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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rjohnstone:
Knox warranty flag is not an efuse.

Samsung can and has reset it on devices that have been sent in for repair.

Someday the Devs will figure out how to reset it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] misterzeno:
This is why I didn't run to update yet, no reason to and my SD card is important to me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Getting great battery life. Abusing the hell out of bluetooth and it still just goes and goes. Stream audio to car stereo, portable bloothtooth speaker (JBL), a bluetooth stereo headset, bluetooth keyboard and mouse, etc. That's why bluetooth is as the top of my battery usage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nokturnihs:
Anyone know any expectations of a bugfix Ota by Samsung to address the sdcard issue and all the rest. Samsung technical support are all mostly not technical, considering their advanced support guys didn't seem to even understand Android Application permissions, let alone GID or what the words Mounted files system mean. Hopefully they know people are having problems...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Naddict:
thread cleaned of childish posts that do nothing but detract from development...take that elsewhere

be nice to each other, or get out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] XxLostSoulxX:
Here is my battery life on Stock TW with Colonel X R13.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chipworkz:
Well the member who knew when the kit kat update was going to be released said another update is coming in May. As far as the SD card issue, that is not Samsung, it is part of Googles source code from everything I have read.

EDIT:

Here is the post I mentioned.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nokturnihs:
Yeah, but it is easily fixed in platform.xml - I would think that legally speaking as Samsung includes the hardware, and full functionality before, it should be able to make the one line change or another workaround. I can fix with root, but like my warranty. If they don't fix it, I think a class action suit would eventually pop up. Who would be the subject of said suit would be more properly answered by a legal expert. I am a tech geek, so...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nokturnihs:
Just read that if Samsung fixes the issue, they lose Google certification. So the answer, Google is using forceful tactics. I understand better their reasons now, but this is still a problem and "just deal with it" is not a solution.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
Alot of people wonder why the Android Open Source Alliance chose to make the permissions on sdcards 'read-only'.

This is why.

source: http://source.android.com/devices/tech/storage/index.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dobbs3x:
Ever since I updated to KitKat I have been having data network issues.

This my situation.

I only have hspa+ signal at my house even on 4.3 but since upgrading to KitKat my data icon will drop down to 3g (I'm sure this is a power saving feature) and when I access an app that uses data it will toggle back onto HSPA+. The issue is sometimes it gets locked on the 3g icon without any data connection at all. All network traffic is halted. Sometimes it comes back 5 mins later on its own and sometimes I have to toggle airplane mode and wait for it to turn the radios off then turn airplane mode off. It will hang like this and stop network traffic a dozen or more times in a day. I ran stock KitKat had the issue and have since tried two more ROMs and it still does it. I'm on the KitKat bootloader and baseband. I've also tries stock kernel and other custom tw kernels without a fix. If anyone could direct me to what is going on, an explanation, or a solution I would be super happy. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nokturnihs:
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Problem: all the system installed applications get a free pass, and there is little to no difference as 3rd party applications can still run rampant on the internal storage. Also, encryption is possible for external SD storage. So, protection of configuration and log files isn't any more secure for the external SD card read only nonsense. Additional to this is it is just as bad that system applications can write everywhere. All the changes to sdcard permissions accomplished was to alienate many developers, upset customers and force manufacturers to abandon external SD card slots (with the certification threat.) I'm all for security, but this move was not about security, and more about control, business, etc.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HothTron:
I've had it with dealing with this KitKat crap and spending hours and hours of googling trying to get a new $700 phone to work properly these past two weeks when I shouldn't have to do that at all. I'm returning my second Note 3 to T-Mobile tomorrow and getting a 3rd replacement and i'll keep Jelly Bean on it for as long as absolutely farking possible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
There is a fix for the sdcard issue I have it but its here on XDA if someone wants it let me know I will share a link I used it and it works pretty good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
You can either get the flashable fix from TEKHD's how to upgrade to Kit Kat thread in the development section.

or you can use a root explorer. set system directory to r/w and navigate to /system/etc/permissions > open platform.xml

under WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

ADD THIS LINE UNDER sdcard_rw

<group gid="media_rw" />

save, set system directory back to RO and reboot.

