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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] j21098:
I recently got the phone not too long ago, when I got it I updated to 5.0.1 right away and had it like that for about 3 weeks or so. Coming from the S4 and seeing some things slower on the Note 4 than the S4 I was disappointed. After this update everything is way smoother and it feels faster. Only problem I had with the fingerprint was that the unlock was kinda slow sometimes, with this update it hasn't slowed down. The only game I've tried is Sniper Fury by Gameloft. It runs really good, I played games on my S4 and then I tried them on the Note 4 and they ran slower on Note 4 or the same as the S4. I'll download a few games and see if there's any difference from 5.0.1 and 5.1.1. Everything else I very very smooth on 5.1.1 like the transition's between apps and animations.

Panorama mode in Stock camera was extremely laggy for me in 5.0.1. It's a bit smoother in 5.1.1 I never got a chance to use the phone on 4.4.4 since I updated right away so I can't compare 4.4.4 to any of the lollipop updates. Also I have not rooted my Note 4.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] KingBeef:
Keyboard has not crashed on me yet. The auto brightness seems dimmer than before but that might be my tired eyes. Overall, I am much more pleased than I was when I went from KK to L.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mxxcon:
GPS is still crap on N910T.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
When you say 5.1.1 do you mean DOG1 or DOK2?

Either way my downloads have not been super slow on either. Actually going from DOG1 to DOK2 has given me faster LTE speeds in my area.

Are you on T-Mobile? (Some people use T-Mobile phones on other carriers.)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
It's certainly DOK2, because he is talking about N910T, not T3, because neither 4.4.4, nor 5.0.1 were even available for T3, and DOK2 is the only 5.1.1 ROM for T.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
Well, either way there are several reports of people getting better connectivity (speed and even voice) with DOK2.

As I mentioned before I personally have experienced better speeds with DOK2.

Perhaps [MENTION=5895345]Jbreez216[/MENTION] has a different issue. Some people OTA update or Odin flash major new updates, have problems, and get their problems resolved by a full wipe once on the new firmware.

The reason I thought it was important to reply is because of his "Warning" message.

Yes it should be known that you cannot go back to KitKat or 5.0.1 if you update your bootloader to DOK2.

However there is no need to warn people about slower speeds if that is just an isolated problem. People are already weary about flashed DOK2 because of how jacked up DOG1 was. :P
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] skinnyaznkid:
Agreed. Still has trouble getting a stable GPS lock. Was hoping the update would improve it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DJ Scooby Doo:
Hey guys, I've haven't posted to the Note 4 forums at all. I'm a recent new comer to the 4, I just got it in October. I had 5.0.1 on it but I just got the upgrade yesterday to 5.1.1. So far it feels snappier than ever. I did clear the cache like what was mentioned.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
I guess the T3 does have different GPS hardware.. Mine has been night and day since I got the T3.

Any feedback from other T3 users?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aznvi3tric3guy:
My T3 locks gps instantly everywhere and anywhere I go. Location is set to GPS only too. It's wonderful!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] alfadog77:
After updating to DOK2 my internal memory failed lololol. Quite an update. Got a replacement note 4 coming in the mail. Hopefully its a t3
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] SJMarty:
Is this really a requirement?

I run stock rooted (5.0.1) right now and don't really want to run a new kernel just to update to stock rooted 5.1.1.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Not really a requirement for N910T, as there are < 5.1.1. kernels available for it. Different story for N910T3.

Please let us know how running an older kernel works out for you with the latest firmware.

As a general rule, I personally try to keep everything as close together as possible version-wise to avoid any potential PITAs later.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Jbreez216:
I sold mine a bought another one with 4.4.4 kitkat because lollipop 5.1.1 was giving my lots of problems even when I rooted it. If you guys are enjoying it then that's good. But me a 1000's of others was having lots of problems with that update and it sucks that you can't downgrade so I'll stick with 4.4.4 until someone figure this thing all out
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] SJMarty:
What I typed came out wrong...:o

I want to run stock, rooted 5.1.1 (with the kernel it comes with). I think 5.1.1 with a 5.0.1 kernel would certainly be a PITA.

I took from the post I replied to that after flashing the stock 5.1.1 ROM, you couldn't re-root unless you installed a custom kernel.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
There are multiple reports that phone with stock 5.1.1. kernel goes into bootloop once rooted. Thus you need a custom kernel.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Jbreez216:
How to Root Galaxy Note 4/Note Edge on Android 5.1.1!

Copy & paste that on you tube. The guy name is max Lee he has a video that shows you how to root the tmobile note 4 running 5.1.1
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ravomendo:
It is not true. Download the kernel in thread, and it works. I recently got new 910t from eBay, made in Vietnam, and it came with KitKat. I did straight 5.1.1, and running great.

