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[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] TheFinder808:
While most of my speed, heat, and battery issues are better now, I had a new issue crop up today. I was in a building with fairly bad reception. My phone was showing 4G (instead of LTE which is what I usually have) but webpages were loading so slowly that I might as well not had a signal at all. Also, while I was struggling with signal strength the phone seemed to slow down quite a bit. The Note 5 seemed to have better signal strength, and it's performance wasn't as sensitive to drops in reception. I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to keep this phone or not...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] djrysk:
So this is what I have been experimenting with. Some say that the scaling fixes the issue, some say doing a restore fixes the issue and one said changing the launcher fixed the issue. So I have experienced the lag just like about everyone on here, I made the necessary changes as suggested and it made somewhat of a difference. So while still experiencing the lag and overheating and by overheating I mean (I literally put the damn thing in the freezer just to get it to cool off because it was that damn hot) I decided to turn on power saving mode and selected medium settings then I changed my launcher to themer which is what I've been using since the Note 3 and I have to say that I have noticed a major difference. I'm not experiencing the lag and if I do it's only a very minor hiccup that is not noticeable and I no longer feel it overheating. Now when power saving mode is not on, the phone is using the WQHD resolution. Could this explain why when androidkid27 mentioned that changing the scaling seems to fix the issue with the lag for some? Just a theory but could content scaling and WQHD resolution be conflicting? While on power saving mode I'm using the small content scaling and when my Note 7 is on medium in power saving mode it's using the FHD resolution and limits CPU usage but since doing this I have not noticed any performance issues. Of course different setting adjustments work different for everyone so maybe mine could work for any of you. Of course I agree with the amount of money we paid we shouldn't even be having to deal with the BS! But technology you gotta love it right because each one of our Note 7's is not like the other. Anyway hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
For me, I've had no overheating issues, just lag. I'm using Nova Launcher and have tried the medium power saving mode and still have lag.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] stondec100:
I use Nova Launcher and get horrendous intermittent lag. Nova has certainly not solved the problem for me. I'm on my 4th phone and planning to return it too. Plan to buy the international version, SM-N930FD. Just don't know if it supports Samsung Pay.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] raw2000j:
I have no problems at all using nova pro here
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] toastido:
Ask [MENTION=2018502]vndnguyen[/MENTION] if the note 7 is fully supported for refurb check yet. He's a member here.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
Thanks. Will do
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Reefermattness:
Day #2 with my new replacements and I can tell the issue is gone. Everything is so smooth and responsive now as I expected it to be. I did not have to turn down animations, or disable features. It's just working properly. Those of you having issues with lag I suggest you do a buyers remorse exchange while you still have time.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
Great news! Are you using Nova Launcher or stock?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
So, update. Got my new device and it's prefect. Decided not to wipe, just set it up the way I did the first time, except this time I used Smart Switch... My first device would not allow me for some reason. Everything is running the way it should now. So, like like [MENTION=1242209]Reefermattness[/MENTION] suggested, if you're having problems, get the phone replaced. Also, passed the refurbishment test...Original!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] laureanop:
Oh man! ! Looks like I'm gonna have to .
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
Pm sent.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] luckdog:
I posted a few days back but wanted to provide an update on my lag and battery issues. My original battery issue and some of the lag I believe was due to a sketchy signal or my phone polling between LTE and 4G. When this was happening I would look and at times my signal would be gone and I even dropped a few calls just sitting stationary. I am on T-mobile and perhaps this is due to LTE not being so strong here and the fact that the note 7 I believe now has 4 radios or looks for 4 bands. My wifes Galaxy S7 and my old nexus 6P never lost the LTE signal, the speeds just weren't that great. So basically my phone was getting hot, bettery was being eaten and extra lag was thrown in because the phone was pretty much always toggling between bands or speeds.

After hard setting it to 3G only I no longer have the severe lag, the phone does not get hot all the time and battery life is much improved. To even better the lag I went to Nova launcher and have NO issues, was fast as my Nexus 6p which is no surprise as we all know TW or Samsung launcher is hard on resources. TMobile is shipping me a cell router which is supposed to increase my LTE signal and I will use that instead of 3G when it shows up and retest.

