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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sino8r:
It's hard to tell to be honest... Due to the fact that you can just put a sticker on any battery that has a similar color, shape, and texture. You can compare the markers marks, serial numbers, and other text but not all Samsung batteries are made or sold from one factory. I've bought some from Amazon myself (3 in fact) and haven't ever had a problem. Heck, samsung doesn't even offer new ones anymore on their website. I just mark mine with a sharpy for their age etc. and use a battery only charger connected to a fast charger and am very happy with my set up. It seems that SOME of the batteries are refurbs but they are generally sold as such. Higher price and good reviews help as well. I would just go by performance since there is nothing else you can do since our devices are older at this point. Sorry I couldn't help with more...

Oh here's the link to my latest one that works fine for me. In fact... I think yours is from the same place. I'm pretty damn sure it's genuine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OQLMJR6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And here's the link to my battery only charger (again this is connected to a QC 2.0 charger for best results!)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UFCRO0W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sodomanaz:
Thanks for the response. Ya, i get it's older now, and bootlegs are all over the place. It's just a pain in the ass not to get ripped off nowadays buying phone accessories. On the plus side I guess we have options!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] beezar:
Only way is to buy directly from Samsung or buy a non-OEM battery that's likely not going to be copied such as from Anker
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] blindmanpb:
In general, this.

If you can't buy directly from the manufacturer anymore, buy a trusted third party battery. No one is going to bother faking a third party battery.

However, in my experience, any item sold and shipped directly by Amazon is trustworthy. The link you provided says it's shipped from and sold by Amazon.com, so you should be safe.

Just compared two original Samsung batteries for the S5, one that came with an SM-G900F (international S5), and one that comes with the S5's spare battery charging system (sold at Best Buy in the US). There were plenty of small differences in the battery labeling.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Why bother with Samsung official crap batteries? My note 4 original battery lasted 3 months from brand new to dead. I purchased a new Anker from Amazon and its over 8 months without issue and still holds an incredible charge. 20$ beats Samsung official any day in my book, I bought myself two just to have one handy but I have yet to date needed it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] DeeXii:
Anker has NFC and FastCharge?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Yes and yes.

NFC is done through the the stock cover and fast charging is done through the charger with the operating system. I only use anker now and both fast charging with NFC most definitely works.

I am running AOSP as well so it even works through AOSP.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] woldranger:
I've just bought a "genuine Samsung Extra Battery Kit" and was told that all their stock is genuine. It's really the external charging cradle/coffin that I'm after as opposed to the battery (I always buy Anker as replacements) and I found you can't buy them from Sammy in the UK anymore so I've had to go trawling the net. Does anyone have any pointers as how I can check?

Once the battery is charged I'll check that the NFC and fast charging work, but I've no idea about the cradle and how to check....
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] StevePritchard:
Looking at my external charging cradle/coffin, I would say that the printing on the sticky label would not be so sharp on a cheap fake.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] woldranger:
Which sticky label are we talking here? Looking at the cradle I can't see anything that's stuck on - or is it the labelling on the base that'll currently be covered by the charging battery? Roughly how long does it take to charge your battery using the standard Sammy 2A charger?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] StevePritchard:
Yes, the label is under the battery. Not sure about the time to charge, I must admit I've never timed it - I just put it in, and leave it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] woldranger:
Guess I'll have to wait till it's charged and then have a look. And, just to check, is yours the genuine version?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] StevePritchard:
Yes - mine is genuine. Sourced from EE in the UK.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kinsman-UK:
Just bought a replacement battery direct from the Samsung UK site - £25 but worth it for the peace of mind, and knowledge that it's definitely genuine. Free delivery.

EDIT: Ordered at 5:00pm, it's now the next morning and my battery has arrived - great speed for free delivery! (Now, if only Samsung could get their firmware updates out as fast!)

EDIT: Genuine Samsung packaging (with the window on the front of the box, and a plastic container for the battery) and manufacture date of last month, so fresh off the assembly line :)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
I'm telling you guys, go with anker, they are far more reliable and cheaper. They outlast Samsung garbage batteries but to each his or her own.

And baffled why there is so much worry over original OEM batteries. Samsung batteries are totally junk.

sent from my droid
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] woldranger:
Personally, I'm trying to work out if the unit I bought is likely to be a fake. Yes, you've already voiced your opinion on this topic, hence why I'm confused as to why you need to give the same again? You don't rate Samsung batteries based on your personal experiences. That's fair enough. But you've already rubbished them and said that you use Anker ones and I'm sure that's been duely noted by all of us reading this. But posting the same thing again in response to a conversation between two people who've already purchased Samsung units doesn't really help anyone, in this context.

