here, I am using SM-N900(INDIA) when I flashed CWM recovery it tripped the counter :crying: :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
So did I..

Haha

Doesnt matter though.. you can reset the knox counter and device status on n900 only. I found it. Search xda for it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
Yeah I read it too...

but does it really work.. have you tried it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] begimaad:
As per all the reports, it does. But it will factory reset your device.

I had a not so great battery life and i rooted to use greenify. I will try it as soon as the lollipop OTA comes up. I dont want to format my phone as of yet.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ruchirtrehan:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52329946&postcount=76

It does work and I've done it like 20 times, the last I reset knox was when I was off to sell my Note 3, so don't worry it works very well without any issues.. :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
Thanks for the info mate..

will surely try when Lollypop comes out...

I rather like it rooted..with new ROM's ..

definately samsung will bring lollypop very late..may be in jan-feb.. by that time there will be many ROM already with lollypop... :laugh::laugh:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ruchirtrehan:
Yup true, even I kept it rooted always, cant live without root lol, only time I reset it was *only* for testing purpose and to sell it. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
what if I wanted to install the stock rom again in my note 3 sm-n900.

I have updated my Bootloader to NF3.

will it affect any thing while flashing the stock rom.?

do i need to take care of any other things before doing this..?

where can i find stock recovery and stock bootloader?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] swapnil14327:
any one?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Download from sammobile.com & install threw odin.

Give one Thanks,Get one free?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] amol0202:
No updates :\

When I bought the flagship phone, I had hoped updates would be fast.

Forget Lollipop, havent even got the 4.4.4 update yet! Whats the timeline for them? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ruchirtrehan:
No 4.4.4 for N3, it will be skipped for Lolipop.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
Now 5.0 will skiped for 5.1...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zaranoid:
I am currently using VN Rom 4.4.2 on SM 900. Please advice if there is a 4.4.4 verison Rom available for SM 900.

Thanks much in advance.

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Forget 4.4.4. Lollipop is here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57511710
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajaa_sekaran:
Deleted
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shero73:
thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Aj_06491:
Guys if i reset my knox counter back to 0 and install stock firmware and my device status shows official. Now will i be notified for ota via samsung as i use to be before rooting and get updates just like before on wifi ?? Or do I still need to download the updates from Samsung website?

Plz rep....!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
If you have stock recovery and stock firmware then you should get the OTA update.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Any idea when the Lollipop OTA update be up ? Even moto g will get it by the end of this month
[Galaxy Note 3 General] daniel9895:
Usable internal memory?

Could anyone answer me about Out of the 32 gigs of internal memory, how much actual usable memory is available to the user?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sachinaik:
25.xx GB
[Galaxy Note 3 General] daniel9895:
That's acceptable, Thanks!

could you also let me know if the indian version comes along with the extra pairs of S-pen nibs and tweezers in the box?

---------- Post added at 03:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:23 PM ----------

Has anyone from Mangalore purchased the phone yet? at what price is the phone retailing for over here?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cooldoc007:
wonder if we get any real kernel developer like andrei for our N 9000.. he is not planning on purchasing a note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sachinaik:
Yes it comes with 5 nibs and a clip like thing. It must be the tweezer.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] daniel9895:
yes, that is the tweezer! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adikath:
omggggg i geard that games like nova and gta flicker on this exynos device ....

ftw .....please some1 owning an exynos version verify it pleaseee......

and if you dont blv me head over to the igyaan gaming review of exynos device on youtube
[Galaxy Note 3 General] max.android:
Mumbai

any more updates from mumbai purchases..price..place please!!

gonna purchase it on saturday.

will N9005 be available anywhere in mumbai on saturday ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cellfrens:
INFORMATION REGARDING 1080P@60FPS

EXYNOS VERSION DOES HAVE 1080P@60FPS..ITS CALLED "SMOOTH MOTION"

:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adikath:
thanks a lot :)..... can u please tell me about the gaming review on exynos 5
[Galaxy Note 3 General] hoezay:
Yes ! Just got my N9000 !
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adikath:
please a gaming review of your device : p
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cool_dhamz:
Downloading games :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] toocool7610:
What's the best price of note 3 offline?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] adikath:
some high end games also please
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cellfrens:
Asphault 8 plays flawlessly..and the device doesnt overheat..

Some games still have compatibility issues(checked on youtube)..but dont worry..its common for a new device like gn3..gn3 has new cpu,gpu,and os..so developers have to optimize the games for it..

By the way the device looks and feels amazing in hands..its so thin..you wont even feel that it has a huge battery in the back..its that light weight..

Tips: Go to settings=>display=>turn off the capacitive touch light keys..i do it for all my devices and it saves some battery..

Note: If you are playing nfs:most wanted or dead space (probably all high end ea sports games)..your device gonna overheat..its applicable for all the devices(note 2,1, htc )..so its not the fault of gn3..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HS™:
I played one game for abt 15 min NFS most wanted it works flawless

Btw playing games does takes more battery for now may be a small update will do the needfull.

