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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
The transcription comes at 1.99 a month though. They give you a free month trial, but it is pretty much just VVM. If you want transcription, I would still use GV.

I like those too, but I think they are a bit unrealistic features on a phone for actual proper use. Smart watches seem a lot better for those tasks.

Agree definitely on this part and the others, but I like the fingerprint scanner. Always been jealous of the iPhones, ha, but i'm waiting for the N6 just for the sole purpose of being able to run AOSP/PAC. TBH, if the N4 came with an unlocked bootloader or there was actually a good chance for that I would keep my N4. I ordered last week, haven't even opened the box yet, ha.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dcdgoth:
Tethering is working, smooth as butter......I found no reason to root at this moment. No regrets.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kgeier82:
Mine is actually also raised further from the frame on the top right than top left also. Maybe an adhesive problem
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SAHARAT:
Heck, the Verizon GS3's bootloader was on "lockdown"... It was cracked...S4,same....S5,same..... N4.....soon to be SAME..... Now there is a bounty. Their top guys aren't any smarter, or more resourceful. than our top guys... ****, they could even be the same guys... It'll happen..... IMO..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] airmaxx23:
They never cracked the S5 or N3 bootloader, they are still locked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jon3640:
Root would be awesome but, its not all that bad. Really wanted Nexus 6 but word on the streets and around the forums all retail device are gonna be locked up tighter then Fort Knox!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] herrdrjonz:
Wireless Cover

Got the wireless cover because Samsung gave me 50% off.

I regret it.

Makes my phone feel 2x heavier. Feels like an old brick.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
This isn't even remotely true and I've never seen any rumors referring to this, just questions about whether it would be or not because VZW/AT&T are really hard to deal with when it comes to bootloaders/ability to modify your device/root/etc.

AT&T has it and pretty sure it is unlocked bootloader and nothing out of the ordinary has happened. VZW, however, has the ability to check fi the device has been rooted with or without your permission (doesn't apply to N6.)

Hopefully the N6 will open up VZW eyes to the possibility of not locking down everything. N4 to me is superior to the N6 for the display alone, but I can deal with a slightly worse display and all that for PAC/AOSP roms.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ECrispy:
I just got the phone and am slightly regretting it, due to -

1. lag lag everywhere

2. idle phone with no apps running uses 1.5G-2.1G of RAM. Wtf? Is that why it needs 3GB?

3. fingerprint sensor is totally unreliable and a gimmick I feel

4. not enough content fits on screen

5. and of course, no possibility of root, Xposed, custom rom's

I had a choice between the Note 4 and iPhone 6+. Being a diehard Android guy I didn't think too much about this decision. I'm now realizing it was too hasty. e.g. work policy requires phone security. On Note 4 only pin/pwd is allowed, pattern, fingerprint is disabled. On iPhone TouchID is allowed. This makes a HUGE difference, since I now have to enter a pin 50 times a day instead of simple a touch on the sensor.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jon3640:
I did how ever had training on Nexus 6 with Verizon and AT&T through my job, and was informed that the bootloader on both devices were encrypted, but haven't had the device to physically put it to test. I just can't see Google having their device locked down let alone putting their name on it..knowing it would be like that. "If you read up on my xda bio here you know where I got training from" it's nice to be able to handle all devices along with reps but they usually end up with some b.s. to keep us out.:D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SquireSCA:
No regrets so far. Screen is amazing, size is livable, nice features, fast, battery life is solid...

