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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dharke_Phoenxyx:
thats what I'm gonna have to do. which kinda sucks, I've had this phone since 2014 October. Well, I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and pray my apps once reinstalled revert back to the current state. Other thing is that the battery drops a percent every couple minutes or so - horrible battery life :/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RedsonRising:
Battery life tends to take a hit at first with upgrades. Always takes a few days and reboots to settle in.

Kids these days, so impatient. ;p
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] aminorex:
can someone please capture the OTA?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
Somebody already posted the OTA.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RedsonRising:
Maybe read the threads not just the titles.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cwfan:
Got rid of wifi notification (temporarily)

Sorry if this has been posted before.

I was able to get rid of the wifi notification that cannot be swept away. Just go into Settings>Applications>Application Manager then scroll to ALL. Find Android System and do a Force Stop. Of course the notification will come back after reboot or when disconnecting and reconnecting back to wifi.

-CJ
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
Anybody else received the OTA notification? Also has anybody else take taken the OTA posted in this thread? I'm still on KitKat hoping/waiting for safe upgrade release. Wondering if I should just bite the bullet and just take the OTA.

I have no idea what Verizon could be waiting on far as pushing this out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cwfan:
I took the 5.1.1 update the day it was available. It's much better than 5.0, but Verizon still f*cked it up somewhat. It looks as though they took parts of the update from AT&T. Hence the weird wifi option to connect to an AT&T Hotspot!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Icetech3:
I'm getting the same dm-verify verification failed errors, so can't update from external :( Will have to wait and hope a odin package shows up for it :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
you have any items blocked from debloater?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Icetech3:
Doh! yes i do.. never thought of that.. well pewp.. don't feel like doing a fresh setup:) Will prolly wait another year for 6.0. thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
I bit the bullet. I installed safe upgrade to BOG5 from kitkat, then installed the update.zip file post in the thread.

I waited for a safe upgrade version, but if we haven't had root yet after almost a year or so, what's the point of waiting for better update. This is my opinion though.

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also are you coming from kitkat or 5.0.1? I tried from kitkat and failed on me as well, had to safe upgrade to 5.0.1(BOG5) then applied update.zip from external.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Icetech3:
5.0.1 I really don't care bout root myself.. just hate all the junk but can live with it :) i was on 5.0.0 then yesterday plugged into keis and it did 5.0.1 but no 5.1.1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
the BOK3 update is very strange update. And what I mean is once it's installed Kies/Smart Switch will see which version you are but don't really acknowledge it. Also with verizon upgrade assistant, almost thinks it's not official firmware. So I was trying to flash back to BOG5 (not safe upgrade, but full firmware) and now all programs seem to think it's official firmware. I can also check for OTA and the BOK3 is ready for install.

So if you want to try the BOK3 and don't like it (which you will) and want to flash back down back to BOG5 (not the safe upgrade), you can.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
There is a new update out now. I just got it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
The update installed fine and the wifi notification is GONE, and the mention of AT&T is also gone. I'm just glad it got rid of the wifi connected notice.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PapaDocta:
True.. Got the ota now..

Sadly I couldn't capture the ota file... The cat log came out empty.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
Aren't there still people who haven't gotten the first 5.1.1. update yet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] EdrickMG:
You are my only hope could you and [MENTION=2697144]donisvelt[/MENTION] do a zip file of the new update BPA1 I don't have OTA updates available where I'm located I definitely will appreciate thanks in advance
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] donisvelt:
BPA1

Sent file to hsbadr and he has kindly uploaded it to android file host: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65189574&postcount=225
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] nh97103:
Does this mean we finally have the full firmware? I'm kinda waiting for a safe upgrade.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] EdrickMG:
I knew you wouldn't let us down thanks a million!!! I can't appreciate enough for this [MENTION=2697144]donisvelt[/MENTION]

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Not a full firmware but..... Well I'm tired of waiting... I'm so sick of Verizon, but at least I will get ride of the notification and other stuff... Be patience if you want a safe upgrade
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
How are you able to pull the update.zip? Can you tell us how you do it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] donisvelt:
Pull OTA

I'm rooted on a Dev Edition on hsbadr's safe update B0G5, I download the OTA file pushed out by Verizon(or check for updates on my phone myself) but download only, I don't install it. Then I use Root Explorer and go to system/cache/FOTA and copy the update.zip that is there and copy it to my external SD card. I delete the update.zip from FOTA then and freeze system updates in titanium backup until the next update is available. I haven't installed either the B0K3 or the BPA1 on my phone because I want to keep my unlocked bootloader. I rely on a real dev like hsbadr for a safe upgrade path. Hope that helps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
Yes that helps. I figured it had to be on a dev device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bkebrian:
Hot ?Damn!!

