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[Galaxy Note II General] muppetmania:
It's a good theory, but in reality almost all those files are fixed and flashed as part of the actual upgrade itself. That is, they form part of the ROM. Really all a Factory Reset does is clears all the databases for every app. (Note: I might be wrong here, but all the research and ROM hacking I've done leads to believe that's a true statement. Happy to be corrected though)

The single point of difference is that a Factory Reset will clear data/caches that are otherwise impossible to clear. A good example is the cut-paste bug from a few years ago, once affected by it the only fix was to factory reset. Because that reset cleared out a directory of files that no other option did.

There's so many myths that people keep repeating here (Delete your battery stats file, let a ROM "settle in" for a few days) and this is just another one repeated over and over without anyone understanding why. I think people report it works so well for a few reasons:

1) No one wants to feel the hassle of a total re-install wasn't worth it.

2) They don't install all the same apps again, or if they do, they don't sign into them for their tests. Twitter reinstalled vs Twitter reinstalled and syncing every hour lots of data are two very different things.

3) The Factory Reset clears all the data, so the pressure on the Flash Drive is a lot less. Now with TRIM support in 4.3 this shouldn't matter anymore, but in older, non-TRIM enabled ROM's, having a huge chunk of free space will make the drive perform better when writing (This is a simplified explanation, before anyone who understands exactly what I'm talking about calls me on it!)

4) There are a few cases (again, the cut-paste bug) were it was genuinely impossible to stop a system app crashing over and over again, due to a corrupt database, and a factory reset does fix it.

The few times I've contacted Samsung directly about software issues, their default stance first-line-support instruction is "Do a factory reset". When I've asked what, exactly, this will fix, they can never tell me either, just the same hang waving "Oh but it works"

I don't think any of my issues will be truly fixed by a Factory Reset. If Touchwiz keeps crashing on me, I'll clear its Data. But music lagging when the screen is off? That's not going to be fixed by some databases with slightly newer timestamps!
[Galaxy Note II General] poepil:
Ram usage both in ML3 & NA1 update is higher than 4.1.2. With 4.1.2 after i cleared the ram usage goes down to 500-700 MB. With this 4.3, i never get below 1GB even after ram cleaning.

For battery, i think the NA1 drain less battery than ML3. I can't compare with 4.1.2, i don't have BBM & kakaotalk installed back then :)

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Those explanation will definitely clear up some miss understandings. Thanks.

As for the music lagging. I seldom experience it. More often in 4.1.2 than 4.3.

I've tried clearing the media storage data, unmounting and remounting the extsdcard (my musics are on the ext). Still lagged.

The only thing that work for me is restarting the device. But after my device uptime reach about 2 or 3 weeks, it starts lagging again.
[Galaxy Note II General] DareDevil73:
Exchange push not working

I have the same problem and I come from the same situation. I installed the two above applications, but exchange push doesn't work anymore! :(

Any solution yet?!?!?

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note II General] mps42:
I will describe 4.3 in one word (sucks )
[Galaxy Note II General] MSK1:
Isn't kitkat coming soon anyway
[Galaxy Note II General] muppetmania:
I'm sure it'll arrive eventually. I doubt it'll be soon!
[Galaxy Note II General] apurva.giri:
Lag in waking up

For me, its working really really smooth compared to 4.2.1.

RAM usage is 1.2 GB usually but no lags at all.. Apps do open quickly..

(I did a factory reset after updating.)

Response time is highly optimized.

Battery is excellent as usual.. even after excessive use of messenger and gprs, I return home with atleast 40% juice left ( atleast 5 hrs music included)

However, the only issue I'm having is when I wake up the phone.

When I press Home button or Power button, it takes a while (1 - 2 seconds) for the screen to wake up. Its not instant.

I have turned off ripple effect and widgets and all, still its the same.

Let me know if anybody else is having the same issue ?
[Galaxy Note II General] mauritzjoey:
after reading this, still will stick with custom rom i think :(
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
What "clipboard options"? What do you mean multi window isn't working? Works fine here.
[Galaxy Note II General] vishal68:
No issues for me..

Battery life seems to have improved.
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
Does anyone get a force close when trying to share an image from the gallery app?
[Galaxy Note II General] Droiderr:
i have updated to 4.3 and it works as it should. no issues performance wise till now.

The only weird thin is that the option to add shortcuts and widgets in the lock screen is disabled. I checked other settings but couldnt figure how to enable.