Phone heats on Rear camera area a bit rest all is fine

Now waitng for Rooting Options

So I can start with theming
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Manojas:
Any Lags/freezes ?

Do u have any comparative Benchmarks against Sanpdragon 800 ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HS™:
No Lags at at all its one of the best touchwiz experience I m having I cannot say anything abt comparing with Snapdragon but in quadrant Pro I got abt 20300 score
[Galaxy Note 3 General] StylishMafia:
Can't wait for Saturday after reading all this :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Please provide a simple tutorial to root the note 3 without resetting the knox counter. I hope some of the experienced users like dr. Ketan can guide me with this. I am using the current OTA updates provided by samsung.

I want to use apps like greenify etc. Will rooting make my device prone to hacking & any other threats ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Download and flash Dr.ketan custom ROM. It is already rooted. Root grants access to system folders. It has nothing to do with hacking. Lollipop ROM is already out.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Is lollipop available for us indian users ? And is dr. Ketans rom running on lollipop
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Yes. Check his thread.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] deohrishikesh7:
Hi i want to sell my note 3 and even though i did full unroot woth supersu i have cistom recovery and i want flash stock recovery.

Is it possible to flash only stock recovery with out flashing stock firmware? I am on stock rom eng1.. Please advise
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
yes. Stock via odin.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
If i root my phone will i be able to install samsung OTA updates normally with both the following methods like i do now

1) By OTA update from phone.

2) Through samsung kies

Can i simply keep on using above methods or i have to do something complex to do a simple update ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] amk19:
Yes. You can Update through OTA and also via Kies if you use root without tripping Knox and make Sure that device status remains Official and not Custom.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
I don't want to install any custom roms. I just want to keep it stock is there a rooting method that roots the sm-n900 model that doesn't trip knox 2.0 & is tried & tested to work 100%
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sidhak:
I wish to buy note sm 9500 in Mumbai. Please pm. Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
While recoding a video, if i move the camera & if the other area is dark then the video goes blurry and if i move it back to a light area and even set the focus manually many a times the video remains blurry. What should i do are there any different video settings i need to tweak so the problem is resolvef or should i use a different camera app ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kaliyaakakallu1:
need help

DELETED
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
Any news for Official Lollipop update?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
i already updated to Lollipop 5.0 NL8 (Dr. Ketan's V. L18) it is smooth and stable :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Guys , I installed CPU-Z app from play store. And it shows 2100 mAh battery as capacity. But our device is 3200 mAh. Can anyone test it pls? And let me know its common or its for me only pls....???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
In my Note 3 it shows 3200

Me too used CPU-Z
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Which rom u r using now? Im on stock kitkat
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Lollipop 5.0

Custom ROM L18 by Dr. Ketan
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
How do I upgrade to this
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Official Lollipop arrived

Check this thread for official Lollipop now available.....

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/general/official-lollipop-arrived-t3015128
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
Requires purchase?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
No it's free:D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Check in this Link >> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2519897

---------- Post added at 09:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------

Updated Link from Samsung Firmware Updates Site >>> http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
Sorry for questioning too long.

Can you please guide me which firmware/rom I should download ?

I have attached screenshots of my device about.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
You can download and update ur mob with new lollipop 5.0 for Russia

That is compatible with your device

Nothing to worry, backup ur data and just flash new rom using odin
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
If I install new Russian Lollipop version and flash using odin, would it flip my knox and firmware counter? Also would it remain official firmware ( that is device status : official)?

Also, when the indian version comes out, can one flash back to Indian ?

Thanks in anticipation.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
If your phone is not rooted yet.... your knox will be the same....

Status will be official only because this is original stock only.... not custom
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
It is expected that by next week official Lollipop 5.0 will be available for Indian variants also. So, I prefer waiting.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sri25252:
Hii guys need help from you... can i install russia version of android 5.0 lollipop in my note 3 wil it work as usual..i mean wil the airtel sim works in my mobile..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Y not ?

Everything work as usual

I installed it on my note 3 gcc region

It is working fine and smooth

But need some improvements....

May be they will update it soon......

Otherwise will try to flash other region when it arrives
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sri25252:
Woo... updated my note 3 with android 5.0 lollipop russian version it works fine without any bugs and user interface is awesome.. it feels iam using a new mobile
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
How is the battery life with that Russian version. We can compare it later on with the indian version.

With the last update i received my battery sucks. Setting a alarm & and cleaning ram with 1-tap boost of clean master b4 going to sleep and turning the alarm off in the morning with no activity in between, drains 13% of my battery over the night.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MrH672:
Bro thanks for the update.

Can u share your battery stats?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Yeah sure i had used mx player for 15 mins as well b4 setting up the alarm clearing up the ram.

On screen time was 1h 40m
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
No big improvements. Almost same as KK
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayadv:
My first impressions on the Russian Lollipop Rom. (I have installed via Odin)

After Install, the rom boots with optimising the applications installed in the earlier firmware.(I had not factory formatted my phone before the ODIN Update). So for those who want to preserve their data, simply flash the new firmware.