I got my 5.1.1 update this morning when I woke up. It was sitting there waiting for me bright and early.

First off I'd like to report that it works!! The update went smoothly no issues at all.

Battery life seems as good if not better... time will tell.

I can only help this update will correct the several sudden lock-ups or complete locking up of my phone (very inconvenient)

For now that's all I have. Phone seems about the same with no obvious cosmetic changes other than the mentioned widgets.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rsswga:
reboot time has been cut in half. ..runs good
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] duyvinhnguyen:
N910P is on android 6.0.1 now, how long we can use it ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Hmm. In that case, try long pressing on the notification, select App Info, if the check box beside Show Notifications then uncheck it. If you can't uncheck the box, you should be able to press the Force Stop button. I haven't tried the new update yet, but these steps have almost always worked for me on other versions.

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I know this may sound like a noob question, especially since we can't root this thing yet, but does anyone know of any apps that can back up the data for apps as well as the apps themselves? I know Kies can back up your apps, as well as MyBackup, but I want to back up my apps and data before applying any big updates, at least for the games. It's bad enough I'll have to start most of my XBox 360 games from scratch once more of them become backwards compatible, and I don't want to have to the same for the ones on my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PapaDocta:
Try Helium but it won't backup restricted apps
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bond32:
Swapped sim cards from my Nexus 6 just because I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Note 4... Updating now.

Highly doubt it's any massive improvements but never the less, I'm curious.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] murderdock:
Any chance on an odin flash or should I just factory reset after taking the update?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Thanks for the tip:) I just tried it with Firefox Beta, and it worked pretty well. It only backs up the data for the app, but at least now I can either back up the apps with Kies in Windows and the data with Helium on the phone. I can also use MyBackup Pro or another such backup app to do the same on the phone. I don't mind having to do it the long way, as long as it works.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jcip17:
Just putting it out there and I'm sure all the Dev Edition owners know this but just in case, Note 4 Dev Editions should hold off on updating until there is a safe upgrade made available. If you update using system update or anyway else it will make your phone a retail edition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] HwaA18:
for right now, i'd go with the latter, simply cause it just came out
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] raduque:
If you long press, you get "Android System". Pressing the I for app info only gives you two options: Set as Priority and Hide Sensitive content. No option to disable notifications at all (this changed from 5.0 to 5.1. You don't get the main App Info window anymore, just a App notifications one).

I have been DMing VZW CS on Twitter, and I went through their troubleshooting steps, which were the same things listed here. I also sent them a screenshot showing the AT&T typo. Next step is factory reset, which I was going to do anyway, but I won't be doing that till tomorrow.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] JoeyDVDZ:
Very surprised they gave us 5.1.1 on this phone, this close to Marshmallow dropping. I have to assume they're working on that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] CrossBones3129:
Anyone else having issues with the top left of their screen? I'm having issues where any app that is at the very top left isn't able to be touched and swiping down from top left corner does nothing. If I reboot the phone it works correctly until it fails once again later. Even the S Pen can't operate in that corner
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
This update does sound intriguing, but I think I'll wait and see if a version that can be safely rolled back becomes available first. If it starts to act all nutty, I want to be able to go back to KitKat.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bobroberts42:
The OTA keeps crapping out on me and saying "dm-verity verification failed". Any idea when this will be available via kies?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Eighthourblink:
I have noticed how there is no longer an option to "Check for Updates" under the settings Tab on my phone. Running a note4 on 5.0.1 - Verizon.

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Not sure if it's relevant, but I have the two files blocked that automatically checks for updates, and the 'Check for Updates' settings is also missing from my phone. I'm still on 4.4.4, by the way.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Eighthourblink:
i just now figured out my issue. I used Debloater to frozen some bloatware and whatnot on my phone and one of them was the tab in questioning. Thanks for the help
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
That's what I figured it was. I was thinking of re-enabling the files on my phone, but I'm not in any rush to update yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PapaDocta:
Could someone try to follow the instructions in the link below and get us the ota file

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/capture-ota-root-t2969602
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Eighthourblink:
I would have done this for you but i am literally updating the phone as I type this.