Please help me if anyone has figured it out.
[Galaxy Note II General] tsk1979:
WIFI is not working. I cannot push wifi switch to ON!! Any ideas?

Can I move back to 4.2.1 using mobile ODIN??
[Galaxy Note II General] ph03n!x:
Won't work if pattern or numeric lock is enabled. There is an xposed module that makes it work though.

Have you upgraded the boot loader? If you have not upgraded it to avoid the knox status pit fall, you need to flash the wifi patch (look up the thread by dr.ketan)

And you can downgrade to 4.1.2 boot loader n ROM as long as you did not upgrade the boot loader.
[Galaxy Note II General] kersey:
I had that issue after installation but a reboot sorted it for me
[Galaxy Note II General] Bhupen Gaitonde:
Hey..

Did anyone try OTA by registering to the samsung server.. it reports connection failed..

If its official rom then it should get connected to the samsung server.. and reply by saying.. U HAVE THE LATEST SOFTWARE.... I tried everything except factory reset. My serial number is still messed up.

all in all this is way better than 4.1.2.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy Note II General] tweeny80:
There are favorable alternatives e.g. Hurricane, Phoenix, Echoe plus Dr Ketan's N3 app package thread .. we're spoiled for choice
[Galaxy Note II General] yahyoh:
o_O

and multiwindow working as it should :)

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not here :D

try to do factory reset :angel:
[Galaxy Note II General] Droiderr:
Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I know what you wrote :p

BUt the problem is i have swipe selected as unlock method. The rest is still greyed out.
[Galaxy Note II General] ph03n!x:
Ah ok :D Was this a clean install? If not try a data wipe after a full backup in recovery. If not just go with the xposed module ; )
[Galaxy Note II General] buianh.tuan:
:)) in my contry don't have. But i think same
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
I fixed it. It seems that you can't freeze Paper Artist in this firmware... I rab a log cat and identified paper artist when I try pulling up the share menu. I re enabled it and the share feature works again.
[Galaxy Note II General] intl:
Sometimes my screen won't rotate. I have to restart the N2 to make the screen rotate. Is this solved in 4.3?
[Galaxy Note II General] cdlq456:
The only problem I found is the extremely long wake up lag when you unlock the phone. It doesn't happen always, but sometimes it takes 2 - 3 seconds to unlock. This is an issue also present on 4.1.2, but sometimes is even worse on 4.3

Anyone else with this problem?
[Galaxy Note II General] rk@1984:
I guess there might be a problem with the signal strength. I believe signals are weaker here.
[Galaxy Note II General] Henchman007:
You are right mate.

Sent from my Note 2 using DN3 V3.0
[Galaxy Note II General] sudheer.konudula:
I have upgraded my phone to official 4.3 couple of days ago. The experience is really good. I have 2 issues.

1. Unable to activate multi window.

2. Lock screen widgets

Let me know if any of you have a solution to this issue.
[Galaxy Note II General] kousik:
WiFi is definitely more buggy. Earlier if it used to get disconnected, it would reconnect once I'm back in range, but now it wouldn't and just show a notification that ssid disconnected, and I have to manually connect to it again (at least 3 clicks).
[Galaxy Note II General] ivishalpathak:
I couldn't use knox.. someone tell me how do I transfer images from gallery to knox
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
Really Happy with 4.3

Updated though kies. Battery life improved with stock battery :) and with ZeroLemon n2 comes out to be a beast :D

But tw launcher still looks ugly :P
[Galaxy Note II General] khankk42:
Updated to 4.3 and enjoying it no problem facing
[Galaxy Note II General] djadrianc:
Should the Kernal have been upgraded as mine has remained the same
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
Unfortunately it's still the same kernel.

On topic, I also have the automatic brightness problems, where it reacts slowly to changes in ambient lighting and seems to get stuck at high or low levels randomly. I found that switching from auto to manual and back in the status bar is quicker than turning the screen off and on.

I was going to say that you can't merge contacts anymore, but I just checked again and you can, they now call it linking, though the way it was in 4.1.2 was more configurable.

