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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Hagbard57:
Honeymoon Phase?

I just finished with the 5.1.1 update and it might be a honeymoon phase but the performance is much better than before the update in every way. I have not had a chance to check battery yet but I will full charge tonight and leave off the charger.

Oh, and for those of you who don't see the Fast Charging notification, it pops up when you first plug the phone in and then disappears. I saw charging results that I normally see from fast charging so I have to hope that it is still working.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cleopete:
Installed last night and I'm seeing a noticeable improvement in performance, especially with the recent apps panel. I'm liking my phone again for the first time in a while. I'm still getting a Nexus next time. The stylus is nice, but it's not worth root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oakvad:
I'm downloading it now. Couldn't make my phone any worse than it already is. Maybe I will be able to use it now
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] adriel161:
I have noticed the battery also last a bit longer. Also as stated before recent apps is faster and animations seem a bit more fluid than before. Just wish they had added screen off write.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] caniswesley:
Used clockwise mod's helium app to unrootedly backup my phone before updating and factory resetting my phone. Then updated, factory reset and then restored. So far (fingers crossed) phone is less laggy and had not frozen and reset. Here's hoping. Root would of course be an unlikely blessing but I'm not optimistic. :cowboy:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
Or you could download it from the main Note 4 section and install it yourself.

I am not sure if it's exactly the same, but it's similar regardless: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/themes-apps/app-screen-off-memo-t3196790
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] adriel161:
I've tried it, got the paid version on the app store, but lately it has been failing more. I think it has since the update. So kind of a bummer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Phone seems to be a bit more responsive but I haven't seen any improvement in battery life, if anything, slightly worse.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] nbock01:
Since update, phones performance has definitely been great. Battery for me has been about same, maybe slightly better. Was hoping for marsh but this will do for now, at least the phone is usable again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] InfantryMarc:
Anyone else had issues with play store saying background data needs to be enabled? It'll do that and I'll reboot and it'll work. I haven't messed with anything bout the background data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Starphish:
What I suspected. Yet, no battery stats posted in this thread... just opinions... I'll be staying w/KK for now. I hate what VZW has done with this phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bell boy:
What where they? I had noticed my check for update option was missing as well and was considering taking the update
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] hkklife:
Getting ready to head out on a big trip so I am not going to take time to do a hard reset now. I just wiped cache to be safe. After living with it for a few full work days I can definitely say my battery life is a good bit better. Not massively improved but definitely better. The phone still warms up a good bit but is no longer scorching hot like it was under 5.0.2. Signal strength still seems marginal,which is a bummer. I just moved and I now fluctuate between LTE, EVDO and occasionally 1x throughout the day. Performance is all-around snappier, without a doubt. The phone is now where it should have been 9 months ago performance and stability-wise. Now let's hope Marshmallow is polished and stable and sends our Note 4s out with a bang. The phone is now usable and appears just as smooth as my coworker's AT&T Note 4 on 5.1.1, which is not something I would have said about the initial Lollipop builds.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
I'm on my third day off charger and at 61%. I've only done some texting, light surfing and a couple emails. Still..... This is about 12% better than it was on 5.0.1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PapaDocta:
Same battery life as before... Drains pretty fast
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] android-incredible:
you dont have ther update option because you hide SDMapk------------com.samsung.sdm
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Peter Li:
I still can't find the update on kies. any solution ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] adampa1006:
Can't believe how much faster general use is, opening apps, switching between apps, etc. Cannot believe what 5.0 did to this phone. And 5.0 was supposed to have "project volta" for battery live, new filesystem for speed, wtf happened?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lorilucille9:
Mine seems to be a little snappier but when battery gets low like 5% or 10% it shuts of then boot loops. Anyone else have that happen?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
Is it really worth upgrading to 5.1.1 from 4.4.4? I had awful problems with 5.0 so I reverted back to KK and love it. No problems whatsoever. It lags a little at certain times, but nothing I don't expect from a 15 month old (and touchwiz) phone. Battery life is awesome (after I replaced the original battery) and everything works well. I'm thinking about upgrading to get the performance benefits, but I don't know if it's worth risking battery life.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SiXandSeven8ths:
That happened to me even before this new update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] iceberg111:
Am I the only one having to exchange the phone because the network is going in and out and not hanging on to the Verizon network?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] nbock01:
No issues with signal where I am. Have not had the boot loop at 5/10% battery. But honestly I never let it get that low. Maybe will try tonight and see if any issues come up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
So far I'd say the update is pretty useless. Ok, it may be a bit "snappier" but barely noticeable. The recent apps function does come up much faster though. Battery life is just as bad as it was before, quit fooling yourselves guys....