Sorry man
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PapaDocta:
No problems dude and thank you... Hopefully someone will be able to
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] earlgsxbusa:
LMAO i just looked on my Verizon note4, thats just too funny!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
yup, same here. hsbad said he may be working on one for us....here's hoping. i rolled back to KK and this phone is so much better.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] earlgsxbusa:
I have noticed that my appsand phone is running way smoother and faster. I have the DEV option active and had my speed for menus at 0.5. After update, this speed "feels" that fast now. I also noticed the DPI is a bit smaller. Ill send more info if i see any issues. Ive only had the update for 2hrs and havent gotten a chance to really beat my phone to death yet. (Patiently waiting for Nexus 6P):good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KingVekxin:
Well i can chime in and say after update my hyperion 8000 battery isn't heating up anymore so that's a plus and the phone does seem much more smooth.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Yep, feels a lot smoother now, and nova launcher notification bubbles are finally correct now.

The recent apps pull up much faster and scroll faster, and both facebook and flip board are speedy now.

So I guess the crappy phone performance in the last year lies at samsung and verizon feet.

If marshmellow follows the same developement rate, we should have it by june, 2017! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MatroxD:
But I see that they removed some things.. Like the smart manager.. And the new features.. That's what rom those idiots so long.. They had a hard time removing features.. Ugh!

from my note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
I don't recall smart manager being on the note 4... someone hacked the s6 release to work, as I recall.

I don't see anything missing at all.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pump142:
Uhhh WTH happened to fast charging? Could they posibly screw that up?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpa77:
Fast charging still working. They just got rid of the persistent notification finally.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pump142:
How do we know it is working without notification
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] adampa1006:
Love how the screen turns on from wake up! Nice smooth animation.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] patt2k:
January 2016 :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Screen rotation also seems to be working properly now. I'm wondering if we'll see improved battery life?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MatroxD:
I was watching some YouTube videos on other variants of the 4, and the 5.1.1 such as these :

https://youtu.be/nBhBULkp4MQ

https://youtu.be/Cwol8_qZf9o

But, I am not sure of the exact versions of the devices shown.. However, that is what I was basing the thought off..

from my note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lngwca:
Same here. Been on nexus 6 and always put card in to see what I left... Curious. Was hoping this was marshmallow. Might have drawn me back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RedsonRising:
Tested it in my car. My chargers led changes color when fast charging. Still working.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] blthun81:
Looks like they didn't update the Samsung keyboard. I like the flat look that is on the other 5.1.1 Samsung ROMs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
I don't have an option to check for updates...Is this just old news with our phones? ....I don't remember this always being the case......I messed with installing Verizon's Software and Kies and never get the driver to install properly... I just gave up...it could be user error.. I am on a clean WIn7 64bit VM... I install the Samsung drivers....just frustrated. Oh well......
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
It seems to be running just as good as the last update for me.

Except that annoying wifi connected notification that you can get rid of is there like another member posted.

Hopefully that's just a bug and will be updated shortly. I hate having stuff in my notification pull down that I don't need.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] raduque:
It seems it might have been based (or maybe just the Wifi settings) on AT&T's 5.1.1 update. 4.x on my Note 4 and 5.1.1 on my S6 on AT&T wouldn't let you get rid of the notification. I sent Verizon CS on twitter a screenshot of the reference it makes to AT&T in the Wifi settings. Maybe they'll issue a patch to fix the notification and AT&T text.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
My phone's led never changed colors depending on how it was charging, but one might be able to see the type of charge they're getting in the battery setting in the Settings menu.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pump142:
What are the led color changes? Forgive my ignorance
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RedsonRising:
Not the phone led the charger led. Mine is blue normally but changes to green when fast charging.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tmushy:
What a fantastic update. So speedy and battery life seems much better. My phone feels brand new! About freaking time Verizon!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
Try the Blackberry Priv keyboard (the software one obviously). It's simply the best keyboard I've ever used.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
So you were complaining about missing features based off other people's phones an nor your own?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kerfex:
Much Better

The resents is much faster and smoother. They did not change the DPI, just the icon size.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gersrt:
Any one know if we can flash back to BOG5 if we have any problems, or God forbid root comes for BOG5. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kerfex:
Worled on mine

You have to uncheck the Notification in wifi settings/Advanced, then you have to turn wifi off and turn it back on again. Then it will be gone.