I then factory reset the rom and it started in Russian Language but on the first screen, you get an option of selecting the language (including Engligh UK, US, etc).

The new firmware is almost of the same speed. Did not notice any substantial speed difference.

Rom is stable. While making calls, the hanging up of the call is instant as soon as your press the Red Hang Icon.

All aps get restored from Google Play store and work (no compatibility issue with Whats app, FB, etc)

All in All, a welcome change.

Battery Usage is also similar. No substantial difference there too.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Battery usage same as KK ONLY

But RAM USAGE IS bit higher than KK

BUT still no lags so there is no issues.....

Thanks to Samsung for new update....

Ana also waiting for Indian version or KSA version.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Vishnu pv:
Hi bro, Im also a mallu. Is it worth this upgrade? I have seen that 2.13 GB/ 2.66 GB ram usage in a video review, also some lags. May be Indian version will be much more better than Russian version. BTW , next roll out will be Thailand or Indian as the order of KK arrived.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
i am using this version bro,

feeling same as KK (i was using Indian Version) except RAM usage ... deference in colour and spen only

some bugs there may be they will solve soon.

don't expect anything more in Indian ver. i am also waiting for that.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] poolakkal Suresh:
Can u elaborate what did u mean by 'some improvements needed'? i'm planing to flash this official Russion lollipop version. i could see a mixed response on this Firmware. currently i'm on Love89 ROM since 2 months n it's truly a fantastic one. i'm confused whether to update or wait for some more time for a classy Lollipop. of course i can try n flash back to KK if i don't want but would b gr8 if u can share ur experience with current Lollipop version.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Main issue is RAM usage

Always more than 80%

As of me Other things are working fine
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
I am trying to instal Lollipop on Note 3. Before doing this I found one post on XDA to backup the PIT file. Code for that is below. When I run this I am getting /system/bin/sh: su: not found error. How to fix it.

adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/My-N9005.pit bs=1 skip=17408 count=4244"
adb pull /sdcard/My-N9005.pit
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jatin.lawyer:
Please Help!!!

Please help !!! :crying:

I have installed Dr. Ketan Custom rom K14 (Kitkat)

selected sound mod as Boost - High

can it be possible to change sound mod to normal without flashing whole rom again. :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
Just flash rom again using cwm

In multitool installation

Then skip rom installation

Then select replace stock sound in sound mod skip all other modes and finish it. It will work

---------- Post added at 12:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 PM ----------

My friend which ROM u r trying to install.. Russian version is only for SM-N900...

It seems u r trying to install that on sm-n9005...

It will brick your phone....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
It seems sammy launched the update on note 3 first so it can check and solve the bugs of the lollipop rom on note 4. While we are left with a dying bugged update & forced to upgrade our phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mahi198488:
They will fix all bugs soon.... hope for the next update.

There is no hevy problems, like apn & fb fc issues in the leaked rom.....only minor bugs

Except that this is a nice version
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
When my brother updated his S3 from ICS to JB the phone started to heat up more & even after a reboot the ram usage was 70-80%. So yeah i have little hope after reading the posts about this Russian rom.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
Finally, Installed lollipop successfully on my note 3..

Will post detailed video tomorrow..

Faced small issues here and there specially unable to extract/find pit file.. thanks to xda people found the same in 1 of topic and used it.

Kindly let me know, any questions you have in mind on 4.4.2 and differences in lollipop, so i can try best to give me experience.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Should i use this method to root my phone ? Mine is a SM-N900 Indian model, this doesn't trigger the knox counter from 0x0 to 0x1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucti5OesM88
[Galaxy Note 3 General] js2892:
Urgent

I'm kind of in a situation and need some help

I was on L17 ROM and decided to go to L19

When i booted to recovery, i ended up in stock recovery but i had installed TWRP when i flashed L17 from 4.4.2

Now when i rebooted(without any flashing) all apps gave a force close and when i tried flashing TWRP through odin, odin throws an error.

Now i can only go in download mode and when i reboot/go to recovery i get a warning: Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please go to kies recovery.

Now i'm trying to download package for my mobile from sammobile but everytime download is unsuccessful(stops at 200/400 mb).. is there any other websites from where i can get the package successfully?

Please provide some solution
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
u can find firmware here.....

http://samsung-updates.com/
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ambu.s.r:
http://live.samsung-updates.com
[Galaxy Note 3 General] js2892:
tried this one also..my download keeps breaking, don't understand why.. anyways thanks for the help!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] IODroids:
Here are complete indepth details for Lollipop update, tried to cover all steps..

Ignore some mistakes if any. (also guide how to enhance future videos to help).

https://www.facebook.com/TechArenaIndia/posts/816226065120820

Next review/custom stuff goes for Lava IRIS X1 Grand.

(let me know, if you want me to try something for you here.)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cryostasis25:
Have problems downloading also from those sites even when using idm only gets 3kbps and sometimes it stops.

Found this also though its not up to date but it sure helps alot.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=11992