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[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
There seems to be plenty of people moaning about what they don't like, there is a Note 4 Let Down Thread, so I wanna read some positive comments about what we DO like about the Note 4 in General, it doesn't matter which model you got, but if you feel happy about it please share your positive thoughts.

-Personally I Like the style of the phone.

-I also like the fact that its made from metal (well most of it) except the battery door which comes always in handy and its another pro about this phone, the access to the battery and micro sd card.

-Of course it runs on Android which I love.

-I like the screen which is amazing

-I like the camera, both, the front camera and rear camera.

-I like the S-pen and yes I use it everyday when I go to the gym, I keep track of my workouts, weights, reps, all in one place, I have a phone, a music player, a great camera shooter, and a notebook, and we all must thank Samsung for this, if not go back and read about what people though about the first Note device.

-I like the fact we still have the LED for notifications, which a lot of manufactures still forgetting about it.

-I like the battery life, yes I know, I have read about all the complains, but its not in my case, yes I have 90% of Samsung bloatware turned off, I just use what I like and what I need.

- I like how easily I can access a hard drive or any external storage via OTG.

-I like the IR Blaster, which not a lot of devices have it, and they should.

-I like the S Health app, and yes, i use the heart rate monitor, im into fitness, and yes this app help me track all my workouts, ive even improve in my diets.

Of course there are plenty of stuff I just forgot right now, but I hope you guys help me to remember them by commenting your positive thoughts and everything you like and what makes you feel good and special about the Note 4,

IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT COMPLAINS AND NEGATIVE COMMENTS PLEASE SEARCH AROUND THERE ARE PLENTY OF THREADS, NOT HERE, THANKS
[Galaxy Note 4 General] absinthesummer:
I love my note 4. I like it's size, the display is beautiful, the battery life is far better than my note 2. It has more space. I like the way it feels in my hand. I paid cash for it so I don't owe tmobile a dime lol...

Overall I love my note 4 and I'm extremely happy with my purchase. I don't have any complaints and I haven't at all since I've had it :D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] monkor:
It's a hulk, which for my Neanderthal-esque hands helps out a ton.

The screen is gorgeous

The camera is top notch and helps me, who happens to be one of the worst picture takers of all time, take good pics.

I use S-Note in my meetings every day.

Build wise it feels great in the hand without a case.

Eventually I can pick up an additional battery pack.

One day it will get an update that stops the ferocious lag lollipop has at times.

Dat screen doe.

Overall, 9/10
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ixon2001:
It's better than my previous iPhone 6 :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
Comment your reasons...cheers:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mistah_mumford:
I've only had my Note 4 since 4/30 but I've yet to find anything that I don't like.. Running stock 5.0.1 using the TouchWiz launcher, and only have the Google apps that don't have a Samsung equivalent enabled! Love this thing!!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
Please post everything you like specifically, everything you use, thanks, cheers:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] 2dorr:
I like the battery, the screen size and that is Amoled, Touchwiz features, and that it fits ok in my hand because it's thin. Also I like Samsung is okish with software updates compared to other manufacturers.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Kinsman-UK:
Everything the OP said, plus now that we're on Lollipop I can use my MicroSD card properly again with Solid Explorer and other properly updated apps (without rooting). Also like the battery life, regularly 20-30% left at the end of the day with normal usage. Finally, I'm on the N910C with the Wolfson DAC which is giving great sound paired with my Sennheisers - so much so that I just sold my trusty old Sony Walkman on eBay! The sound with PowerAmp, to my ears, was as good if not better. Best smartphone I've owned to date by a long shot. Oh... and the IR, getting that set up now :cool:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] monkor:
Forgot that it's also my remote control for every room I visit. I watch whatever I want at the bar now
[Galaxy Note 4 General] MDaveUK:
Best phone ever, I like every single thing about it! It's such a powerful, flexible, customisable phone that can do it all, looks and feels great and I never have to worry about the battery before the end of the day!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kolembo:
Like the metal, is gorgeous to hold. Love that battery and Sim are accessible - wish for nicer back cover though, or at least a larger selection.

Multitasking is fabulous, very effective.

Excellent screen!

Stylus.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] gnjuss:
best phone ever

It's the best phone I've ever had hands down, I like the way it feels in the hand, I use a case during the day, but I can't wait to get home to take the case off. That shiny metal rim is the best.