So in short, if you have bad battery life, some lag, and your phone is always hot check your signal and possible set it to 3G and see if it helps isolate your issue as maybe it's signal or radio related. If I still have issues on LTE after I get the cell booster free from Tmobile and the other phones are good, this puppy will be going back.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] lifenexus:
I think I just got a bad device. I'm trading it in for a new one tomorrow. I have the lag and a ton of network issues. When I hold the phone at certain angles, my callers complain that I sound muffled or distant or bad. I checked to see if I was covering any mic etc. I finally gave up and I will trade it in tomorrow. If they dont have stock, ill do it over the phone.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] vndnguyen:
Hi, please send me (via the Inbox) all screenshots from the Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app (from GENERAL tab to MONITOR tab, including the PERSONAL tab), as well as the 'Refurbishment Check' menu screenshot.

If it is possible, please take a picture of the backside (where the IMEI and the S/N are printed) and send me.

I will check and let you know.

Regards.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
PM sent. Thank you.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] vndnguyen:
Hi,

1) Please send the remaining screenshots from the Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, including the PERSONAL tab.

2) Where is the S/N (serial number) on the back side of the phone? Is it printed there? If not, please check the S/N on the packaging box.

3) Is your phone a BLUE one?

Regards.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
PM sent. Yes this phone is blue.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] patt2k:
Wow paying 850$ for a phone and it lags? jeez..
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] vndnguyen:
Ok I have found what caused the issue.

Please be patient, I will try to fix in the next update.

Thank you for the feedback.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
If anyone else is using the Phone Info app, can you post your phone's manufacturer date? I am wondering if I am the only one with a 2016 phone that is "manufactured in 2007".

I have the black one.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] sjonatan:
mine is 2016.08.12
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
The phone that lagged was 2016.07.31 the new phone with no lag is 2016.08.17.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] borijess:
8-12
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] sjonatan:
and do you have any lag?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] babyshanks:
Mine was 8-13 (Blue). Initially it was laggy as heck and battery drain was ridiculous (10 hours of light use), everything lagged during normal operation (nothing loading). Ran cold Antutu test to see if I had a dud. Couldn't score past 90k even after multiple restarts (with time to cool) and cache clearings. Did a factory reset via os, then via recovery. Then set up as normal. Running much more smoothly now. Antutu scored 140k and no real lag unless there's something loading (ads, downloads, etc.). Battery life seems better now too, but haven't had a full day yet to verify. Hopefully it sticks. This thread has me all paranoid I got a lemon lol.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
So far it looks like I am the only one who received a 9 year old phone that was released 11 days ago.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] stondec100:
It's not a lemon. I've had 4 AT&T Galaxy Note 7s and they're all glitchy and intermittently laggy.

The Note 7s software is a bad joke.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] babyshanks:
A little bit of reassurance goes a long way lol. I was complete prepared to exchange after work today. Brought the box and everything, but after the factory reset things seemed to have really improved ***knock on wood***. Coming from a 6P maybe I just got spoiled with the speed and smoothness, gotta make sacrifices somewhere I suppose.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] stondec100:
Even the Note 5 runs circles around the Note 7
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Reefermattness:
Apparently you didn't read this whole thread. There are plenty of reliable users on here who have been having problems, took the phone back for a replacement, and got one that doesn't have these issues. Yes, it's possible they got a lemon.

I wouldn't take too much weight into this one comment, when there are (as stated above) multiple trustworthy sources that can report the exact opposite. My advice is if you're having problems do a buyers remorse exchange and be done with it, before it's too late and you end up getting a refurb instead of a new device.

My first Note 7 I would say this was true. Since my replacement I would not agree with this statement. Sounds like it might be something you're doing. Do you have a SD card in your device? I find it hard to believe others of us are able to swap out our phones to get a working device, and you have gone through 4 with the same problem. It is possible but HIGHLY unlikely. It's like almost mathematically impossible. You could just have really bad luck I guess.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] babyshanks:
I don't, but factory reset seems to have corrected the issue for the most part. Battery life is yet to be determined. If it's still poo after today, its going back for another.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] androidkid27:
My device has been significantly better since release. Unless you have a bad device expect the note 7 to run sluggish I guess for few days until it gets a full run through cycle. If not just do a hard rest and that should just fix the issue. All things positive on this side other than root
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] ice5192:
Enbale Dev mode and change animation settings to .01
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
After getting my new device, I've not even felt the need to do that. It was the first thing I did with the first phone. I seriously have a very smooth experience.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] stondec100:
I hear your sentiments. My comments were based on my experience. I've used 5 AT&T models that weren't that great, then I got the international model SM-930FD and it's working great. It was slow while downloading apps as it's supposed to be then it's been consistently fast since then. I've had it for about 24 hours so far and it's been great.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] lifenexus:
I have an update. I got a new note 7. T-Mobile said that if I send the phone back for a replacement under warranty, they could not gurantee me that I would get a new phone. I would get either a refurbished device or a used phone that was properly inspected. I did not want that and I would not pay $850 for a "used" device thats just like new. I want a new phone and I wanted to get the new phone smell after I opened the box.