From my experience, I had both Samsung and Anker batteries fail on me when I was travelling round India. The Sammy one's included the old battery that was on it's last legs and a cheapie (that was included in an order for other S3 stuff from ebay) but I had 2 out of 4 Anker ones die on me - all bought at the same time and all newer than the genuine Samsung one. Anker eventually, after a lot of emailing, gave me a refund for the faulty units. I then bought some more for the Note 3 that replaced the S3, and so far, one Anker for my new Note 4. So I'm not anti Anker - I really like their products (I've a great little bluetooth speaker from them). This is just for a bit of balance.

I also received external Anker chargers that were REALLY low quality junk for the S3 and then the Note 3. They came with 2 batteries direct from Anker on Amazon.com (the UK site didn't have any when I needed them).

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I've charged the new battery and tried using NFC and it works fine - have they started making copies that use NFC (that used to be the way to spot a fake with the S3) or does that mean that I've got a genuine one?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Bajanman:
Member conduct.

THREAD CLEANED!!!

I really think some of you guys here need to have a goood look at the rules again.

Specifically the ones listed below after all the nonsense I had to remove from this thread.

Here's my opinion on this battery talk thread.

I have bought plenty of batteries from amazon for my devices. Some Oem and some not, and I haven't had one problem from none of my aftermarket ones either. Probably because I know how to charge/discharge a new battery. Any type of (new) battery will take a few days to calibrate for whatever device you use.

My motto buy it, test it out (myself) and see if it lives up to your standards. If its faulty for any reason, then return it for a replacement.

I'll end it with this statement, I have't had to return

any

of the batteries I ordered. And this goes back to my S2 up to my Note 4.

If your a true battery hog like myself then invest in a extended battery and call it a day.

Regards,

Bajanman
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] DeeXii:
FYI There is still one way to get a genuine Samsung battery (NFC) still.

Samsung Extra Battery Kit & Charger from BestBuy.com
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Nice work, thank you!

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sodomanaz:
Dang, I finally get a chance to check back here and I see things got a little nutty...

Anyway, I'm using the battery now and it's doing well. Old battery was on its last legs (shut down at 25-15% regularly). I use my phone for everything, especially work so buying original gives me a bit of peace of mind that it's going to do its job. That's basically it. I've gone through Anker (had one swell quite badly, they replaced it and the one after that failed and they did the same return graciously), and fake Samsung batteries in the past that don't hold a charge even half as well as original and ended up out the money.

Anyway, I did express my concern with Amazon as the link stated "Retail Package" and what I received was most certainly not as described.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Yes apologies for my portion that added to the nutty issues, I tend to become defensive when I feel attacked but it was NOT my finest hour. Anywho, what about contacting the seller on Amazon regarding the official status of the battery and opening a issue ticket with Amazon? You mentioned you expressed concern to Amazon but did you actually contact the seller AND Amazon? I have found that when there are issues like this with Amazon, they will take action against the seller if they are selling things as "official" and they are not. This has happened to me in the past and they most definitely took action, they even refunded my money.

Just a thought.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] woldranger:
Well it looks as though it was either a very good fake or I've got a genuine battery/charger combo! I've been getting 2 days with around 4 hours SOT for the last couple of charges - granted it's been pretty light use but that's a good start. The only "fakes" I've bought before were for the S3 and Note 3 and neither held anything like the same charge as the ones they were to replace.

Oh, and thanks to Bajanman for responding so quickly to my request to clean up this thread. That's pretty impressive service!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Yup agreed! Glad he cleaned up the bad guys comments. Well done sir!

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sino8r:
Well, I seem to have bought the same one as you did like I previously alluded to on the first page. As far as the retail packaging that you mentioned... I've ONLY seen the plastic sleeve (sometimes a white plain box with a parts number sticker and barcode) and nothing else. That includes warranty replacements straight from OEM, T-mobile, and Amazon. So I think you're safe. Mine is working nicely. Btw... I get what the dude was saying about Anker batteries. I've had some in past and they've been good. The only issue I had with 3rd party ones like Anker is that when they are less than 15 percent... It could die before 1 percent and had minor issues with accurate battery readings when low. This was a few years ago and maybe they have gotten better about that OR it was that particular device it was used in BUT I can say they lasted just as long as OEM. Just my 2 cents...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
I personally have never had the 15% issue yet but we will see in time. Thanks for the comments, it's nice to have others agree.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sodomanaz:
Eh, water under the bridge.

Amazon was actually the seller in this too, so my contacting them was it. Amazon decided to refund me and told me to keep the item (I didn't ask. I was willing to just return it). The battery has been working fine as well.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] GROOVYJOSHCLARK:
Awesome that's the best case scenario then in my opinion. Free battery that seems to be working well.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Luken10:
Samsung has a guide to help spot counterfeit parts and accessories.