I use public transportation to get to work, and I have caught people reading the news with me.....That screen is just awesome. I have even downloaded 4k videos just for show.

And dont get me started on the stylus.... How did I ever get by without it?! I use it at work to jot down orders, phone numbers, reminders...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Strategist:
The camera experience has probably impressed me the most: from the responsiveness of the camera app to the quality of the photos and videos and finally viewing them on that gorgeous 5.7 inch screen.

Overall since I prefer the 5.7 screen size and like the S-pen features I think the Note 4 is still the best smartphone and will remain so till the Note 5.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kparikh82276:
Note 4 has been the best phone I've owned bar none.

I just wished there was a way to get updates and not rely on the carrier.

I have an att phone. The only way I can get updates is to borrow an att chip and then I can update my rom.

Totally sucks since I'm on another carrier.

Anyways, enjoying the note 4 experience thus far.

Camera the best.

Lollipop over all is a great experience on the note 4
[Galaxy Note 4 General] greatgrandking:
before i was going to buy a new mobbile i was looking for good looking phone, excellent outdoor brightness, great camera ... developers support good audio ..... big screen..... so i got xperia z3 with big screen compromise but it was way better looking and water and dust proof and front firing speakers and very slim ..... after buying i regretted because there was abbsolutely no developers support..... almost negligible ...so then i got note 4 ....i like it alot ... becauser .. back cover is removable ...... amoled screen ..... super bright ..... developers support is good.... but touchwiz is bad and on aosp roms brightness is very low....

z3 over note 4- had better sound of speakers, better looking, battery life way better , very thin

note 4 over z3- has better brightness , better developer support, back cover removable...i put a leather one on the back ... battery removable, camera is better, screen is bigger. its an amoled which i love because of deep blacks and saturated colors. i love popping colors , the best thing is fast charging.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] NamelessFragger:
Hmmm, where do I start?

-That screen is unbelievably good. Bright, vibrant, and there's no way you'd notice the subpixels without a VR headset. Makes me wish we had AMOLED PC monitors on the market already.

-None of that screen space is wasted with onscreen buttons, either! As much as people complain about the physical Home button and all, I actually prefer it and wish the other two buttons were physical like the S Active/Sport line.

-Wacom digitizer support in OneNote and Clover Paint is excellent. The Note 4 even boasts tilt sensitivity!

-I wasn't expecting Gear VR to be immersive due to the obvious performance limitations the Note 4 has compared to a gaming PC, but it's actually astounding how it keeps up with my head movements. Cardboard apps aren't even close, they're a blurred mess by comparison.

-I shouldn't have to bring up microSD card slots of all things as a selling point against the competition, but that's what it's come down to after the S6. They're great for mass media storage and Nandroid backups, since you don't want those backups taking your internal storage space! Too much risk of getting wiped if you're a flashaholic.

-Batteries that can be removed without a heat gun also shouldn't have to be a selling point, but are now. The battery life's plenty for my purposes, but if that's not enough, I can just pop in a second battery or install an extended battery! Phone freezes up or gets wet? Pop that battery! Cells degrade to the point of uselessness after a few years (and they will)? Swap 'em out for some newly-manufactured ones instead of paying some service center to get the dead weight outta your phone!

-Adaptive Fast Charge/Quick Charge 2.0 has spoiled me rotten now. Dead battery to a usable charge in just 30 minutes, near-full charge in an hour? I don't even have to leave the Note 4 on the charger overnight now!

-Sprint doesn't lock the bootloader, so rooting's easy if you don't mind a tripped Knox bit. I don't.

-The camera's good enough, as long as I never have to zoom in.

Thus far, there isn't any other phone on the market I'd rather own, and I'll be more than happy to keep the Note 4 for another two years! All I hope for is that the next two Note generations don't throw out microSD slots and removable batteries like the S6 did, otherwise I might be using that Note 4 longer than anticipated.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] v1rtu4l:
I have two things that really make a difference for me and those are the great battery life and finally being able to work from my phone. I get sent contacts and I can edit and sign them on n the phone. There is no need to involve my laptop anymore. This makes commutes by train really productive.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kolembo:
Note 4 on KK is fantastic. Very fast, lots of storage, excellent screen, fabulous battery, glorious smooth glass, the hard metal body feels great, one handed use (just) and it's magnificent S-Pen.