Root? Meh, don't care about it, root has very little to offer today... You can do so much without it that it isn't worth it to me to risk bricking it, not getting OTA or having a warranty issue...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RKight:
I mostly agree. I missed Greenify at first...but my Note 4 without Greenify blows my old LG G2 with Greenify out of the water in terms of battery life. The two reasons I still want root are AdAway (I HATE ads) and Sixaxis. I'm stuck working Saturdays, by myself, and we're usually dead. It would be nice to take a PS3 controller and play some PS1 games on my phone to kill time (without having to drag along a USB cable and OTG adapter).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SquireSCA:
Makes sense I guess. For me, root is sort of a bonus when I buy a phone. For the LG G2 and the GS5, I couldn't find a single ROM that was as good, stable, fast or as featured as the stock ROM. I tried them all, and none of them worked as well as stock, so I gave up and reverted back to stock. There was always something that didn't work right, or a black screen of death, etc... and the performance differences were negligible, if anything...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ericstephani:
I do. I wish I would have held out for a Nexus 6.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lazer9:
I regret taking the update to NJ5. My battery life has been cut in half now. :rolleyes:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SquireSCA:
Do a hard reset, something got borked. My battery life and most people's hasn't taken a dive like that. Something went wrong for sure..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MatroxD:
Something i just thought about as i watched some reviews.. My one and only regret with this phone: i wish the screen was bigger. I still think and wish for a 5.9" display.. Especially after all the wonderful multitasking greatness they included in this model. It really could have used an additional bump in size. And after seeing the size of the nexus(just a regular phone), I think Samsung slipped on that end (being the massive movement creator of large displays recently)..

Lol, nonetheless, I love the phone.. I just could have used a bit more size personally..

From s-pen monster Note4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] countryg1rl:
My husband and I maybe going to Sprint down the road when the other 2 phone line contract is up. I love the note 4. But I need my phone rooted.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ECrispy:
I agree with this. I got used to the large size in about 5min and can't go back now. But remember Nexus 6 is more like 5.8" because of onscreen buttons except during video playback.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MatroxD:
Hmmnn, never knew that (on screen buttons, etc).. So it's just like the htc phones in being "is not 5.9 usable"..

I still wish, with our screen we had the actual. 2..Lol

From s-pen monster Note4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oka1:
From the Moderator

To all in this Thread ..........

..........POST RESPECTFULLY....... OR....... DO NOT POST........... easy..........

BTW, I have a Note 4......... with T-mobile best device I've owned to date .......... personally, would not have a carrier that locks the phone....... but that is just my opinion...... besides, TMO works very well for me.

Keep it civil, keep it kind........... thanks, ~~~ oka1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lazer9:
I will keep an eye on that and consider. Right now without TIBU obviously because no root, the re setting up of all my apps would be a royal pita so I'm trying to avoid that route. I've been slowly working through the apps and clearing out the cache's in hopes of resolving that way. Thanks for the suggestion though - if all else fails.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] guthrien:
Reaching a further point of usage, I'm kind of mixed. Still best screen I've ever seen. Awesome camera. SNote. Those are great things. Touchwiz is janky and lags. I hear people say it doesn't, but if you use another device for a bit it becomes pretty obvious how it handicaps this monster phone. Of course it's a trade off for the SNote and multitasking. Not having root just sucks.

What's really made me think is getting the One Plus One. What a great phone. And it's made for you to mess with, you can OD on flashing this thing and feel good about it. Of course it doesn't work on Verizon. It's made me think hard about dumping the Note 4 and going to TMobile. Really listening to people about the Nexus 6 has pretty much convinced me that beyond being big, that might not be the answer. But this phone is great, I've been using it every day like I would the Note and the only thing I occasionally miss is the SPen. It feels so much quicker, so much more fun (fun to the sort of person that hangs out on XDA). I don't know if I'll do it, I still think the Note is a great phone, just hampered by Touchwiz and Verizon. I won't buy a phone like that again. The Note 2 was a different experience, the best of both worlds.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Give a factory reset a shot. Haven't heard many complaints of battery being worse after the update. I bet that would fix it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mpdayii:
I love my note 4,but I only miss root due to all the back up I made from my note 3 with titanium. ..wish I could restore! From running jasmine rom,debloateded andxposed, to this and all the ads...I'm starting to get blurry eyed and crazy.