And as an added bonus, we now have this insanely annoying "your connnected XYZ wifi" message that constantly pops up. I haven't figured out a way to disable it either, awesome. Plus my phone still cannot stream bluetooth music to any bluetooth device without it cutting in and out every 20 or 30 seconds. It doesn't matter what player I use, what bluetooth I connect to, it still does it. Glad they still haven't fixed that. I've already hard reset the phone and tried everything, others have the same issue but it has still never been resolved. In fact, I think its not even just a Note 4 problem. Glad google still hasn't fixed it.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
Good to know. I think I'll stay on 4.4.4. I really like it and have no problems. So I guess, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] testarea1:
Strange, in recently updating to the 5.1.1 from 4.4.4 (was holding on but now giving up hope for root) the only issues I'm having from yours is the battery life, all the others I have no issues with. I don't have any wifi message pops or issues with bluetooth streaming cutouts to any of my devices. Were you on the terrible 5.0.1 before the update? When 5.0.1 first dropped I update and started having most all your issues, but reverted back to 4.4.4 (when you still could) and fixed all the 5.x issues. Now, since updating to 5.1.1 from the 4.4.4, pretty much everything is good. I have a launch day Note 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
^^^so the battery sucks on 5.1.1 still?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
^^^I'm getting the same if not slightly better battery life
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
Better than 5.0.1? Or better than 4.4.4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
Better than 5.0.1. I don't remember what I was getting on 4.4.4

My battery is getting old now so I need a new one, but I am easily getting 3 hours of screen on time now and still be at 20% or so left. Whereas on 5.0.1 I would be down to less than 15% after 3 hours of screen on time.

That's with auto brightness and wifi 95% and lte the rest of the time. I'm not using power saving mode so if I was, I could probably get more out of it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
Oh geez, that's still terrible. With kit kat 4.4.4, I get on average 4 to 5 hours of screen on time, (with a brand new authentic samsung battery) Depending on how much gaming I do. Games chew up battery pretty quickly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
Yeah like I mentioned my battery is beat. I need a new one.

Back when I first took the 5.0.1 update I was getting about 4 to 5 hours screen time as well. It has gone down progressively as the battery aged.

I generally don't play games, mostly social media, various forums, youtube, text messages and the occasional Google search.

It usually gets me from when I leave home to when I get back no problem, without being careful with usage. Then I just charge it when I'm home of I need to.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
these batteries just must be defective lol. I had to buy another samsung one too bc my phone kept crapping out at 25 percent

Sent from my Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] *Hooligan*:
I'm having this too... Anyone else?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] CrossBones3129:
A factory reset fixed it for me. Now my new issue is that sometimes my notification sounds ar really low and other times there loud like normal.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] *Hooligan*:
I'll try that then. Was hoping that wouldn't be the case though. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] CrossBones3129:
Idk if its bugs or what but my screen rotation just stopped working and I had to restart to fix. Also the whole sound issue seems to happen to a lot of note 4s. Im gonna replace the external speaker and see if that fixes it but so far I've had my note 4, for like 3 weeks and there have been many issues compared to my s3 and s4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oakvad:
This phone is just junk on Verizons network.

My phone has so many more issues now, and it was complete crap before the update. All apps constantly pop up saying they stopped working, just recently my keyboard. Luckily I rebooted and it came back.

