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[Galaxy Note 3 General] coolrameez16:
It's with asphalt 8 1.2.1b version ... I got solution for it install old version of asphalt 8 or download new version from Samsung store. .. The one on samsung store version is awesome .. no lag, better visual effects, no heating played for 1 hour as if it is optimized for our device. .. After updating to kitkat always do factory reset or else you will face peoblems
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cellfrens:
r u nt proud to be an indian?

every customer is important to Samsung..that's the rule of the business..u cant decide ones status by his phone..a wealthy person can use a 5k phone even though he can afford a much costlier phone..but he is probably nt using one just bcz hez not interested..

however, if u r a busy person, just send ur driver/peon/pa/employee/whatever to get ur phone repaired..but u didnt do that..instead u r wasting ur and our time here in XDA asking worthless questions..

by the way, once our president stood in a line to give his vote...i don't think u r busier/bigger than him!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
Great answer....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chriz7388:
I guess you are talking about that 26 mb something update which resolved the third party s-view case issue. My device is fully updated and going by your answer, i think this is another flaw of that update. The first major flaw is heavy battery drain. When i see the battery stats, many a times i have found Android OS having used more battery than screen!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] krishnamoorthy:
Yes. Looks like some weird issue in latest update. As for as the battery drain, it was there few days after the update. Now, I don't see any battery drain by Android OS in the last week.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
Is is normal for battery temperature to be 30-32 degrees... While using it sometimes reach upto 35 degrees.

I m asking bcz it used to be between 20-25 degrees fews days back...

I think due to summers approaching, the battery temperature is increased. Well I need to know that what is the max. temp. u guys have encountered till now?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhaski_84:
Note 3 works with only 3G enabled SIM

I have a Note 3 SM-N9005, which is an UK(European) model bought in Dubai.

I was using this in India, for the last one month with Airtel 3G (WCDMA)enabled.

When I had a problem with 3G network availability, I tried to switch to 2G(GSM) and to my surprise 2G never worked or it continues to fail to register on the network(manual or automatic).

After troubleshooting a bit more, I found out that this phone works only with 3G Service enabled SIM card only. I have visited Samsung service center with but no success.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] krishnamoorthy:
Have you applied the patch for to remove region lock?

Do you have the Gsm & gsm/wdcdma option :

http://imgur.com/FBInCIu
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Krishnamoorthy Persone is using phone from one month in India, If he has region lock he can't make a single call, He is trying to select only GSM on his SM-N 9005 for better reception which is not happening, its looks like sim card related network problem, Try another operators sim card to find out more.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
Lol...people are acting as if they are genious...this is the same guy who was looking for a premium service for his phone ...right?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Try to get Correct APN Settings by calling operator Airtel may Help.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] krishnamoorthy:
As per this thread even without rooting and region lock patch, phone can work in 3G & LTE but not on 2G.

This exactly fits this problem. Probably, he should go through various suggestions posted there.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mayank shekhar:
Apart From everything else HAPPY HOLI guys! !????
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fatekills:
mine reaches 39 degrees afteer the update while playing game
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shethsa:
Lay off dude. This is not a value add post. Dont persist with your negative comments pls. Doesn't help anyone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fatekills:
Ya it happens to me too..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
That's exactly what I'm saying. Learn to diffentiate between a fake and a genuine. Point here raised was if eBay ships fake or not and answer is it has no idea what seller is shipping, fake or genuine.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
The people who think that a Rs. 500 case is an original case are idiots... I never said that on eBay sellers ship only original items... I said that one must know how much an original costs...

And eBay is not a fool that it will let people send fake items stating that it is original... It scrutinizes all the listings frequently... Such a big online shopping firm will never let sellers bring a bad name on its reputation... I have seen cases when Power and Top Rated sellers' accounts have been permanently discontinued for allegedly stating fake as original inspite of them having a good previous record of sale... Because it can't tolerate fraudulence... So, mate first of all gather information properly that how a firm like eBay and Amazon works which have Billions of turnover annually...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
+ 1

I am seeing this fellow consistently poking everyone without any reasons. First by showing how much he had paid over Internet blah blah.. And later giving a lame answer to someone who had given a first hand review of his device.

I haven't heard words like cut the crap etc on XDA to someone's post and think either mods need to act on this fellow or I need to stay away from this thread.

---------- Post added at 11:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ----------

As if you have done a diploma on eBay and Amazon. On your logic, if a fake cover is priced over 2k then it gets genuine. Lol..