Streaming with m3u8 files through the video player again isn't possible, the video player doesn't recognize the file. It didn't work in 4.1.1, it did in 4.1.2. There are a few TV stations that stream online through that format, instead of using flash in the browser.
[Galaxy Note II General] djadrianc:
Thank you Sandulea

I'm getting quite heavy battery drain since upgrading to 4.3. Charged up to 100% after a full drain. Device has been off charge for 25 minutes and already down by 2%. On 4.1.2 i could easily get 1.5 days worth of battery with general usage and now i'm getting about 2/3 of a day. Should i reflash the update?
[Galaxy Note II General] T-N-Z:
Am I the only one who didin't received the 4.3 update yet? I tried both OTA and Kies and it says I have latest firmware.
[Galaxy Note II General] okuda1971:
I'm getting the same problem as well and yet to find an answer on the web so any suggestions please..?
[Galaxy Note II General] djadrianc:
You'll need to update by downplaying the firmware and using Odin
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
Anyone else getting random reboots?
[Galaxy Note II General] EclipseX:
Anyone knows when I can update without void? From portugal
[Galaxy Note II General] ashishsaggu:
I got the update today.

After that all my data from internal storage is gone. But it is showing that 7 gb of space is occupied by miscellaneous files. Can any one help me with this?
[Galaxy Note II General] shhbz:
there is a mk4 stock knox free by kunal.shah in android dev thread flash via odin
[Galaxy Note II General] Activat:
Had the same thing for the last 4 months or so (last mini update?) No reason or particular sequence prior recognised. Hopefully it would be sorted?

Alan
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
I had that too when I first updated manually. It's in root/data/media, if I remember correctly.
[Galaxy Note II General] Indexer93:
The ****ing rom has sent a sms to India....it cost me 0.5€ .

How can I avoid more sms?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II General] Deshabilitado:
Me too bro, only 2 atm since I updated, one when opening next launcher and another when I opened storage settings

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note II General] euchye:
N7105xxuemk5

I have upgraded to N7105XXUEMK5 and my screen wakes up every other min. I'm not sure why the phone is doing that and could not find any settings to correct that behaviour. No noticeable improvement or degradation in battery life in my phone after the upgrade. No FC, lags or problems with any of the apps that I am using. Overall happy with 4.3, I've not thought about reverting to 4.1.2.
[Galaxy Note II General] Droiderr:
Hi Sudheer,

I had the same problem for lock screen. The only straight forwrd solution i found was to do a factory reset. I also found this awesome app which can restore all you apps with thier saved config/data. So dont worry and go ahead with it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEuYmFja3VwIl0.
[Galaxy Note II General] alfonso1:
Speakerphone mic mute issue

Anybody having "speakerphone issues" wherein the mic is muted when you activate speakerphone mode during a call? I've had this since I moved to 4.3. I tried different custom ROMS already and issue is the same (Dr. Ketan, Phoenix, Hurricane, DN3 V3). Tried serching the web and forums already and can't seem to find any applicable solution.
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
Mine happen at random (I can't reproduce them). This morning at 5am it just rebooted on its own without anything going on. I've been running logcat permanently to see if I can catch the problem. I've noticed a lot of permission denials...I bet that damn Knox has something to do with this.
[Galaxy Note II General] ashishsaggu:
But i dont have root access now. how can i copy files from there without root?
[Galaxy Note II General] sudheer.konudula:
Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion. I will reset the phone over the weekend and let you know if that solves my problems.
[Galaxy Note II General] EclipseX:
Its normal with all Indian roms in all phones. Just check others posts with the same number.
[Galaxy Note II General] xTee:
1. when i download via wifi (from play store for example), my phone dosent responding for 10-20 sec. anyone facing this problem?

2. charging time sux. like 3 hours from 0 to 100. your charging time? :/

3. sometimes i get random crashes. you?
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
Application crashes or system reboots/lockup? I'm getting them both very frequently.
[Galaxy Note II General] xTee:
sometimes applications and most of the time system crash and freez, and i need to force restart with button, because dosent respond (black screen).
[Galaxy Note II General] EP2008:
Yeah. I wish I could find out what causes them. If you find a solution, please share it.
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
I don't think you can, you have to root. I restored a CWM backup of 4.1.2 and everything was put back, so if you have a custom recovery and a previous backup you can restore, copy your stuff to the external SD and flash 4.3 again, but root would be easier, faster and you can unroot afterwards.
[Galaxy Note II General] Bhupen Gaitonde:
Friends,

Please check the screen shots and update if anyone has faced the same problem and found any solution for the same.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note II General] el_loco_max:
Too many bugs... I wait to upgrade?