Battery is complete crap now, was great before. Seems to get worse the more I use it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jmz768:
Two problems since the update

1. The "Wi-Fi Connected" notification that can not be cleared. Seriously, WTF?

2. When set to vibrate, you get two short vibrations instead of one longer one.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KISIB:
Everything so far has been acceptable. However the biggest complaint is the button to disable the built on brightness slider is gone. That and the lack of ability to disable the wifi connected status is annoying but the brightness one will really bother me
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
I think the are brightness toggles or something in the app store you could use. Combine it with the Pie Control app, and you could access it anywhere. Just a thought.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
you do a factory reset?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
did the upgrade.

the icons in the status bar aren't any smaller..(edit: they're slightly smaller..still not as small as note 5. why couldn't they adjust the damn DPI?)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] outcasted2003:
I did a factory reset, upgraded to 5.1.1 then did another factory reset, make sure all recovery are unchecked, then restored and everything is working awesome. I get better battery usage now than on 5.0.1.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mexigga:
I’ve noticed improved battery life and responsiveness. Apps open faster and my N4 does not have the lag I used to see. I do NOT experience boot loops at 20% or less. Although the brightness slider is NOT gone as well as the ability to remove the wifi connectivity message, I am good with this update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] KISIB:
lol your brightness slider is gone? How'd you manage that lol? I am trying to make mine disappear :eek:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tCizler:
Yeah, mine is still there too. But I like it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mexigga:
:eek: Sorry, LOL - meant that it is NOT gone!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
yeah, i'm liking this. seems smoother, recent apps is almost instant FINALLY. it only took samsung over 1 year to fix that crap. battery seems fine. i like it.

i just wish samsung would update their Tab S 8.4 with 5.1.1.....when i had kitkat, the recent apps they made for the tablets was instant. the second you hit the button, it came up, never lagged ever. then 5.0.1 comes and it will someitmes take 5 seconds for it to finally show up. it's terrible. i hope they bring 5.1.1 to that thing because i still use it daily.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oakvad:
Nope!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
might want to. it's like dirty flashing a rom; you can't complain to the dev that his rom sucks and your phone sucks now bc you dirty flashed over it.

clean installs should always be recommended for an OTA, but a carrier will never say this bc people will freak out and never take updates.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oakvad:
The phone sucked before the install. So you think it will actually make a difference since it's already installed?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Possibly crazy question, but can anyone tell me where I can download the firmware for the latest 5.1.1 update so I can flash it through Odin? I know there probably isn't a safe rollback version yet, or at least there wasn't when I checked that one thread in this forum. My phone shows an available update, just not what version it is. Considering all the horror stories that've been posted around here about 5.0, I don't want to wind up getting stuck with that update when it's 5.1.1 I really want. Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Did you guys catch the samsung marshmellow eta announcement yesterday? For the Note 4, they said the end of Feb!

So we get no attention for a year, and the two updates in 2 months?

Maybe they finally realized people were starting to switch manufacturers because of the lack of timely support?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
yeah, note 4..meaning the international version. Verizon probably won't get it until like august.

Sent from my Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
The article specifically mentioned verizon.

http://www.gospelherald.com/article...ote-4-on-at-t-verizon-t-mobile-and-sprint.htm
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xanderharris86:
Did the update take a long time for anyone else? I've been sitting at the "installing system update" screen for probably close to 30 mins now with about 25% done, and I haven't seen the bar move in the last 10 or so minutes, maybe more. I'm about to leave the house to pickup dinner and I'll check on it when I return. How terrible would it be if I removed the battery and restarted it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bbeelzebub:
"Take note that when the OS update arrives, it could be hindered by mobile carriers such as AT&T, Sprint, US Cellular, Verizon, or T-Mobile. The release date of Android M on these American subscription services vary from each other."

So as was said before.... probably August...... of 2018.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xanderharris86:
So I removed the battery and restarted, and the update went through fine. I guess it got caught up somehow and needed a reboot to get going.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
The ones installing 5.1.1 OTA, are you giving up on safe upgrade or were you stuck anyway and couldn't go back anyway?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Chuck_IV:
I decided to do the update after not doing any updates since the initial 5.01. All I have to say is I am glad I did. It took a while as it actually did 4 total updates but now I feel like I have a new phone.

My phone was becoming a slug and seemed sluggish all the time. No amount of wiping caches would help or even removing apps. With this update, everything is very snappy and the lag I was seeing is gone. Let's see if it hold up over time tho.