There is just nothing like this phone. I wish Samsung didn't make is users feel second best. I've been messing around with the S6s.... After a while I came running, RUNNING back to my Note 4.

I'm so sorry baby. I'll never let you go again.

*smooch*
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Luhccas-X10:
1 - Display

2 - Performance

3 - Sound through earphones

4 - Camera

5 - Build quality

6 - Support (from people here)

7 - Storage

8 - Physical buttons (hate onscreen waste of space)

9 - Removable battery

10 - Its beauty
[Nexus Player General] brar.arsh:
I have a Sony TV and here is the extracted APK for Amazon Instant Video_1.35_4

Please hit thanks if this works for you.

Also let me know if you want any other APK's.

Main Sony TV user thread is located at http://xdaforums.com/nexus-player/general/sony-android-tv-users-t3096901

You can use Air Share to transfer apks..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackspruce.gloo&hl=en

Netflix: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60723403&postcount=24

VUDU: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60725660&postcount=36

Crackle: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60755725&postcount=66
[Nexus Player General] briansuperduper:
It works on Nexus Player! Thank you!
[Nexus Player General] brar.arsh:
Wow, let me know if you want anything else.
[Nexus Player General] briansuperduper:
Are there any other apps exclusive to the Sony TV? Does it have HBO Go, Opera, Vudu? Thanks again!
[Nexus Player General] staknhalo:
Works on the ADT-1 as well. Thanks for the upload!
[Nexus Player General] Archon810:
HBO Go that works with Android TV input would be wonderful.
[Nexus Player General] jc monkeyballs:
This works great on Nexus Player. Thank you so much!

I'll second the HBO Go apk if you don't mind. What else you got?:laugh:
[Nexus Player General] Sgt.JimmyRustles:
I've asked this in another thread, but I'd like the Netflix APK, as the Razer Forge TV doesn't support Netflix, and I'd like to see if it's different from the one currently on the Google Play Store or not.
[Nexus Player General] reg6ft3:
Thanks for this, If you can post the Crackle apk too, that would be great.
[Nexus Player General] staknhalo:
Crackle is in the TV Play Store. There's no need to upload/sideload it.
[Nexus Player General] Sgt.JimmyRustles:
Alas, if only that were the same for my Forge TV with Netflix. :(
[Nexus Player General] xaudiblex:
That would be awesome if you could pull those 3 apps as well! Thanks again for your hard work.
[Nexus Player General] thinkingbrian:
XDA Forum does it again, the Amazon Instant Video app works pretty good on the Nexus Player. I am starting to get quite a collection of apps especially sideloaded ones including Asphalt 8 (needed phone/tablet version to get latest update), Google Drive, Chrome, HBO Go (needs mouse) and more.
[Nexus Player General] brar.arsh:
Sorry guys for the delay, am at office right now, would extract everything tonight.

Also, how can I con ect it with adb as TV doesn't have and micro usb port.
[Nexus Player General] bradwatson:
You may be able to do ADB over wifi/ethernet. I can do it on my Fire TV, but I'm not sure if it's available on your Sony TV. It's not available on the Forge TV AFAIK.

Does your TV have a WatchESPN app? I extracted the WatchESPN app from my Fire TV and was able to side load it and login on my Forge TV, but it fails to play videos.
[Nexus Player General] j.l.m.kerr:
Installed and launching great. Unfortunately I can't get this to accept my UK prime account (it tells me I need to update my credit card details, presumably to a US credit card).

Has anyone else managed to use a non-US Amazon account successfully?
[Nexus Player General] reg6ft3:
Hi, I believe it is only available on the play store for US registered accounts. My DNS server allows access via kodi but would like the native app instead
[Nexus Player General] av8rdude:
Sideload Installation aborted?

Hi,

When I sideload the apk from this thread I get the following:

footer is wrong

signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

I'm running 5.1.1 on my Nexus Player. Any ideas?

TIA,

Scott
[Nexus Player General] jsuresh:
dumb question, how do you get apps in multiple lines in launcher? All my apps are on single line with scrolling.
[Nexus Player General] brar.arsh:
Yes tgey are in multiple lines..
[Nexus Player General] juicejuice:
Yeah I'll have a go at extracting those this week. My TV just got the new 5.1.1 update from Sony with a fresh batch of apps.