I eventually ended up returning my old device through the Buyers Remorse program and I bought a new device. I have no lag issues. (by that I mean, I do have the typical android frame skips once in a while but I dont have this painful lag I had with the last device). I am very happy with the note 7 now. I restored all the same apps, all the same data and the same mmc.

my first note 7 was manufactured on 4th of august and my new one was manufactured on 25th of august, if it helps anyone. Both devices were manufactured in China.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] uhupong:
Samsung officially announced Note7 recall.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] flak0:
Has anyone noticed that the lag is linked primarily to the phone app using up CPU usage and time. I have OS monitor and any time the phone spikes it usage its either the phone app for no reason or our favorite Google play services
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
Great, my replacement phone comes today for refurbishment status issue and Samsung announces a recall.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
Right?! Ugh
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
I am going to return the first phone and use the replacement until t-mobile gets the new phones.

I just sent back the S6 for t-mobile's jump plan yesterday too.

Argh!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] vndnguyen:
Hi,

Is the new phone passed the "Refurbishment Check" by using the Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app?

Or it has the same issue as the old one?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
The new phone passed the refurbishment check. Thanks for your help again.

Now gotta wait for the new phones to come out and then do another replacement with T-Mobile. Hopefully the third times the charm.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] androidkid27:
For the benchmark junkies
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] TheFinder808:
I wonder if it's possible we will be getting our recalled Snapdragon Note 7 phones replaced with the Exynos version...that would be fantastic! I know that the replacements are supposed to come in only a couple of weeks, and that the Note 7 phones that were sold in China did not have the defective battery. I'm wondering if maybe they are using stock from China to replace the recalled phones, and that's how they are getting it done so quickly. Anyone with more knowledge have any insight?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] androidkid27:
Very likely
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] laureanop:
Getting the Exynos version would be great, but it's very unlikely
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Reefermattness:
SERIOUSLY UNLIKELY

That would cause so many problems and roadblocks. Those phones are not ready for the US market. We will be getting a working Snapdragon replacement. They make so many phones that this bad batch of batteries probably wasn't even in their factories anymore. It's not like they stopped making Note7s. They are constantly building more right now. The batch that they are replacing our devices with, is more than like the exact same batch that was already being sent to these distributors to refill stock with. That's why it was so quick. They already had these phones packed up ready to be shipped out.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] daxecutioner24:
TouchWiz will always be laggy...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Ec15:
Did anyone get a direct message from Samsung about this recall? While the message is not about anything new, I was wondering how to retrieve them again. I noticed this with the Samsung pay app. I will get messages after using it and after it's viewed, it's nowhere to be seen again.

It's a message that shows up on the notification area with a blue Samsung logo next to it.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] bishmaster5000:
I got an email from Samsung, but no direct notification.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] zonly1:
Yes, I got the same thing this morning, and agree...I cannot find it now.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] guaneet:
My s7 edge is way more responsive than my note. Both have the same set up too.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Djapatos:
Quite Disappointed with Samsung and Note 7...and i m not even mad about the battery saga..

I have own the very first Galaxy S (remember when tmo gave the Avatar movie for free on an sd card?) I had the S2 too ( dont remember how the tmo variant was called but not Captivate, i think that was sprint) I have the S3 ( i think that was when Samsung really earned lot of ppl respect and trust..except from Apple) I skipped the S4..i bought the Nexus 5 cause i thought that phone was so beautiful at the time and wanted to try pure android .then back with S5 (water resistent was cool but the battery cover was annoying). Then got my first note, the Note 4 was such beautiful device and powerful..one can argue its still the best Note to date. And last year got the Note 5 (got free Netflix from tmo)..again beautiful phone. And now this year got the Note 7 ( easily their most beautiful device yet) and free 1 yr of Netflix again.