Here is the link.

I bought an S3 battery from Amazon directly that came in the same exact packaging as OP. Everything matched up to the Samsung guide. The only thing that rung a bell in my head was that it didn't have a water damage sticker. It has worked fine, but it's one of those things where I feel like I will never really know for sure. I went with the Anker 2-pack for my Note 4, so at least I know exactly what I am getting.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Dwillian:
Just to clarify: NFC is done through an antenna built into the battery (that is why there are 4 contacts on the battery; two for power and two for NFC). Fast charging is done through the charging port using a fast charger. Wireless charging is done through another antenna usually built into the back cover.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Alex Atkin UK:
I tried getting a genuine battery myself in the UK and ended up with a fake/refurb as it was just as bad as my original one.

Ended up going with Anker and now back to 3 days with light use compared to 1 day with my original worn out battery.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mahlecheh:
http://skyphone.ir/battery/mobile/samsung/note-series/Buy-original-battery-for-Samsung-Note4
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jphlag:
The thing here is that, because samsung stopped to make and sell batteries for their note 4, you're not supposed to found new original note 4 batteries...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] SEVENEDGE:
Not true. I have found some OEM batteries om ebay. One way is to lool at SAMSUNG's fake battery guide, also, if there isnt that bulge (I think the NFC chip), that's also a sign. I did buy some and they had very good battery life. I also had a fake or cheapie that came with my wife's Note 4 after buying it off some guy, only charged up tp 85, unless you took it out and placed in back in, then it would show 100.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kinsman-UK:
Samsung store in the UK has had them in stock all this year, still showing:

https://www.samsung.com/uk/mobile-accessories/battery-bn910b-galaxy-note-4/

Also MobileFun:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-samsung-galaxy-note-4-standard-battery-with-nfc-p48532.htm
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jphlag:
Ok, said that because they don't have them in france...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kinsman-UK:
Appreciate that - frustrating! Doesn't MobileFun ship to France? Pretty sure they do as they have French language user reviews on their site.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jphlag:
They don't have it on their french website... I searched in French and in English...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] wraiththe:
NFC?

Hi,

So what function is NFC on the battery? Near Field Communications. These chips do not require any power. I have programed a few for cell phone readers to use for various purposes. What is the point of having one on a battery and why would one need to put power to it?

Or is it actually a reader? or is it a battery with a NFC antenna (reader) and not just a battery?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] attca2k:
1) NFC is a thin wire layer, a coil of printed wire as thin as the label itself

2) You will feel a bulge and see a coil under the label

3) Use a cellphone QR reader to scan the code on the battery to see if it even works. OEM battery QR code works, fake ones are distorted printing and does not recognize

4) text on labels may come off on fake ones.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Shanghai.Knight:
Immediately contact Amazon, if something came as retail packaging and came like that, someone is cheating you. It could be used, or fake. Amazon is trying to get rid of fakes and issues like this, you'll get your money back.

Anker provides a quality battery at a decent price. Or you can but direct from Samsung. Unfortunately I don't think there's any way to tell for sure if it's legitimate.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Shahrokh.KING:
fake ones doesnt have NFC chip on them but they are some high copy batteries that does have NFC, the only way is to peel battery sticker and look at battery body, if there is a black printed text on it its not oem battery but if it has a samsung SDI text carved on battery its original
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shashanksetty:
hello! I've been using titanium backup all this while, whenever I flash a new ROM, but I recently did a batch backup of all the apps+system apps with their data (total size around 1.5gb) and then after flashing the ROM I open titanium backup to restore it, and It recognizes none of them!

please note that,

I have all my backups in the backup location, there are no permission issues as I can create new folders while making backup, I tried clearing data, uninstalling, installing a different one...

PS: I tried making another backup of an app in the new ROM and when I try to restore the backups it shows only 1 backup found where as the folder has 1.5gb of older backups which are not being recognized?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Open the Preferences and search for the backup folder location. Also, don't restore system apps / data. Typically a bad idea.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shashanksetty:
doesn't work... it just shows 0 backups found...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I've had this happen once or twice before, I believe this is what I did:

Go to preferences, then backup folder location.

Click the line of text that talks about file system.

Select document provider.

Click the menu button and click show internal storage.

Navigate to the PARENT folder of your Titanium folder, not the Titanium folder itself. Select it...it will then say you have permission to view it and go back to the familair TiBU folder selection screen.