I haven't done any battery testing yet and for reference, I did not do any wipes at all before or after updating.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
Yea. I'm more likely to win the lottery, than to have this update come out in February 2016. I'm done with this phone at the end of October, and it probably won't be updated again between now and then. Still on 4.4.4 here. I flashed back because of bad battery life and crashing on 5.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bell boy:
what is the best way to update?

just update

factory reset>update

factory reset>update>factory reset

other?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
I gave up on the safe upgrade. it's really nice. runs better than 5.0 did and faster than kitkat. I like it.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
I keep thinking about the same thing, but scared if I don't like it, I'm stuck and can't go back to kitkat. I wonder if [MENTION=5868929]hsbadr[/MENTION] is anywhere close to giving us one. I know he's working on his rom and CM13 though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
yeah he really has no time frame and i kinda wanted to do it asap, so i said screw it. my other phone is a moto x on 6.0 anyway so if worst comes to worst i have a rooted phone to mess with so I'll keep the note completely stock. first time I ever took an Ota haha

Sent from my Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] traceestarr:
I want to post my battery life screenshots but I'm not allowed to post an external link until I have 10 posts :/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
how did you update? were you already on 5.0.1 or 4.4.4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Finally decided to update to 5.1.1 after first updating to 5.0.1 using the safe rollback option through Odin. I didn't play with 5.0.1 long before applying the final update, but it did seem somewhat more responsive than 4.4.4, but like I said, I didn't play with for long. Hopefully, this latest update will prove to be more user friendly than the one I was using. The darn thing got so sluggish at times, it made me want to throw it against a wall, and I'm sure everybody here knows what I'm talking about:) Now, if only there was a way to use Screen Mirroring without having to kill the hotspot first... Oh well, no biggie:)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] RedsonRising:
The caption under the picture says that the phones mentioned should have M by the END OF THE YEAR..... And the article is referencing a BETA version of M for testing what's wrong with M on the Samsung devices. Kinda hard to miss all that of you actually bothered to read the article.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jayochs:
was in 4.4.4..it had to do a 4.4.4 update, then 5.0 then another 5.0 then 5.1. took forever lol

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Chuck_IV:
Yea not being able to clear it is annoying but at least it's only in the notifications.

On the plus side, no more "Battery is at 100%, Please disconnect the charger" popup. THAT used to any the hell outta me. Gone now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
I've been running the new 5.1.1 ROM since last night, and so far everything seems to be working fine. No wifi popup or any of the weirdness I've been reading about on here. So far. We'll see how the next couple of days go.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] usmaak:
I'm hoping that this update is worthwhile. I lasted a couple of days on the 5.0 update before going back to 4.4.4. I have a Gear S2 and I really want to be able to use SmartLock so that the watch can keep my phone unlocked. It's not worth it though, if there are battery issues. 4.4.4. might not be that great, but I've had no issues at all with battery.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Chuck_IV:
There's no wifi popup, but if you pull down the notification windows, you will see a notification that you are connected to blah blah wifi and it can't be removed like previous.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will4958:
Actually, the only notification relating to a connection of any kind on my phone is the one for Foxfi.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mustk1ll20:
Is there a flashable zip? I've been trying to get this damn update since the 12th and ota says firmware is current same with kies.

2 seconds away using this phone to play baseball.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BugginOuT:
I was in the same boat as you. I was on KK, updated to 5.0.1 last week and 5.1.1 never populated for me. Yesterday, I ended up performing a factory reset. Once completed, I was notified of a new update via OTA and got 5.1.1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] DAFTEK:
Same question.. I cant download OTA since I am not on Verizon sim, is there a download link that someone can post?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] anrichardson:
Have you guys tried Verizon Software upgrade assistant? When you plug your phone into the pc it will recognize the drive, check in there to install the app and see if it will upgrade.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fundoosite:
Hi,

I am not able to access files from External SD card using computer. My USB connection mode is Transfer Files (MTP). able to access files from mobile

Windows 10 is the OS

Please assist.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K.khiladi:
Try rebooting and then connect to your pc.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chaotic-Entropy:
I don't suppose you set your SD Card as internal memory, did you?
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evaldoprestes:
Same problem here
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koimr:
Did you format your SD card as Internal?
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AbhiMotoXplay:
Try this

This worked for me.Use sd card adapter, transfer all data to pc. Then place card back in phone(x play). Format and eject from phone( from memory settings, do not physically remove), then mount again. This time pc will read in MTP mode. Transfer back all data from pc.

One more thing switch off and turn back on once after remounting.