Anyways, I got the message. Need to stop here. No point arguing with a fellow like you. Just my last words to you - God Bless You!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
People who want to stay away just do rather than just say.... And if u can't accept or respect some information which you don't know then stop complaining like a child to moderators... Cut the crap means to stop discussion on some topic if you don't know... And I haven't seen any one quote 2k price for a fake cover... So don't state your stupid logics...

And regarding the diploma or MBA, I don't need to explain you my knowledge about something bcz u won't be able to digest that after I tell u how I know all this.. So, stay away from this thread if you really want to...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] PG101:
Enough guys!!

Let's be civil. Thanks

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] thelostlegend:
+1 too many unwanted posts from him.. more than half the posts in this thread are from him

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
Request more and more users report on this fellow and help ourselves to maintain the decorum of this family like thread on XDA.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhaski_84:
SM - N9005(europian) UK model work only 3G not on 2G

Krishnamoorty,

Thanks. I looked at this post you shared(which matches exactly the problem I have), before I posted the issue with my handset . I showed this post/steps to the service center guy with the SPT box and he said that doesn't solve the problem.

IMEI in the software and hardware doesn't match. In the middle of all this couple of days back handset got auto updated to 4.4.2 kitkat :)

So I am still looking for a fix for this problem. I heard about the regionlock away app from [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION].

But, what is confusing is that my 3G works without issues. So I am a bit confused and unsure if I should purchase that app and give it a try once.

Any suggestions are welcome!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
bhaski_84 I called Samsung in Dubai asking about region lock, I got Information is if u bought Mobile from any operator (Etisalat Or DU) they will open region lock free of charge but u need to call before travel,if u have purchased mobile from any authorized shop like Eros Or Axiom It will be open(No Region Lock) from out of box to use in any part of the world & it will work on 2G,3G if LTE is not available without any problem.Now in your case I think u may purchased online or from unauthorized shop & may they root & change IMEI number to work outside europ & may be that modification is not proper.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bhaski_84:
SM - N9005(europian) UK model work only 3G not on 2G

Jdomadia:

You are right, I bought from a online seller at souq.com. Also I noticed the IMEI number is different in software and hardware after I faced problem with 2G SIMs.

I have reached out to Samsung Authorized service center in Bangalore, but no luck so far.

I'm still trying to talk to few more service shops if they can help.... for now living with Airtel 3G SIM until I find a solution. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Sorry for what happened with u, careful with this online crooks,have a look in link below.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2514090&page=44
[Galaxy Note 3 General] PG101:
On another note.. any one attending the Droid Sync? (www.droidsync.in) Mumbai?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
If you have conflicting IMEI numbers, you may have a grey market phone..i.e. a network locked phone that was unlocked using an hacked ROM or other method. A bit of a dicey thing.

Samsung India wont help you with this handset as warranties are country specific. They may just agree to do a paid repair. You could ask them or...better you approach other shops for help.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Hi fellow Note 3 owners from India.... This is aimed at all the SM-N900 users... :)

I am seeing a display issue in the Note 3. Actually I am waiting for my 4th replacement now...

The easiest way to reproduce the issue is to just launch the S-Note app using the widget from the home screen. Just that it should be like the first time use. So, when u touch the S-Note widget, the app launches with a small intro video kinda thingy. So, when this happens, multiple and random patches of purple can be seen all across the screen.

If you don't mind spending 10 minutes, here is what you can do :

If you are already using S-note :

1) Backup your notes from S-Note.

2) If the S-Note widget is already there in your home screen, remove it.

3) Goto app manager and delete cache/data related to S-Note.

4) Put the S-note widget on the home screen (Now it would be green in color with the picture of a note).

5) Open S-note using the widget.

If you haven't used S-Note at all :

1) Add S-note widget to homescreen if not already present.

2) Launch S-note using the widget

You should be able to see the purple patches right away and very much easily.

Now the thing is that I visited atleast 10 Samsung showrooms and tried to reproduce the issue (using the above mentioned method) on the handset on display there (which are N9005s). THE ISSUE IS NOT SEEN !!!

I can say with utmost confidence that the above steps would reproduce the issue in the Exynos versions (Well, after checking on 5 Exynos devices). If someone with an SM-N900 could verify this, it would be really helpful.

I can post a video once I receive my replacement device.

I am seriously considering suing Samsung !!! Not for giving me a handset with a AMOLED display that has some inherent issues, but for :

1) Showing something in all showrooms across the country and selling something different all together.

2) Having this issue just on the Exynos versions and not on the Snapdragon version.