Now you can write to the ExtSdcard freely
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlexGT1:
But you have to trip Knox by rooting the phone, right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
I'm sorry, I thought you were already rooted. Yes you would have to be rooted to do this procedure. Search the play store. There may be a root explorer that does not require you to be rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] siff:
Same damn issue it is really pissing me off. I loose any sort of data randomly through the day stock rooted KK stock kernel nothing but root cloak for ISIS and Ad away... WTF!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ilogik:
I dont see anything called SDM 1.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Native stock Text Messaging app has gone hay wire now. Using the stock keyboard it periodically lags and writes words by itself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dkb218:
No matter the method used to apply this, I still can't write directly to extSD. I'm on rooted stock. Should the recovery make a difference?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
You have not added the media_rw group id as per your pic.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HothTron:
I finally had enough with the crap KitKat was doing with my Note 2 after trying two different ones, battery life utterly sucked with android taking over 50% of it at times, my wifi stability went to crap and my cellular constantly bounced all over the place.

Exchanged it for a 3rd Note with 4.3 jelly bean still on it and its working with no issues now. Gonna prevent Kitkat from installing for a long as I can.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hpanimalpak:
Not sure if anyone else is facing this issue, my data will randomly drop. 4G LTE symbol is showing with strong symbol, but none of my apps or browsers can access the internet. Reboot fixes issue, weird. anyone else with this problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HothTron:
Yep, I also had this problem as well when I had KitKat installed. Such a royal POS update...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
Anyone know of a good way to stop getting the update notifications? Its annoying... :(

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
I noticed this happening as well. Logcat looked normal... It's almost as if the modem is resetting itself, as if you wait long enough, you lose the mobile data icon (4g/lte) and then a few seconds later it comes back and net works again.

I also noticed when this is happening calls and sms also fail. That's why I think it has to do with the modem resetting itself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Quickvic30:
If he doesn't care about tripping the Knox counter you guys can use cf auto root in the note 3 sm9005 original development section. You have to use Odin to do it that way though. That's the one I used to root my T-Mobile note 3 on 4.4.2 and it worked great!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xflclxscarfacex:
i would like to concur. noticed it after the update, pandora would randomly stop for around 5-7mins. 4.4.2 total ball drop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
I don't understand why there is so much disparity in this update. I have had good results with this update. Great performance and battery life. My modem never drops out. I stream I heart radio to my car stereo allot. Recently I drove from Orlando to Daytona for bike week and it only dropped out once and I was driving back roads. The drop-out lasted all of 2 sec. I manually fixed my sd card permissions so I don't have that issue.

Before I odin'd the stock rom, I went into TWRP and formatted/erased all of my partitions except efs. I wasn't sure if there'd be issues with odin not being able to overwrite any pre-existing files. I wasn't willing to take a chance. Then I odin'd the stock rom after I wiped all the partitions.

Next I did cf-auto root through odin, then installed twrp. Re-wiped my partitions and installed the stock rooted/deodexed rom that someone did. My phone is perfect and everything is working perfect.

Not sure if my method is the reason or if my hardware is just lucky, but that's how I did my upgrade.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dragonstalker:
OK, Science experiment.

Somebody that is having the problem with the "DATA Dropping"

can you please check and see if you have power saving mode turned on.

I know in the past, power saver would limit data to stop background data from apps. This may potentially still be the case with the update.

If you check and its' not turned on let me know please.

Also do any of you guys have Ad Away? This app has been a problem in the past with data also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dongarritas:
I also am having none of the problems that others are. I was stock rooted with URDLV, transferred what I wanted to keep from internal to external, removed external, wiped everything x3, used ODIN to flash the factory image found elsewhere in the forums, set up phone to my liking, then flashed update image from external SD. Haven't rooted yet, as really, there is not much need to. Battery is great, signal/modem no problems, and have Apex with Glasklart for my theme. I wipe cache every day or two, and hover around 43% RAM usage. I would like to have adaway, and debloat, but the trade off of possible issues with jump just isn't worth it to me. I think we are getting close to figuring out KNOX, so I will just wait. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CravingMender9:
I am also facing the issue. The T-mobile representatives I spoke with said that they are aware of the issue and are working with Samsung for a fix. They said they'll get back to me in 72 hours with any information they get from Samsung.

To answer your questions:

Yes, I have power saver switched on, and no, I don't have ad-away.

But I need power saver cuz without it, the battery life is very bad.

In any case, I'll try with that switched off for troubleshooting to see if it makes any difference.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
Did you try battery guru?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CravingMender9:
Not yet. Never needed it as the existing power saver was good enough (that is, till I heard of it affecting data).

I'll check for a couple of hours with power saver off (without any other power saving apps) to see if that is really the reason for data drops.