But I still love this device and they the no root workaround thread, found a couple useful things to hold me till root comes.

Soon hopefully..though I switch back and forth between the two, 4 is still daily driver. ..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eccoodamo:
Seriously Sprint? The speed and lack of coverage and sealed sim, no thanks. I had gotten my father law to go to Verizon and I was planning to join also till I found out how locked down Verizon is with their phones. I am currently with Tmobile and their download and upload speed in Dallas is crazy, I get close to 100 mb/s down and like 40 up. Not only that, prices are much cheaper for unlimited and they just introduced 10 dollars international calling for all the phones in the plan.The other great thing about Tmobile is that the phone is very rootable and not boot locked. The only bad thing is that there is no contract price for the phones so you have to pay monthly or pay in installments.

This is older speed test results, I had gotten download speeds of close to 100 mb/s in other tests. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1071545890
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] countryg1rl:
Signal sucks here for TMobile. I have the fact that VZW just has to be so strict on everything.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] guruleenyc:
I regret moving from a gs4 active on att to the note 4 on VZW due to no evidence of hope at the moment for Root and a flaw to get an unlocked bootloader. I am struggling w/o Titanium Backup, Xprivacy, Xposed framework and AFwall!

Tomorrow I may flip to the gs5 w/VZW... At least I'll have root and softstrap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
Y did they get rid of the finger air view option? I used that a lot. I'm seriously considering going back to S5 or note 3.

Never mind. Got it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] warriorpluto:
Well I'm sure Samsung is getting the picture that most of this user base are rooted users. I won't get a note 4 til root is achieved. Since their shares have gone down the drain , they shouldn't lock their future phone down so hard
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] EggoEspada:
I don't have any regrets with my Note 4. One of the best phones I've ever used. Though occasionally I find myself looking at the Nexus 6. Only reason is the Lollipop experience. That's literally the only thing I want from my Note 4. The hardware is stupendous.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] GaryAlpusa1:
I have rooted every Verizon phone I have had since the TBolt. I am still within the 30 day return period and probably will return it. The adds on just about every app are rediclous. If there is a way to remove them from this phone I will keep it. Hoping for root now that the bounty is going for 11k.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
You can disable any app with this but can't remove them as of yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Subiegsr:
Don't regret it. Love the speed and screen of this phone. And coming from ****ty Sprint, verizon's network is light years ahead of Sprint's. I do miss using Tasker, but it's not going to ruin my life not having root. I will keep my note 4 regardless if root ever comes to verizon and upgrade after my contract is over.

Sent from my Note 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] GaryAlpusa1:
Thanks, used your script to shut off Knox and the ota updates. Do you have any idea which app is the advertisement generator?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
That would be DT Ignite and it can be turned off in the app menu in setup but it's included in the script.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Kleany:
I regret my note 4. I plan on returning it in the next couple of days. Ive tried 2 cases and they make the note so bulky. I love the size naked but am too scared I'll drop it. Feels fragile. Hate touchwiz. I don't understand how I have no apps running and its already using up 2.1 GB of ram. Battery has been awesome and I like the size. Debating on returning for the turbo or just holding out to see what m9 and g4 have to offer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mlin:
I use the Spigen neo-hybrid. It's slim and beautiful. Touchwiz is not my favorite, but I use Nova and the rest of the GUI doesn't really bother me. Free RAM is wasted RAM. I don't sweat the numbers as long as my phone is performing well. Between the screen, camera, s-pen, and phablet dedicated software, the N4 is in a league of its own, with our without root. However, with that all said, I understand its not for everyone and I'm excited for the M9 as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kench33:
So there is no root or unlocking the phone on Verizon at all?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mrgigabyte2002:
Love my note I also use the script program to disable apps
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] endo689:
None at all so far. Really happy with the build quality, screen, and battery life. Then again I upgraded from Note 2 to the Note 4, so there is a night and day difference. One thing in particular, it could just me being a weirdo, but I can't help but feel that the Note 4 doesn't have as great a battery life outside the box compared to my Note 2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
Not yet
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Doogie1:
I had the turbo for about a week. Returned it and got the Note 4. Just make sure you compare the screens before you decide. The Note 4 has a display that is unmatched, the difference was incredible. Another factor for me was the camera, specifically low light shots. On the turbo... mediocre, at best.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
What's interesting is, I think that the camera on my Note 4 takes terrible low light pictures. They all look yellowish. I've had two Note 4s and low light pics on both of them were terrible. My wife's Note 4 takes much better low light pics. There really is quite a difference between hers and the two that I have had.