But man...i m really disappointed with the lag and the slowness..its so easy to notice and so annoying. Worst thing is i dont even do any kind of heavy duty..just the usual Facebook,.emails, internet, Snapchat,.Pandora, Engadget and Candy Crush for game (yea i still play it) The lag is so easily noticeable in all these apps from time to time,.i.dont even remember Note 5 or 4 to be as bad. Sucks that with Quad core, 4gb of RAM they cant make a smooth device. I had to turn on developer mode and lower those animation scale on my coworkers phone, who i finally convinced to switch from an iPhone 5s...smh

I really think something went wrong with this launch and it wasnt just the battery saga.

I really hope this recall was a blessing in disguise and they sorted out these other issues when they relaunch it.

Besides that... yea Camera is the best i have used, water resistant is useful, and dont really care about battery life as long it can last from 7Am to 9PM.

So yea..i guess that concludes my rant.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] princeasi:
I just chiming in to state that I've also experienced some lag and stutter after my first setup out of the box. I did a smart switch from my Note 5. I figured that the lag may have been caused by something transferred from the N5. So I did a factory reset and a fresh install of all of my apps. This did seem to add a bit more of snappiness to my Note 7 after initial setup. However, after playing with it for a week or so, again lag and stutter occurred to the point that a restart needed. Not sure if it's an app causing this, or the firmware in need of a revision but I do know the slowdowns are there at times!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] chipworkz:
I am feeling a little disappointed in the performance as well. It isn't horrible but I do find myself feeling like the performance isn't as good as my Note 5. Just doing normal things on the phone seem to have a lag at times and there have been several times where I became frustrated at how it was working. Everything was a clean install from scratch and I didn't notice this at first. I just don't have that really great feeling about the phone that I hoped I would.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] guaneet:
It was like that for me as well but I saw a few comments on android central that "claim" to have a fix

I tried it and it definitely seems smoother.

Just as smooth as my s7 edge now
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] chipworkz:
Thanks for the info, I will try out the Scaling change and see what that does. I don't want to disable the apps as I don't do that with the Note 5 so it wouldn't be an equal comparison.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] laureanop:
Didn't work for me. Nothing worked for me. The recall saved me.

Going to the T-Mobile store tomorrow and exchanging it for an S7 or an S7E but not because of the battery issue.

1- The lag at times is unbearable

2- The extra " swipe to unlock" screen when pressing on a notification drives e insane and I believe it's a big contributor to the lag

3- The new camera software is a step backwards from the S7E. Too many steps to swap back and forth between aspect ratios and to set timers. Also you can't swipe right to get back to the camera anymore when viewing pictures.

What I'll miss are the dual ambient light sensors which do a much better job at setting the brightness and the blue light filter.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] chipworkz:
Yes I can't say that changing the Scaling to small did much for me either. I am sure that future updates may fix the issues but the performance on the SD Note 7 just isn't what it should be. I have been looking forward to this phone for a long time but now that I have it, I don't have the feeling that I want to keep it. Having every Note since the 3 and not feeling happy with the 7 is a bummer.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] laureanop:
So I went back to the T-Mobile store to return my Note 7. I got an s7 edge and as I thought, the Note 7 was a lag fest in comparison.

Now I strongly believe that the people with laggy phones have a faulty digitizer that doesn't register touches properly or consistently ( for example my spen would only register half of the swipes while scrolling down browser and menus). Somehow this is causing the UI to be slow, jerky and stuttery.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Jedbot5000:
Possible lag fix...

Developer Options>Disable All Animations>Force GPU Rendering...

Tried both seperately still had lag...together this seems to have fixed my issues...everything flies now. Maybe too early to tell if it's a permanent fix, but give it a shot. Let me know if it works for you too.

Update...I mean...Holy ****!! This thing flies now!! Full page of scrolldit.com fully loaded scrolling faster than my finger can keep up with...like liquid lightning butter smooth hyperdrive speed (LLBSHS)...that's what I'm talking about!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] PhillyWonka:
No my is laggy most of the time. Im always killing apps still pretty laggy
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] princeasi:
I thought it was just me. Yes this phone does appear to underperform(laggy) a bit in the multitasking department......I still like the phone tho!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] shook187:
I had lag right out the box while updating and restoring.. changed amination to .5 changed out to SwiftKey and a couple reboots later, now I'm good as new.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] androidkid27:
OK so still experiencing the problem with the screen lag. Hopefully this is just Software issue
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Sameer3.b:
There is just tremendous amount of lag everywhere.. I had to disable lots of things but I still see this sporadic stutter somewhere or the other.. not sure what else to try at this point.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] barfingmonkey:
I just turn those off completely. I've never seen the difference. On vs off.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] mike28:
No issues here if anything it's faster than my s7 edge