EDIT: I've just extracted /system/app/* but the good stuff (ABC iView, SBS, 7plus, etc.) is NOT in that folder. Does anyone know where those apps would be located?
[Nexus Player General] sthentic:
You could always sideload an application sharing app and send them to a drop box.
[Nexus Player General] juicejuice:
These apps are like "virtual apps". They don't appear in the regular Settings->Apps list, nor can you see them anywhere else except in the Sony TV home screen.
[Nexus Player General] andybz:
Thanks for looking into this. I think there's a few people here looking for the Aus Catch-up TV apps for the Nexus Player.

Could you try running this:

$ adb shell pm list packages

Wonder if Sony bundled them all up in one obscure looking package?

I had a look at downloading the firmware image from the Sony website, but I can't work out the file format. It may be encrypted.
[Nexus Player General] jd3v1l:
android sony TV?

has anyone been able to find a working Hulu+ app for the new android sony TV?
[Nexus Player General] alan.cramer:
Did you try Air Share as per the OP? The other one you can try is using ES File Explorer to grab the apk.
[Nexus Player General] sandog12:
no one has a working amazon

apk yet for android
[Nexus Player General] Kovs:
Wont matter. The minute its released, Amazon will disable and lock it again.....basically F U customers, Sincerely, Amazon
[Nexus Player General] Darnell_Chat_TN:
And that's the right answer. Amazon is going to continue the cat and mouse game. And they've got a paid team devoted to playing the role of the cat. Our mouse works for free in their spare time and depends on the cat's mistakes. And historically speaking, the cat has been winning way more in this one.

Best option, complain to Amazon that you can't get Prime on Nexus Player and see what they give you in compensation. It will vary from $5 to a free FTV Stick. And probably depends on the value of the customer to Amazon over the years. But whatever the outcome, you'll get something.
[Nexus Player General] FOPE:
[IMG="need language apk"]http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/13/b0e1e849ff3fd6b4e1670d588d35c269.jpg[/IMG]hello sir please you can share the language apk?thank
[Nexus Player General] mysteray:
Aussie TV Catchup Apps

Thanks for looking into it mate! These apps are probably protected from extracting. Maybe someone will figure it out, some time.
[Nexus Player General] FOPE:
tv camera apk

TV camera https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4KzeN8FIHz3R0xtdjZUYjZOUjA/view?usp=sharing

make Your Tv watching experience memorable and exciting,Your actions will be captured by this application and displayed on TV.make the moment more memorable by storing your action video to USB storage device and cherish it forever.
[Nexus Player General] Rolldog:
Got the Amazon Instant Video app working on my Nvidia Android TV, finally.
[Nexus Player General] McChen147:
How did you do that?
[Nexus Player General] BenjiHansell:
I too would really like to know how you managed that. I'm rooted, on firmware v1.3 and I've tried .apk versions 1.35 and 1.39. All I get is the error message saying I need to update to a newer version of the app.
[Nexus Player General] Kovs:
I hope that he did find a way, but hope he doesnt post it, but will respond to PM's. If he broadcasts it, Amazon will in return block whatever method he used.
[Nexus Player General] Hdale85:
He's likely talking about the tablet version of the app which is impossible to use with a remote...
[Nexus Player General] sandog12:
He must be talking about the tablet ver for sure
[Nexus Player General] Rolldog:
Here's a link to a folder I setup on Dropbox :

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e5lhdvi5be8jrhs/AADbOnNmI_1u-Ms3WO1KkZ2ta?dl=0

Download the file, and when you extract it, you'll see an Amazon Store app and the Amazon Prime Instant Video app. I put them on a flash drive, plugged it into my Nvidia Android TV, and used ES File Explorer to install them. You'll also need a working browser, like Opera for Android TV or something else, just as long as it works. Install the Amazon Store app, open it, and sign in. I don't know if signing in is necessary, this is just how I did it. Then install Amazon Prime Instant Video. After installing it, open it up, login with your info, and it directs you to the Amazon Prime Instant Video website, which is where you choose what you want to watch.