Then select your Titanium folder. Press back to reload then proceed as usual.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superinventions:
don't you try to root it again?? or did you try to check it again in your storage, if the file is missing?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shashanksetty:
The root access works just fine... And I have 3 files for each backup ( 2 compressed files and 1 text)
[Device Reviews and Information] albi97x:
Do you think the one m8 is still good to buy?
[Redmi Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savitha.kj:
I am moving to USA from india for 2 yrs.will my Redmi Note 3g be compatible with the mobile carriers of USA?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] bailey2408:
How has noone posted! [MENTION=5752581]SammyTRK[/MENTION] deserves mad props for making a superb rom even better.. Thanks for sharing your work.. Ive experienced zero issues thus far
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] jazz995756:
Apparently it doesn't work with the mod to remove 3minit and potato but great work regardless
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jhfreeze:
Great job [MENTION=5752581]SammyTRK[/MENTION] looks like it came together quite nicely. I'll be checking this out tonight. I might just ditch my own RC since yours turned out so well. I also had trouble with lockscreen carrier color sticking, sometimes it's there others it's not. Great work bro!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
I'm curious, what do you guys like or dislike? What would you remove or add to it?

I don't use any of the gesture features. I'd get rid of that one. I wish I could add the brightness slider color, maybe someday.

No, don't ditch yours, it might turn out better. It will give people another option.

N920T + DarthStalker v9 + StockMod Kernel + Xposed v85.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jhfreeze:
Working on listview animations after work, finally got a lead from someone for MM, I'll pm you if it works. Got next alarm on lockscreen, and settings text color too. It'll be a bit longer before I share though, moving soon, and right now 80% of our RC's have the same options working on the same rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
Just found a problem with LockScreen security don't use it for now.

Edit: It's fixed now. Download again from op, then reinstall the main .zip plus your option(s).

DO NOT change the lockscreen from swipe to unlock until AFTER you flash the updated .zip.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] princebadawy:
can i use it on n 920c stock rooted
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
I don't know. If your running DarthStalker it should. Make a nandroid backup, then try it and let me know if it works.

N920T + DarthStalker v9 + StockMod Kernel + Xposed v85.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] lastfugi1979:
hi.. can i flash this mod on V10?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
No, it will most likely cause problems. I just finished V10, uploading soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DionWhite33:
I did and it works on Version 10...but you will lose your reboot menu...which I love...I wanted it myself for the Touchwiz features
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
I updated the v10 zip to fix an issue with the music skip mod.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] jplove12:
Hi,

Can u please check the mod that u created for DARTHSTALKER v10. The SystemUI status bar icons are whither, u can't even see the icons specially when using the Internet and other apps. The original SystemUI from that rom doesn't have that problem. Besides that everything is running smoothly.

I attached a screen shot, in other to see what I'm talking about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
I know, I am trying to learn smali code so I make my own mods. Right now all I can do is follow the guides to add these mods. There is an xposed module called "perfect color bar" that will fix this problem in the meantime.

N920T + DarthStalker v10 + Stock Mod kernel + Xposed v86
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] jplove12:
Will u please be able to teach me how to mods systemui.apk and settings.apk?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
I like to help people, but that is a big favor to ask. That would take a lot of work on my part just for your benefit. I have spent countless hours learning to use apktool, trying and failing to mod apks, to finally understand what I was doing wrong. You need to do the same. If you have a specific question, I will be glad to help if I can.

Start here:

[GUIDE] How to use APKTOOL

The part about signing works for user apps, but not system apps.

To resign a system app just drag the "META-INF" folder from the original apk to the modded one using either winrar or 7-zip.

Then read though these threads.

Collection of Guides & Mods & Links for Galaxy S6/S6edge

[Guides & Links] TOUCHWIZ UNIFIED MODS THREAD

[GUIDE][SMALI]Understanding and Creating Smali Mods & General Smali Questions
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] neumannj16:
Trying to use themes

[MENTION=5752581]SammyTRK[/MENTION]

Love and mods you compiled for jovy23's rom. But I'm having a problem when I use any themes the colors get messed up where theres a white circles around quick settings and the colors won't change unless on stock theme. Is there a way to change that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] SammyTRK:
Make sure qs toggles are set to default and restart ui. I just tried a couple different themes and it worked for me.

The RC app won't change colors with a theme applied, this is normal. I can't change that yet.

Edit .

Scratch that. I just realized I misunderstood what you said.

I see now, I think that is why Jovy removed the red settings category in v10.

This is what you mean right?

Edit 2, post a screen shot plus the name of the theme your using. I don't know what you mean. Lol.

N920T + DarthStalker v10 + Stock Mod kernel + Xposed v86
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ebusuhejbi:
V10 work on v11 or not?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DionWhite33:
I got stuck in a boot loop using version 10 so I wouldn't recommend it

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Are we getting a Version 11 Jovy? I love the settings it allows!