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[Galaxy Note II General] Droiderr:
I am not facing even a single bug till now after a factory reset. Go ahead with it.
[Galaxy Note II General] ManiacalDoc:
After update

I updated to 4.3 3 days ago and here are the main points.

* The battery's screwed beyond compare. I used to get a solid 1.5 days, even on wifi most of the time. Now its a miracle if I can cross 75% of a day without needing to charge again.

* The charging time has gone to the dogs. Earlier, a full 10% -100% would be done in around 2-3 hours. Now it takes around 5 at times even more than that. I did check with the GCC app and found max charge of 500. With some other chargers, it goes to 160 even.

Other than that, everythings' pretty smooth. The pop up browser has gone missing. The RAM always shows up around 1.1 to 1.4 gb. Even closing all apps doesnt make it any less than 700 to 800 mb. Before, it used to go up to 60 mb.

Am on completely stock, with no history of rooting ever. Lets see if they manage to get things back to manageable levels at least regarding the battery.
[Galaxy Note II General] rmcoutts:
I have eventually unrooted and used official Nordic 4.3 for my N7105 but I get weird l o cation issues when I use wifi and satellites for location services. For example weather apps and Google homepage locations vary widely. Sometimes they are correct but mainly not. If I use GPS only my locations are fine. Anyone else experiencing this issue. Everything else seems fine for now.
[Galaxy Note II General] xTee:
same problems as you. you can check the page 7 :(
[Galaxy Note II General] chinmay_7d:
Hey mate! Would you tell me how to disable Knox?? I am about to flash DN3 v3 (currently on v2). Dont know exactly whats the real fuss going on about Knox. I still have a month of warranty left. :confused:
[Galaxy Note II General] ph03n!x:
DN3v3 does not have the knox app. What you need to be worried about is the bootloader. If you have not upgraded to the official MK4 build through OTA or KIES or ODIN, do not do it - stay in the version earlier to that.

To have DN3v3 or any of the MK4 based ROMs to work, all you need is the Bootloader from the MJ5 build flashed with the Wifi patch from Dr.Ketan...

On the other hand, if you already have upgraded to the MK4 boot loader, you WILL lose the Knox warranty when you install a custom recovery like CWM or Philz or TWRP, or root the phone - no working around that as of now.
[Galaxy Note II General] chinmay_7d:
Thanks man! I am on DN3 V2.. had to flash MJ5 bootloader to make the wifi work. So i believe after flashing V3, i wouldnt need to flash the MJ5 bootloader again. Right?
[Galaxy Note II General] ph03n!x:
No, just flash and see if Wifi works. If it does not, you may have to flash the wifi fix.
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
There should be a poll on how many people have battery drain issue in official 4.3, i have stopped myself just because of fear of battery drain issue alone :confused:
[Galaxy Note II General] kersey:
No battery drain being experienced by me on the official 4.3 rom.

Have rooted and uninstalled a lot of bloatware as well as the Knox stuff.

Have given the phone a few charge cycles and am getting the same screen on time if not more than most other rom's i've used.

Managed to get just under 6hrs a few days ago which is the best I've ever had on any stock or custom rom.

Currently just under 2hrs screen on time, 9hrs overall phone time with a 20min battery draining session on NFS and still at 66%. I should hit the 4hr 30mins screen on time which is my average with my daily usage :thumbup:

Must say am very pleased with this first official release. Have only had one force close and one deep deep sleep where I had to restart the phone as it wouldn't wake up.
[Galaxy Note II General] semi3107:
install this firmware last night.. so excited.. =p.. so slow charging.. anyway.. the other smooth than 4.1.2.. =)

can someone tell me where animation duration scale? is that Samsung remove that setting..?
[Galaxy Note II General] ksh20480:
I had the same problem with my note 2 and what i realised is that this happened deu to a particular app (not sure but for me vould have been Noomwalk). I will suggest you uninstall all 3rd party apps and see if your phone works fine. if it does than start installing app one after the other in one hour time interval and see which app triggers this issue....Best of Luck!
[Galaxy Note II General] rmcoutts:
Nobody else with this issue?
[Galaxy Note II General] grk007:
Opened a POLL, as still many users has this Doubt to update or not. Kindly Cast your Votes. Thankx...
[Galaxy Note II General] chinmay_7d:
You have to enable developer settings for that. Bash the build number voilently to enable those.
[Galaxy Note II General] semi3107:
got it.. thanks a lot.. =)
[Galaxy Note II General] euchye:
Thank you very much, I have uninstalled the app and switched back to Accupedo. The issue is resolved.
[Galaxy Note II General] syhor7:
high ram consume

TRIM feature not really speed up my phone

chinese character sort problem in contact list.
[Galaxy Note II General] zabaknilesh:
DELETE
[Galaxy Note II General] unixhaj:
Hey,

I'm running a modded official ROM, the Lion ROM, and I've been having some problems with Active Sync. I can get mail no problem, but it can't send mail.. It just says "Retrieving account information" for a few secs and then does not send the mail...