If it is, then I'll definitely try battery guru and see if it improves things.

I'll post back with my observations tonight. Hopefully it helps everyone with the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Ok, I don't know why I didn't think to mention this, but I am using my T-Mobile phone on AT&T. The connection drop out might only occur on T-Mobile. Possible source of variation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
That doesn't surprise me at all, even in NYC there phones say 4g when the signal strength apps all say it freaking 3g. That how T-mobile programs it to decieve you. And their 4g LTE phone run like s++t on 3g, maybe 256k speed. My note 2 and note 3 are like this, my old s2 gets 20mbs on 3g.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CravingMender9:
Phone related, not network. Happened when tried with my friend's AT&T SIM as well. Have limited data on AT&T (Thanks TMo :D) so didn't test too much.

Update: Power Saver switched off. No disconnects till now. looks good but too soon to tell. Will test for some more time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
I run the international icon set so that I don't get fooled by the generic 4g icon. I like to know whether I am on 3g/h/h+ Still no disconnects here in Central Florida on AT&T though. Working better than ever. Glad they got the signal bars better calibrated to the DBM level as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
I dont have the icons, got a link?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Edit the build.prop file in /system.

ro.product.name=hltexx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Mr Ian B:
Are u using ATT plan, straight talk or something else? I am waiting on Straight Talk SIM card to try out their $45 plan through ATT.

Ian. B
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
It does make me feel warm and fuzzy inside seeing 4 out of the 5 bars on LTE however the dB is still -105 LOL!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
X-actly!

But I'll bet their complaints went WAY Down though!

I think they should make a new ICON with 10 bars! Just have it go between 8 and 10 all the time...

It'll put every other phone out of business.

Who would want a 4 or 5 bar phone when they could have a 10 bar phone? Who I say!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
HAHAHAHAH! I cracked up laughing hard when I read your above comment. Looks like everyone is jumping on the ATT bandwagon more bars in more places :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Yea. Dbm never changed, but the relationship of bars to dbm seemed a little stingy. Most peeps prolly thought their signal really improved though. Ha!

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Im not having network issues but it seems like certain apps are acting more flaky for me network wise. Mainly fb.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
So much so that even yours truly doesnt even bother connecting to my home Wi Fi anymore. Then again LTE here is slow. Around 5-10 up and 4 down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Im on the 15 gig mobile share plan. Have my gfs note 3 and her tablet and my two phones. Costing me around 190 plus tax. Tmobile was great in town but I got edge in the burbs. On att I get lte just about anywhere in central and south florida. Tmobile is terrible here. I wish they werent.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Limeybastard:
Dont worry Son things will change very soon for the better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hpanimalpak:
I do not have power saving mode on. I have YouTube AdAway from xposed installer. The data dropping is not very frequent, I'll try uninstalling that module to see if it helps at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
I guess you must be a bit older than me with the son thing. Anyway, I sure hope you're right. Tmobile needs to level the playing field in florida.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
I don't understand why people are having issues with this update I don't have any issues at all its working better now more fast and smooth I haven't seen any lag my phone is working better on 4.4 than it was on 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
The only issue I have is the mobile data drop, and even it seems inconsistent/intermittent. Over all I'm pleased with kk.

Also, to answer the q from earlier, no power saving isn't on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] XxLostSoulxX:
I used Tmobile on my travel for spring break to Florida. From Texas all the way down to Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Sanibel > Miami > Daytona. In those areas tmobile was fast as hell and did a great job overall. yes there were problems on 75 from Fort Myers to Miami over by Gator Pkwy i had no signal for a bit. and on the way there in some parts of the highways i didn't have signal.

I have ATT as well and everywhere i been here in Texas its same coverage but way slower i mean way slower were talking 5 down versus 30 down from T-mobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
Honestly bro if you compare what you posted its really not that bad. Also if you look at your JB app usage it actually used more battery% than KK did. You were also active for 8hrs in a 10hr span on KK and you were active the same amount on JB in a 24hr span. So you idled a lot longer on JB than KK. Other than the OS being on top the rest of the stats actually look better on KK than JB. To me anyway, im ususally wrong tho....

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dobbs3x:
Hold that thought
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jack26:
This is How I STOPPED the Sytem Update Notification

STOP 4.4.2 (KitKat) System Update on Galaxy Note 3 :

YOU Have To be ROOTED!!

1)	First, long Press on the “System Update” icon in the notification bar.

2)	Go to “APP Info” option. Write down the filename and version number.