Just wondering if anyone has issues with white looks slight reddish to me in auto brightness.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Did you root it? Can you post a screenshot with kernel version?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rhinology:
The small circle in location icon in 5.0.1 will blink until the GPS obtains a satellite lock. The location icon in 5.1.1 doesn't have the small circle. Is it expected? How do I know when the GPS has satellite lock in 5.1.1?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
5.1.1 (and presumably above) stock kernels have root restriction enabled.

You can run stock kernels with stock, but if you want stock rooted or any ROM that has root you need a custom kernel.

BeastMode Stock is very close to stock unlike most custom kernels which are heavily modded.

Root restriction has been removed and there are minor yet effective performance tweaks.

At the end of the day its meant to be stock like kernel with out heavy mods.

A 5.0.1 kernel will not work with 5.1.1.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
To each his own but the more time that passes the more and more you are going to be in unsupported territory. Now that many have had their issues resolved by DOK2 and with Marshmallow on the horizon you will start seeing more and more ROMs go to the new base or lose support all together. DOG1 had tons of problems perhaps "1000's of people had issues but DOK2 has been night and day.

DOG1 5.1.1 does not equal DOK2 5.1.1 by any means.

If you were on DOK2 I cant help but wonder if you had issues with your hardware or if you needed a wipe. You said you wiped so im not sure. Not really sure what to say here but tons that were very unhappy with 5.1.1 are very happy with DOK2 now.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] James62370:
Updated yesterday to DOK2. Everything seems smooth with a few exceptions. When I disconnect from wifi, I get "unfortunately, contacts has stopped". Googled the issue and tried everything except a hard reset with same results. Contacts still work, but the message gets annoying. Second issue is using Google Voice. No matter how I configure the outbound options. It always uses my carrier number. It seems the old app doesn't know how to hook in with the new video call dialer. I have limited minutes each month and sometimes I like to use them. Unfortunately with this issue, all callers will see my carrier number instead of my Google voice number. I'm just reporting my experience.

Edit: After removing each app one at a time. The culprit for me was nova launcher. Updated to a beta release and "contacts have stopped" error messages appear to be gone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Have you resolved the issue with Google voice? I use CSipSimple for occasional VoIP calls abroad and this app also hooks up into dialer to intercept numbers that match specified rules. It seems to be working fine on DOG1.

If I get a chance to flash DOK2 over the weekend, I'll report my experience with it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
Google voice will need to be updated. I personally suspect that the addition of the Video Calling to the dialer is conflicting with the current version of Google voice.

This is happening on other Tmobile variants (6 Edge etc) that recently got the video calling feature.

There are some threads on Google's forums where people have been complaining.

I'm sure eventually there will be an update to Google Voice.

In the mean time a workaround would be to set your google voice to "Do not use Google Voice to make any calls"

Then download the Hangouts Dialer from the Play Store and use that to make out going calls from your Google Voice number.

I know this is not ideal but at least its functional until there is an update to Google Voice.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pierrekid:
Received a replacement battery from T-Mobile just in time for the new update. All I have to say is WOW. The battery life is absolutely amazing. Approaching 5 hour ost with 30% left. Finally!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Bruce lee roy:
Baterry improvements that good for everyone?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rile1564:
This is battery I'm getting after a week on the update. I full wiped it twice, just to be sure it was clean. I'm completely stock, never rooted.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rile1564:
Battery life is great!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Hi guys, here is my report for T3.

I started with flashing the official tar.md5. Then flashed TWRP, Beastmode kernel v1.1.1. Rooted directly with TWRP.

Then installed Xposed (guide: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960) with a few modules. BTW, if you're looking for App Settings module that works with LP, here is the one I used: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63835421&postcount=2040.

Here are my observations:

Overall, everything is smooth and consistent. Wi-Fi calling works fine. Haven't tried new video calling though.

The only two things that I noticed were some initial period of slowness, almost to the point of freezing up. That ended right after I applied external SD card write fix.

Another minor annoyance is "Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped" message when Wi-Fi is turned on or off. Clearing cache and data for Contacts and Contacts Storage did not help.

Logs seem to indicate that Xposed may be causing this, but I'm yet to check that hypothesis.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Bruce lee roy:
Just so it's clear, there is currently NO root method for stock kernel on dok2?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tomciopaluch357:
I'm having random reboots at least 3 or 4 times a day . Here is my setup on 5.1.1 Baseband DOK2 , running on TEKX Hybrid N4 URv 4.5 with 3.10.40 BeastMode kernel. Overall everything runs really good snappy and battery life is alot better than 5.0. My question is does anyone know what could be causing these random reboots and which version of Boot loader/modem I should be running with DOK2 ?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ShrekOpher:
My guess is its kernel related. Beastmode has had some issues with DOK2 I believe. Is there a reason you didn't use the kernel that comes in the ROM. I'm running the same setup ROM version and all, but I'm still using the Emotion Kernel that comes with the ROM and its working great.