3) The glass getting marked so easily even though it is supposedly Gorilla Glass 3. All First phone I got already had a mark on it. If i clean it really hard, it would go off, but as soon as my fingers touch the screen it would be visible again. So I got the display/glass assembly replaced. The second phone had the same display issue. And after a few days, it got a mark on the upper part of the screen where my pouch edge touches the glass. I got a refund and bought a new one a few days back. The display issue is still there and this time just to be sure I bought a Samsung flip wallet. Guess what, just after 4 days of use, two marks could be seen on the screen where the flip wallet's card slot touched against the display !!! Same kind -> clean really hard and becomes almost invisible.. but becomes very much visible after touching it a few times. Now cmon !!! its supposed to be Gorilla Glass 3 !!! I take care of my phone like its my baby !!! And i had a Galaxy S3 before... I use it for almost a year and a half and it did not have a single scratch or mark on it when i sold it. Is it even gorilla glass on the Note 3 sold in India ? :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] thelostlegend:
yea I tried that no problems here... do you see problems in other apps too.. like while watching video or playing games.. if u have the same problem and see patches then it's a major one.. if it's just confined to the intro of snote then your blowing this out of proportion and they use the same screen on both devices as per my knowledge...

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Thank you for the reply :)

I have seen this in another scenario (watch the Google now widget which is white flicker with purple patches) :

https://db.tt/k8Gg6PkK

With that particular background and the Google now widget you can see the purple flickering. I just found out recently (on my third Note 3) that this could be more easily reproduced using the S-Note widget by following the steps I had mentioned.

Anyhow a few queries :

1) When you tried reproducing the issue you launched the S-Note from the home-screen I suppose ? And the widget on the home-screen was a big green one with the picture of a note on it ? And when you launched, a small intro video kinda thing popped up first ?

2) If yes, did the screen go blank for a small moment before the intro video showed up ? (I had seen this on one of the N9005s on display which did not have the issue)

3) If you did have a transition from the big green widget to the green intro video and couldn't see the issue, then this is absolutely strange !!! Maybe you have one from a different batch or something ? When and where did you buy yours from ? :)

4) Another way of reproducing the issue would be as shown in the video. :)

On my last visit to a Samsung showroom, I tried to reproduce the issue on the N9005 on display but couldn't. Just as I was about to leave, the owner walks in and he had a Note 3 (an SM-N900 of course). So I tried to reproduce the issue on his phone and it could be easily seen. :) And the Samsung guys offered to replace the handset seeing this. So I am definitely not paranoid... They saw it as well... :P

If it is because of your being a different batch, I don't know !!! I bought my first one on Oct 4, 2013. Got its display/glass assembly replaced in mid of December 2013. Got my next phone around 6 days back. I should have got one from a different batch. Or I must be that very unlucky !!! :P

Another issue I am seeing (on 4.4.2) is that games really lags after around 5 minutes of play (have seen this reported by other users as well). At the beginning it is smooooth and then it lags after around 5 minutes of gaming. And once I got a split screen as well !!! Was getting out of the game and i had split screen - the right side of the screen had wrapped around and a portion of it was on the left side of the display... :P

Lets keep the last mentioned problem aside... Please do reply to the other question when you can find time. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Tried the steps you outlined. No issues with my 2nd handset that was purchased in Dec 2013.

However, I did have massive number of random reboot problems with the old N3. There was no way to get rid of the reboot. In the end I had to replace the handset. Samsung's quality is a bit of a hit and miss.

Hope your new handset is problem free. Good luck!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
Bought Note 3 on 8th Oct... Not faced such problem or any other problem till date... Lucky to have a problem free phone as I see many are facing strange issues with their phones...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Wow !!! :P

Could you reply to the same 3 questions that I asked to "thelostlegend" in the previous comment ? :)

But I am just wondering... What are the odds.... 1 replaced display and 2 replaced phones and 1 phone from a stranger..... All had the same issue !!! And now you guys are saying that your SM-N900s don't have the issue !!! :P

Man...... that is pretty bad luck then !!! :D

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Hi... Just as I asked "sharp-razr", could you reply to the questions I asked "thelostlegend" in the previous comment ? :)

Anyhow, as soon as I have my next phone, I will try and post a video. :D Dunno why, but am pretty sure that the issue is gonna be there. :P It is really difficult for me to just accept that whatever happened over the past 5 months and 5 phones was just random !!! :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Tried the 4 steps mate, works without a hitch.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Well, its not that I don't trust you... ;) Lets just say that I don't want you to have missed something and go under the impression that the phone doesn't have a problem. ;)

So you are saying that you did have a transition from the big green widget(with the white book on it) to the green intro video(Can be seen only if S-Note is being used for the very first time) and couldn't see the issue ? :D

Anyhow, thanks a ton for the replies. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abhinavmn:
Mate could u plz post a screenshot so that we can have a clear understanding 4 what are u referring to?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] thelostlegend:
at what brightness did u try it? try it at higher brightness u many not notice any problems...