I'm using it against a Zimbra server.. Wonder if anyone else has experience with 4.3 and Active Sync/Zimbra?
[Galaxy Note II General] beesal:
upgraded to 4.3 couple days ago and i am loving it. Its is very smooth and looks so fresh. I would definitely recommend all of you just to upgrade.

The only thing buggy that i found was lock screen widget but it wont bother at all.
[Galaxy Note II General] probojcic:
Same with me!

Please, if someone have a solution ... I am getting frustrated now. Tried everything possible (and impossible), wiped data 5 times, ...

thanks
[Galaxy Note II General] probojcic:
Just started working!!!

I didnt do anything it is fixed.

Yippee :)
[Galaxy Note II General] eng_samy:
Regarding charging time problem it's not related to the charger or the rom....it's related related to a bad usb cable..i faced the same problem before...u need to have another original note 2 usb cable..and plz note that normal cables will not solve the problem...u have to use orginal note 2 cable..and there are some types of sony cables would work fine....search for usb cable with good gagues
[Galaxy Note II General] antique_sonic:
I ain't use zimbra server, but my emails are all working fine.

Sent from the corner of this rounded earth (N7105 v4.3, powered by LionROM)
[Galaxy Note II General] haxor:
I got updated note 2 to android 4.3 and it seems battery juice is not good as on andriod 4.1.2 so is there any way to downgrade to 4.1.2 or root my device without void warranty ?
[Galaxy Note II General] tuksedra:
MK4 is not that stable, evidently samsung pushing MK3 and MK2 instead.. have anyone tried MK3 or MK2? is it stable?
[Galaxy Note II General] antique_sonic:
My battery is running fine and better than 4.1.2.

U can only feel it after 3-4 charging cycle

Sent from the corner of this rounded earth (N7105 v4.3, powered by LionROM)
[Galaxy Note II General] Ev0d3vil:
I haven't received any update yet. On the panama ROM. Any idea when is it out?
[Galaxy Note II General] kersey:
Been running Hong Kong MK3 for a couple of days now without any issues. No random reboot or freezing. Finding it fast and smooth :thumbup:
[Galaxy Note II General] Ev0d3vil:
Guys, any issues with WiFi? I'm still on 4.1.2 and I'm sure you guys have heard about the obtaining IP address loop despite a strong signal or poor network.
[Galaxy Note II General] madstunt:
Reading these posts, I wouldn't be surprised if most of them would be solved if the user would do a factory reset and wouldn't restore apps from a previous ANDROID version
[Galaxy Note II General] Sammy_052:
Battery quick drain

Well, regarding bugs, 4.3 seems to drink a lot of battery compared to 4.1.2. With the battery lasting anywhere between 10 to 15 hours as of now. On 4.1.2, it used to last for 24 to 30 hours on moderate usage. And I'm not the only person with this complaint. The other thing is that the kernel version in "about device" shows that it is a 3.0.31 which is the same for android 4.1.2. :cowboy: The kernel should have been upgraded. It appears that its not. On the note 3 and s4, it shows the updated kernel as 3.4.

But the Android version shows that its a 4.3 :rolleyes:

And the other issue that I've been facing is that the Wi-fi connection is not stable. Even in full signal strength, the phone keeps switching between 3G and Wi-Fi constantly. I must say, other than change of icons and the android layout, this upgrade hasn't helped me much.

Does anyone know how to rollback? I do have the 4.1.2 firmware downloaded from sammobile.com. But the additional knox installed seems to create problems. :confused:
[Galaxy Note II General] ksundarr:
I have installed 4.3 couple of days before, my observation so far,

1. Battery life is good, compared to 4.1.2.

2. Clarity of the font I amazing, it crystal clear and smooth.

3.I feel like memory usage is high compare to 4.1.2.

4. I don't see big difference in TouchWiz.

5. It is smooth, but sometimes I see it is little slow.