Outdoor pics are very nice.

I also think that the front camera is awful. The pictures come out distorted most times. If I don't take the picture head on, the distortion is very obvious. I have pics that make me look like I have an alien head (I don't) and pics that make me look like I have a really long chin (I don't). Even pics taken head on make faces look thinner than they are. All three of our notes have the same results with the front camera. With all of the smart phones that I have had, I have never seen anything like it. The front camera on my ancient Evo 4g took better front camera pics.

The screen is great with colors, but is pretty unevenly lit. It's clearly darker on the left side, and a bit more yellow on the right side. This makes the keyboard look bluer on the left side and grayer on the right.

I am well past the return period, so it's mine to keep. In the end, I decided not to return. I know from experience how difficult it can be to get an even screen. I really don't care about low light pictures. The only pictures I take indoors are of my cat. And I am not really in to the whole "selfie" thing, so I don't really care about the stupid front camera.

The phone does have a lot of good features, and I wouldn't say that I regret it. Just wish that the screen wasn't so uneven and the cameras weren't so hyped. I expected something good there, and my experience has been much different.

Oh, and I do miss root. I miss the ability to find wakelocks and debloat. I don't care much about custom Roms anymore. I'd just like a little more control over the phone. And I also miss tasker.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] hilokilo:
Excuse my English; I'm not a native speaker.

To be quite honest, my heart dropped when I heard the Note 4 didn't have root. Like many people here, I never had a phone without root ie (Droid X, Droid 3, HTC DNA).. and plus, I thought Note was going to have crapload of dev support because y'know... it's Samsung and all... (my first sammy btw)

I do miss the titanium backup, wakelock, cpu mods to save battery and whatnot, but I am getting used to having no root now.

I guess it's because my previous phone (droid dna) was so horrid and Note 4's awesome features (S Pen, removable storage, battery, bigger screen, design, AMOLED screen (except I don't support 2k display as it degrades performance) samsung gimmicky goodness, and much more...) kind of eclipsed the whole frustration I had with my previous phone.

Droid DNA was... the first 1080p phone that was released 2+yrs ago, but it didn't sell that well since HTC M7 followed right after its release, so it was quickly replaced by verizon within just four months . However, it had the most strongest dev support and to this day it still does; infact, it has bunch of lollipop roms released up in XDA.

With Droid DNA I only got 2~3 hours of screen time, compared to Note's 5~6 hours of screen time. I was appalled by how slow it charged as well (approx 4 hours w/ OEM Charger + wire), so this quick charge feature is like AMAZING to me.

I would go on, but I don't want to clutter up the thread.

TL;DR :

I had an awful phone before, so Note 4's superior features compromises for the need of root and etc....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TonyM77:
My note 4, rooted it straight out the box, removed all the useless bloatware, animationscales on zero and its butterly smooth from the beginning!

I think its realy a shame carriers like at&t or verizon screws their customers over having extra bloat and stupid lockes bootloaders. For now no fix or so.

I recommend for those who cant have a note 4 for that reason, to buy a nexus 6 instead...if you can deal with the size, its huge...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Doogie1:
Or you could ODIN back to NI1.. Easy, quick and no data is lost. I've done it just to compare. Only thing for me, NJ5 radios seem better and battery life also slightly improved. But, could have been due to the "better radio" therefore not impacting the battery as much.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lazer9:
I think I remember you posting this and not losing your settings/apps, ect...