3)	Go to Application Manager -> ALL and search for “Software Update”.

4)	There may be more than one, so verify the correct file by the version number

you wrote down earlier.

5)	FREEZE IT! with LINK2SD or Titanium Backup

6)	The “System Update” notification icon on the notification bar should be gone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] starscrean:
I have followed CF-Root instructions to a T. Unfortunately my phone keeps bricking. And odin will always faill on NAND write. Leaving me to restore with KIES emergency firmware recovery. Has any one else encounter similar road blocks. And if successful in routing. What was performed. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sacky73:
I used Odin 1.85 after having problems with Odin 3.0
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hpanimalpak:
when i would try to root with the 900t and the new 4.4.2, i would get boot loop, had to pull the battery, wait a min, put battery back in and i could boot into download mode. root with 9005 cf-auto root file, worked for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CravingMender9:
Data Drops

I can definitely see remarkable improvement in data connection with power saver off. It is not completely gone, but reduced to 3-4 times a day, and that too for a few seconds unlike earlier, where I had 3-4 times an hour with drops for atleast 40-45 seconds or sometimes more.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Use kingo root it works 100% I had issues with cf-autoroot bricking my phone and then used kingo and im rooted and no issues.

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By the way im uploading the build I have from the service center so people with issues can download it and see if they can fix the issues they have its the same I'm using.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NMonster69:
Is it a diferent build than NB4 that you are uploading?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] krelvinaz:
I've not had it long enough for a good comparison but so far, no real issues for me. The update process was easy to do, though I used TWRP instead of Philz for recovery.

Before with JB I was stock root with Knox 0x00... At this point with my device, Knox is no longer an issue (Thought I might have to use it at work, they use something else).

The phone is a bit smother, battery seems better and I've never really had data issues unless I was in a bad data area.

Rooted with CF-Root

TWRP Recovery

Lookout Frozen

All 6 Knox apps Frozen

AdAway Installed

Xposed Framework

Wanam Xposted

XPrivacy

Power saving mode OFF

Other than a few cosmetic UI changes, there is not much of a difference to me.

Don't play games on the phone so I would not be a good reference for that.

Time will tell.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
Have you uploaded yet? If so, where can I grab a copy?

TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Redalert2244:
Gray battery icon.. Stupid and bland. For people not rooted or what have you. Any one recommend a bat widget or icon worthy ? Besides the gray or white crap one we got to stare at?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] les_garten:
I totally don't get it either...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] srod562:
Received my new Note 3 a couple days ago and was so excited to see it came with 4.3 MI7. First thing I did was root it and installed Jovy's stock MI7 rom. Loving this phone, battery life is amazing! Might just have to ride it out with 4.3 to keep the stability & battery life going...

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Not yet I have a slow connection I will post a link once its up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
What r u hosting with?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Dropbox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
If its cool with you, and your theory is correct that this is the magic build of awsome perfection. I would like to use it as the default 4.4 stock for the toolkit I'm puting together. I'll host it with a direct link and it will have much faster downloads.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Ok once I upload it I will send you the link
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] frr1:
I would like to use your kitkat build too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Ok no problem it should be ready today
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] frr1:
Ok thanks

Is the build newer than NB4?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
No same build number but its the one we use here in work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] frr1:
Oh ok but is it any different than the consumer release?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dkb218:
I was using the apk that's floating around. It doesn't play well with stock recovery. Updated to TWRP and all is well now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] helfrez:
Any update on the upload?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
When I left work it was at 73% we are having problems with the connection its slow as hell and won't be fixed until Friday I hope that tomorrow morning when I get to work its done
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
Not to be nosy, but dont you have internet at home?

Sent from another Galaxy... Note 3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Yes I do but im not supposed to take the firmware home even if its the same as the release one I can't even take a charger home
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] guaneet:
just wondering, the "updated" firmware is just to patch little bugs and what not that were left behind? or is there anything else significant?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
its the same build number but it has gps and Battery patched.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
Thanks Man, Im interested to see this build.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
I don't know much about it I just know it has GPS and Battery patches I just sit on a work table 12hrs flashing phones, changing batterys and cracked glass/LCDs.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ajster1989:
where do you work?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] gregcapps:
He works for Samsung.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] toastido:
Still no word on the upload, razielpr?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
I havent updated yet. Would be cool to use the build you are uploading to update. Hope it happens. Thanks man.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] razielpr:
Yes im uploading it at home give me 30min