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No root for stock kernel. There probably won't be stock rooted kernels going forward ever. Its a change in the Android ecosystem. Marshmallow has a "systemless root" that allows you to use stock kernels, but to my knowledge going forward, on all future updates for this device, in order to have root you will need a custom kernel.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Bruce lee roy:
OUCH!!! What's happen to AOSP? Sounds like Google is going back on its promise... if no stock kernel, how are customs performing compared to stock on dok2?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] SJMarty:
I'm considering going this route. Can you recall any specific issues?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ShrekOpher:
Emotion kernel on TekHD ROM is working good. Better than on DOK2 than the previous baseband. If you are planing on upgrading the phone to TW marshmallow whenever it comes out you might as well get used to using custom kernels now.

Also we may need to see a shift in development, because custom kernels development will become key to having a stable strong custom ROM or Root.

If however chainfire supports the systemless root on samsung devices when they begin to get marshmallow there may be a chance custom kernels are not needed.

Yes Android is actively working on making rooting devices and unlocking them MUCH harder. :eek:

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I have not used Beastmode myself, but from what I understand a few users on DOK2 are seeing random reboots, which is almost always kernel related.

I've been on TekHD RUv4.5 for 2 days on DOK2 using the kernel that comes with the ROM (Emotion R22 Beta) and have not had any reboots and am getting good battery life.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
Been running latest TEKXodus with BeastMode - No problems.

Switched over to stock DOK2 with BeastMode - No problems. (4 days now)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
Did you install Xposed by any chance?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tomciopaluch357:
No I didn't. Yes it sounds like kernel and the reason i switched beacuse my phone was freezing a lot more on stock kernel and more reboots and going to Beastmode made my phone run better :confused: Will try new clean install with newer kernel. I wait 2 more days and see how it runs. Ok last but not least what is the latest Bootloader and Baseband i should be running ?????
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dkb218:
I haven't rooted yet. Figured I'd work with stock for a couple of weeks or until I get tired of not having Viper4android installed. Really wish it could be use on non rooted devices. One thing I've noticed so far is battery life is the best I've ever had on an Android device.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] poopsoncats:
I'm still on NK4. Can I update to the latest modem even tho I'm still on kitkat?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
I'm pretty much upgrading directly from ANK4 to DOK2. (I did run Rapture ROM for a about a week, but my question is about stock or non-debloated very close to stock ones, so that's irrelevant.)

ANK4 had a CarrierIQ software preinstalled by T-Mobile. I don't see it in stock DOK2. Do they no longer include it, or is it now hiding under some more obscure name?

T-Mobile Account app still asks for "diagnostics" consent, so I'm a bit confused.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dumbo53:
Can anyone tell me, does this update include any of the LP manual camera features?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] James62370:
For me nova launcher was causing this error. Good luck.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] KingBeef:
Is anyone experiencing random loss of sound from apps streaming audio over blue tooth or playing through the loud speaker? When this happens on blue tooth, I have to toggle blue tooth on/off before getting my audio back. Restarting the app does not solve the issue. When playing over speaker, pausing and restarting appears to solve it, but I have only had it happen once over speaker. I will also note, this happens on several apps, Samsung music and otherwise, although Pandora seems to be the worse affected. Happens more often with it than any other app.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
No issues with BT whatsoever. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I started from official stock, which I flashed through ODIN. Then flashed BeastMode kernel 1.1.1. and rooted it.

The only annoying thing with BT in general is that stock player autostarts when BT is connected and it starts playing all my newly added alarms, notifications, and ringtones.

However, I seem to have solved this by using Autostarts. It's not free though, but totally worth it. In this app, I disabled everything for "Multimedia UI Service Layer" (1 item) and "Music" (5 items). So far no auto starts up for Music app.

* * * Be advised that there is another app (free) currently in the AppStore with the same name and icon, which seems to be stolen from the original author and it is potentially hazardous * * *
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
There is a feature in settings under Application permissions that allows you do turn on or off Auto run for every app. Isn't that the same thing as that Autostarts app?

Never mind, I just checked in settings and Multimedia UI Service Layer doesn't have an auto run permission.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Could you please clarify, where exactly are those settings where you can turn on or off specific permissions? I can only view the permissions in Application Manager and to disable certain permissions I've been using 3rd party software (Xposed App Settings module).

BTW, Autostarts does not modify permissions. It simply blocks certain types of notifications that app has "subscribed" to.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
I am on Texkxodus hybrid UR v5 and it's right below default applications. Maybe it's different for other roms, I'm not sure.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Oh, that's custom ROM. Sometime you can find some neat things integrated directly into a custom ROM. So I'm not surprised you have this.