Sorry, I don't check this thread often, especially right now because I'm upgrading my PC. I'll check back later to see if you had any problems.
[Nexus Player General] scouzi:
I can confirm that this works for me. However, there is no ability to record for offline viewing. But it's great!
[Nexus Player General] Rolldog:
I haven't tried downloading any content yet since Amazon started allowing it, but it would be nice to be able to download content and stream it to my Android TV.

Also, Popcorn Time now offers 3D streaming content and 4K streaming content. Bad thing is, it's similar to other services, which don't have a section specifically for UHD 4K content. You have to open the movie details, and then you have the option to watch it in whatever format you want. I guess this is so they can use the same application for everyone, but whatever options you have for your resolution depends on your bandwidth. If you have a slow connection, then you won't see 4K UHD, or similar to Wal-Mart's VUDU app, you won't be able to watch content in HDX if your bandwidth is coming through a straw.

Your welcome regarding the Amazon app. Let's hope they don't cancel this one and release another.
[Nexus Player General] sevimli:
Great work!!!

Working very nicely for me on v1.4 What exactly Opera does here?

Today I got update message, have you tried to updated it or you are using the original version.

Thanks!
[Nexus Player General] Rolldog:
I haven't updated it because last time Amazon made changes to the app so it wouldn't work anymore. I guess you could always try it, and if it stops working, uninstall everything and reinstall this one.
[Nexus Player General] Kovs:
Is it remote friendly or do we need a keyboard & mouse?
[Nexus Player General] kawshik201:
Can anyone share the 'Playstation Now' app apk from their Sony Android TV ??
[Nexus Player General] jyams:
I had the updated Amazon Video App. Looked great and very updated interface, but it would not play the videos as you said. They definitely put something in the app to make it non-functional on another platform. However, I did get the new version to work on another android tvbox. It worked great there. Something about the Nexus player ID that triggers Amazon not to work. HOWEVER, I did uninstall everything and then install your version as you instructed and works like a charm!! My install didn't require a browser. It works as an app in itself.
[Nexus Player General] sandog12:
Anyone have this working on a nvidia shield tv.. I installed it and it won't play it gives a error when I try and play the video
[Nexus Player General] dk1keith:
jyams

Yours works without a browser on the Nexus Player? or did you mean your other android box? Reason I ask is because I did a new install on the NP and it uses a browser to play the movies, which does not work well at all.
[Nexus Player General] briansuperduper:
Anyone try extracting the new HBO Now app and sideload on the Nexus Player???
[Nexus Player General] z0dac:
Can PLEASE somebody extract the HBO NOW APK from his Sony TV and post a download link here?

I don't live in the US and don't have a US Google Play Account but I got an HBO Now subscription and a Sony X85c TV. I already tried downloading the APK through several different sources, but I always only get a smartphone/tablet version on my TV, that needs a mouse to be used.

Thank you in advance!

Greets

z0dac
[Nexus Player General] Mercennarius:
How about the Youtube APK? Hoping I can get it to work on my Google TV since they removed its casting capabilities with the last Youtube update.
[Nexus Player General] Fenny:
I am pretty sure I can make the newest amazon prime app work on other android tv devices if someone can post or link me to the build.prop file from the sony tv.
[Nexus Player General] z0dac:
If you tell me step by step how I can extract it, I will do it. But since I live in Germany, I have the German Amazon Prime App. I don't know if this makes a difference or if it's the same app for all countries.

Still need someone to upload the Sony HBO Now App please!

Greets

Zodac
[Nexus Player General] patt2k:
simply download apk extractor if you can't, download it on your phone and then extract using it "the app" sounds funny but extract using apk extractor , APK EXTRACTOR lol and then sideload to your sony TV and install it and then extract prime or hbo app and upload to cloud :D

[MENTION=4478308]brar.arsh[/MENTION] can you post newest APK for the guy above maybe he can make it work
[Nexus Player General] Mercennarius:
Can you also extract and post the Youtube APK? Thanks.
[Nexus Player General] z0dac:
You can download the YouTube App at APKMirror.com

Are my login data from Amazon stored separately or what do I need to do, to make sure I don't upload them together with the app?

As for HBO Now - I can't extract that, because I don't have access to the US Google Play Store, only Germany. All the other apps (Hulu, CBS, FX Now...) I sideloaded and it worked perfectly. But I didn't find the APK for HBO Now yet.

Greets

Zodac