their is a slight purple tint when you scroll through a page with dark background at zero or very low brightness... this is a common thing... no problems if u increase the brightness

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Well... the bad news is that my Note 3 is neatly packed and sealed in its box and is in my bag. :D And I made a video of the issue only with the Google now widget (which I posted earlier). I had not made a video of the issue being reproduce with the S-Note widget. I will make one and post it here as soon as I can though. :)

There is no better way I can explain it though :

"When S-Note is launched for the very first time using the home-screen widget (say on a new phone), the widget which is a large green one transitions to the intro video directly (without the display going blank even for a moment) which again is mostly green with a note in the middle. During this transition lots of small dark purple patches can bee seen on the display. And they are big enough and many in number to easily see."

:)

Am sorry I did not make a damn video !!! :(

---------- Post added at 12:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:01 AM ----------

Oh no no no.... I am not confusing this with the purple smearing effect... :D

This is very much visible.... dark purple patches..... many of them and big enough to easily be visible..... :)

So, when you launch using the widget, you just go into the S-Note intro video without any problem ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Tried this 4 times and it works without issues.

Have you considered that it may not be an issue with the display and only an issue with the animation sequence or a display driver? Frankly if the dark blotches appear only under the circumstances you outlined, and the phone works properly in all other scenarios, I'd leave it alone and move on to enjoy using the phone.

Ps - let me check if any of my friends have this issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
To be frank, when I saw the issue reproduced on that stranger's Note 3, I thought that this maybe an issue with all Note 3's and decided to move on (And i was pretty happy with the phone performance). But then 3 things happened :

1) I saw that I could not reproduced this issue, no matter what, on a Snapdragon version

2) My games started to lag after around 5 minutes of gaming and had the split screen issue once (Have seen others raise the same issue).

3) Most important - The Samsung flip wallet which was supposed to protect my screen, made marks on my display just after 4 days !!! (Have seen others raise the same issue) As I said, I had similar marks on all my previous Note 3's !!! Its Gorilla Glass !!! :(

The marks are horrible... they are not scratches.... just marks that would be close to invisible if i really clean it. But would reappear as soon as my finger smudges are on the screen. If it take a tiny portion of water and spread it on the glass with my finger, the water would align exactly along the mark showing that there is in fact some imperfection on the glass at that place.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
Isn't there anyone at all with an SM-N900 that has the issue I mentioned ? :(

This is just weird !!! :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ruchirtrehan:
I have tried the same steps you had asked to do though I knew there is no issue but still so I could let you know I did all the steps and honestly there is no such issue present, I have both the exynos and snapdaragon with me and I tried it in both of them and they were exactly same with no issues whatsoever and to be honest I don't think this issue is anything related to exynos vs snapdragon, the display used in both are same and the processor has nothing to do with the display. All I can guess until there's some video about what actually the issue is, what you're actually trying to say is no issue but you might think it is or you've been way to unlucky with your replacements, try getting your replacement from elsewhere and see if it helps.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
+ 1

I also tried and didn't find a single issue with the device.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] trishul:
Hey ppl i've not rooted my device yet and have applied the latest updates.... NB2

the problem is even after doing a master reset and a cache clean my device still seems sluggish and drains battery.

my question is .. will rooting help ? will a custom rom make things better ?

warranty will be void won't it ?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Back up your data and apps using Kies, reset the phone and restore. I found my phone performs better after doing this. Yes, battery life is a bit lower.

Rooting wont help while a custom ROM might. My experience tells me Samsung ROMs have better battery life than custom ROMs. And your warranty will be history. Rooting or loading a custom ROM will trip the Knox/warranty bit permanently. No known way to reset it yet.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanzlavos:
So you are saying that you did have a transition from the big green widget(with the white book on it) to the green intro video(Can be seen only if S-Note is being used for the very first time) and couldn't see the issue ? And there shouldn't be any moment where the screen goes blank between the transition form the homescreen to the intro video. :)

Can someone specifically say a yes/no for this question ? :D .... As I said, this is just too much bad luck for one guy :P

And also, no one facing any problem with the glass getting marked easily ? :(

Well, will post a video or something once I have my new phone. Hopefully I won't be able to reproduce the issue with the new phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
device get Too Hot sometime

Hi, Yesterday evening when i came back from office, i kept two movies on download on utorrent app and since battery was low so kept in charging too.. After sometime, when i took phone on my hand it was too hot.. I saw temperature of the device and it was around 45 ~ 46 degree.. So my curiosity is that is it normal or do i need to worry ?