But I'm on pretty much official stock (just rooted and some bloatware manually removed).
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chrisrj28:
Does album art show on the lock screen when playing music?

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What theme is that?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
That is the elite (all blacked out) version. I didn't flash an extra theme, it comes like that on the rom.

It seems to vary player to player, but the Mortplayer shows a medium sized pic and the stock music player just shows a tiny thumbnailed album art next to the small controls.

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Well, when you're ready to join the custom dark side, you can give Tekxodus Hybrid a try. It's pretty damn nice.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jrkart99:
I am having weird issues with the lock screen. Fingerprint lock requires me to lock it manually even though I set a automatic lock time. So essential I can just swipe and unlock the phone even though it's past the auto lock time. Lock screen display timer is also very short, even though it is set longer.

Any suggestions? Completely stock, no root, encrypted.

Edit. I'm an idiot. Smart lock was on and reading my moto 360. It actually works now. It didn't for me on 5.0.1
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
Been there, done that... I'd rather stick to close to stock ROMs, i.e. stock, but rooted and debloated.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aznvi3tric3guy:
Anyone here get more than 6 hours of sot with sync and Google now on? Stock rooted T3 and debloated
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
So I looked into this.

Xposed can be excluded as culprit - after disabling it, I still saw "Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped" error message.

However, as I was playing around with some other settings (trying to achieve something completely different), I accidentally ran into a solution to this problem. Well, kinda a solutions, because, unfortunately it comes at the cost of Wi-Fi and Video calling.

However, if you're not planning to use either of these features, this solution may work for you.

So here is it:

Add these two lines to /system/build.prop

ril.sales_code=LOL
ro.csc.sales_code=LOL

After reboot Video calling will no longer be available and you should no longer see the above mentioned error message.

Wi-Fi calling will not be able to initialize and will be stuck in "enabling" state, so you might as well want to disable it completely:

Freeze/disable these two apps (I used Titanium Backup for this):

WfcService
Wi-Fi Calling Settings 1.0
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tsdsbrk:
Yes. Just make sure you only update the baseband. I'm on KK and updated to the DOK2 modem last week with no problems.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] poopsoncats:
Nice. Did you see any improvements regarding speeds or better signal?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tsdsbrk:
The signal is a little better. Haven't noticed any speed difference yet.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] notufatjesus:
I want to upgrade to latest firmware but I hear conflicting stories about not being able to root. Can we root or not or we Odin the latest firmware? Please someone help. Thanks
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
You need to flash custom kernel to be able to root.

Currently, AFAIK, two kernels can be used:

"Pretty much stock" BeastMode kernel based on DOG1

Emotion kernel

I am personally on BeastMode kernel and official stock ROM (rooted and manually debloated post-flashing).
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] poopsoncats:
OK thanks man
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] thiennvbk:
Lag in DOK2

I have been update new firwame over Odin and feel some lag in my note 4 T mobile, when I finish a call, the screen still off and can't end the call.

any one get this problem?

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Now you can't root with stock DOK2, and also can't use Odin to go back cog2 firwame, I have been try and it see fail to download
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] notufatjesus:
How can I root on latest firmware? Or should I just flash bootloader and modem? I would love to keep root. Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
N910T: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733

N910T3: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/easy-steps-n910t3-dofc-dog1-how-to-root-t3177225

Everything there is still applicable to DOK2, except that now you need to flash custom kernel for T in addition to everything else.

See my earlier reply to you about kernel options.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DeeXii:
Ya, the only reason there was a separate T3 thread vs the T was because of 5.1.1 kernel adding a root restriction thus creating the need for a custom kernel.

Now that the T is on 5.1.1 the method is the same.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ajmdve:
I'm still having camera problems. My phone won't focus when the camera start. I have to shake it or hit it to make it focus. I've updated to see if the problem dissappear but it doesn't.

Other than that good update.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vponomarev:
No camera issues for me. What exactly did you flash?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ajmdve:
Hi, I have flashed the latest firmware DOK2 using odin. As I said the phone have camera problems, when I open the camera it is out of focus and won't focus when I touch the screen. After a couple of seconds it start focusing properly.

I also noticed that If I put my hand or any other object very close to the camera y is there where the focus is. What I'm saying is that the camera is not completely out of focus at the beginning, it is just focusing very close.

I can post some pictures is you want
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aznvi3tric3guy:
Most T models have this hardware problem. If you have Tmobile contact them and they'll send you a refurbish and you'll have to send your current one back to them. All you have to pay is $5. Who knows you might end up with a T3 which has much better gps and camera functionality