EDIT: never mind, it popped back up, did not work. OH well!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BugginOuT:
Just upgraded to 5.0.1, but I don't see an update for 5.1.1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fordfx2:
I would like to know this as well. I'm in the same boat......stuck in the middle of no where with a great phone and no root, riddled with Verizon garbage on it! (middle finger to Verizon!)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kalric:
I haven't ever done a factory reset before downloading and installing due to the sheer number of work apps I use. Is this going to optimize the apps automatically, or break FoxFi or any other apps that you've come across?

Thx
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] snowrider0985:
Foxfi still works
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
Ok I've ran into another minor annoyance with this update.

The vibration pattern for notifications. It used to be a solid pulse, now it's two short pulses.

I see where I can change it, but it is set to the normal solid pattern, but that's not what it actually does when I get a text or email.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
I have wifi connect notifications off, but I'm still seeing tge notification.

Someone said to long press it and turn. Notification options off there, but I don't see that available.

How exactly do you turn it off that way?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
I wasn't able to make it go away at all.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
I think it's safe to say that we should get an update addressing some of these issues quickly, not because Verizon cares about us, but I'm sure they care about the references to AT&T on their phones! Hahahahaha
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] patt2k:
I saw the screenshot lol what a fail
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KingVekxin:
What screenshot
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] android-incredible:
post #14

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/android-5-1-1-according-to-website-t3290683/page2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KingVekxin:
Ha, nice
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] spsssw:
NO Update On Kies NO Update OTA

For some reasons, I don't see any update for my 910v. Restarted the phone and checked for OTA. But it says my phone has the latest version. Still on 5.0.1. ...anyone might knows what went wrong?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
Even funnier, they don't believe that it's in the update. The guy on FB told me, "That is because you have AT&T home internet". Um.... Nope. I have Verizon FIOS.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
It's sent out in batches, keep checking

Sent from my Galaxy Note 4 on Verizon unlimited!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] outcasted2003:
I don't have any services from AT&T and my Verizon Note 4 under advanced in the wifi settings says check the box to "automatically connect to AT&T wifi hotspot when detected"!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
Battery life is better, still 63% after 14 hours, light to moderate use

Sent from my Galaxy Note 4 on Verizon unlimited!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mascondante:
According to this article 5.1.1 will bring the possibility of root. I'm not really understanding at first glance how but it sure would be nice.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KingVekxin:
I didn't see anything about root?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mascondante:
It's just one sentence stating some people speculate this will bring root capabilities. Search the page for the word root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
I skimmed through the article and it did say something about root. It's in the second paragraph, fourth line down.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] picassokat:
You can't use Kies & Verizon software drivers at the same time. You have disable Verizon drivers.

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It is January 2016 :D

Which means 6.0.1 is a ways off. I was hoping Verizon was going directly to 6. This is a bummer. My Nexus has 6.0.1 and it makes very hard to use my Note now. Even though the Note is a nicer device, I use Nexus as daily driver because OS is more important to me. The trouble is that all flac music files are on Note's 128gb SD card, so it's basically my entertainment device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Sadly, up till this update even my old nexus 7 2013 tablet was outperforming my note 4 after updating it to a clean rom marshmellow update back in Sept.

You'd think Samsung would gave more concern over its customers user experiences, and want to retain those people as loyal customers.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SiXandSeven8ths:
Yeah, last time I buy a Samsung device. Whatever happened to all that crap about 18 months of device support? I'm buying a Nexus first chance I can get.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Actually, I have drivers installed and enabled, and Kies works fine when I run it. It even tells me if there's an update for my phone or not, which is still only showing 5.0, by the way.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bobloblaw1:
It's not all roses in nexus-land either.I just returned the 5x I tried out because of excessive thermal throttling. After about 5 minutes of use the phone slows down and lags like circa 2011 TouchWiz. Maybe try the 6p.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] picassokat:
Yep, hardware wise Note 4 is probably one of the best devices ever made, but once you add the bloatware from Samsung and then add on the bloatware from Verizon, most of which nobody wants, it has to have the 3 gigs of ram just to keep from crashing. If they'd just allow it to be unlocked, it would be a design classic.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Siylar:
me neither the available update appears, by Kies or the assistant Verizon software, anyone know how long it takes to put it into SamMobile because even there does not appear.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rayden25:
Will this have any effect on unlocking the boot loader or root if it becomes available ever? I know chances are it won't but just checking.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SiXandSeven8ths:
I have to agree with this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] patsfann:
I am on verizon as we and download the 5.1.1 update. ... this is what I saw in the advanced menu