I did some searching but for some reason the ODIN methods I've located thus far indicate different files, ect.. Complete/System, whatnot.

I am unsure as to which NI1 file to chose if I go this route and want to retain my apps and settings, accounts.... ?

I have worked with ODIN in the past. Last question, do we select AP or PDA to flash (said) file as asked above?

Many thanks! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Doogie1:
I used the full firmware and using odin 3.09, use the AP selection. And yes, I retained all my settings, apps etc.. I'd imagine only the cache gets wiped. I also did experiment with different combinations. Like, using the NI1 software with NJ5 Modem, kernel etc..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ECrispy:
Your English is great. I've noticed that most times when someone says they are not a native speaker, they actually tend to have great command of the language. On the other hand, native English speakers suck at any other language. So in future no need to excuse yourself :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Piercing Heavens:
My note 4 is slower at loading videos even with download booster and lags very noticeably. Compared to my friends stock note 3 on t-mobile. Is there any way to stop the scrolling lag and long loads in YouTube? Same wifi so network is not to blame. I would hate to reset my phone to "fix" it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Magicman500:
This is

NOT

normal. My screen is evenly lit and the colors are consistent all the way across, my phone takes pretty good low light shots. The front camera makes things seem thinner because it uses a wider angle lens (So you can get more in the picture), but the distortion is not normal.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] JediDru:
I want to hate this phone but the only thing I would trade it for is the one m8 because of root. But I tend to hold on to my devices and I'm done with sealed batteries. The camera is much better on the note. I have 4 more days before I'm stuck with it for the term of my contract. I wish the Xperia z3v wasn't such a disappointment. I'd rock that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
While I agree that it's not normal, it is my experience. Two phones with bad low light photos, three phones with uneven screens, and three phones with distortion when taking front cam pics. I hate returning or exchanging stuff and only try to do it if I stand a good chance of getting a better item. Given my experiences with this phone, I just didn't like the odds.

I suppose that I could send it off for warranty work and hop back on my old S3 for a week, but I've read stories of people sending their phones off for screen issues, only to get something back that's worse.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] il buono:
Sent my Note 4 to Samsung (Texas facility) in late December after my fingerprint scanner crapped out. I get it back tomorrow after they put the repair on hold for a missing part. Judging by their repair tracking system, they replaced both the scanner and display. Not sure why the display needed replacing since it was perfect, but they did it. If you like, I can report back to let you know how the display turns out.

Sent from my iP6+
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
I would appreciate hearing how it goes for you. I am considering sending it off for the camera, at least.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] islandboy_2000:
Regret not being able to rot the device but besides that I'm pretty much happy. I usually would buy only the international models of the Galaxy series but this time got the Verizon unlocked one because the international they only had in white, which I'm no fan of white phones.

Overall loving this device though and not changing phones for quite some time now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] il buono:
The new display they put in appears to be fine. I didn't make any mention of it, but it looks like they also fixed the small gap I had between the glass and metal. This was my first time using their warranty repair service so I'm definitely pleased with what Samsung did.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oilfighter:
I broke down and bought the developer edition, now that I'm rooted, I'm pretty happy with the note 4. My only regret was not doing this sooner and had to endure the retail locked note 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rawkusx:
I'm in the same boat as [MENTION=265555]oilfighter[/MENTION]. Samsung has the Note 4 developer edition temporarily back in stock, so I purchased mine today. Total cost was $749., but Ebates is offering 2% cashback for Samsung purchases through their site so I saved a few bucks. *shrug* If anyone else is deciding to make the leap act fast, as when I originally tried to purchase the developer edition it was on back order for what felt like 3 months. I definitely will not be upgrading to anymore Samsung or "Knox" enabled phones for at least 2 years.