Hello,
My wife's S6 just received Marshmallow last week. We're on Straight Talk service on AT&T's network and everything was working fine up until Wednesday night. First, her phone went from 45% to dead in the span of an hour. Then the next day she had issues with her mobile data where she had no connection. We deleted/reloaded APN settings but that didn't fix it. I have the same service on my Nexus 6p and the same settings and mine works like a champ.
I did notice that her Android OS was consuming 45% of her battery and without any idea how to fix it I went ahead and performed a factory reset, twice. She still has excessive battery drain (70%-40% in 5 minutes), she no longer has mobile data, and her cellular/texts work sporadically; however Android OS is now under control. She now has cellular standby eating up 30% of her battery and app optimization was at 28% (This could have been due to reinstalling all her apps). I would like to say it's a hardware issue but seeing as how multiple people are having some of the same issues I think it's an actual problem with her update.
Is there any way to fix this without going back to Lollipop? If that is my only option where is the best place to find a legit version?
Here are her phone's specs:
Model: SM-G920T
Android Version: 6.0.1
Android Security Patch Level: May 1, 2016
Baseband version: G920TUEU3DPD6
Kernel Version: 3.10.61-7610624
[email protected] #1
Thu Apr 28 19:59:51 KST 2016
Build Number: MMB29K.G920TUEU3DPD6
Look, I'm going to tell you this straight.
Marshmallow has had a lot of problems.
Just scrolling through a few threads reveal most of peoples problems come from after updating to M. My S6 is completely untouched, in fact, the battery life is better.
Google released M way too early without testing it with their lab devices enough. Too many bugs, too many things missing. My best guess is uninstall any apps your wife got recently and if that doesn't work, carry a cheap power bank until Google releases an update.
I was able to downgrade to 5.1.1 and it solved her battery issue, but not her mobile data. I called Samsung and we're going to get it serviced to see if they can fix whatever is wrong. What I find funny/frustrating is that any time a new version of Android is released (and lately apple too) there are always tons of problems with battery life and other issues. You figure they'd get it right one of these days.
I upgraded to M just over 2 weeks ago & my battery life/phone experience is excellent. I was also reluctant to update, but no regrets at all in hindsight. My advise: Watch out for OTA updates - rather download new firmware & use Odin to flash.
Head on over to good ol' Sammobile and download the latest firmware for your carrier and then follow the instructions to flash. Perhaps that might help.
Just wanted to provide an update. We just got the phone back from Samsung. They ended up replacing the motherboard and that fixed the issue with no mobile data. Also, the new motherboard may have fixed the battery drain issue. It's a little too early to tell but battery drain appears normal for now.
I have a samsung galaxy note 2, I would upgrade to the 4 but I'm a student with basically no spare cash.
When I got it I immediately rooted it to CM13/ Resurrection Remix. I've never had a flagship so I've never experience amazing performance. When rooted I noticed it occasionally heats up, get's slow etc.
So I started wondering should I just go back to the stock rom or a touchwiz based rom. I normally used NOVA launcher anyway, the only thing that would change is the OS .
In my opinion I would not upgrade old Android phones (Like a phone at Jellybean) and try and upgrade to something like Marshmallow.
But I could be wrong, maybe it could be something with the battery but I am not sure.
Take a look at your system usage and see from there. Is your phone slow? Does your phone ever crash (Apps failing to respond?).
Deluxe_Batman said:
In my opinion I would not upgrade old Android phones (Like a phone at Jellybean) and try and upgrade to something like Marshmallow.
But I could be wrong, maybe it could be something with the battery but I am not sure.
Take a look at your system usage and see from there. Is your phone slow? Does your phone ever crash (Apps failing to respond?).
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I too was thinking that it could be the battery. I'm considering ordering a new one of Ebay.
And yes my phone occasionally crashes, sometimes it will work perfectly sometimes it will be slow as hell.
I just checked my RAM and I was using 1.5/1.7GB .
I have successfully rooted my RePad 10 (RecPad 10) by Rectonics but all possible updates beyond 5.1.1 have caused bricking. I have bricked it and unbricked it over and over (tried even using RePad/iFive AIR firmware since they have the same specs), but I really want to upgrade it to 6.0.1 so I can use SD for internal storage. I also would like to have some of the other nicer features of.
It’s a quality tablet and excellent for being sub 150$ but android 5.1.1 is awful.
Any help?
I can provide you with an incomplete early build of 6.0.1 that Rectonics was working on before they just suddenly stopped. I have tried it, and while it works it doesn’t let the battery charge for some reason and is missing GAapps.
If it didn’t have the issue where your battery never charges then it would be fine. I had to go back to stock because of this issue.
Here are both of the roms and the installer just in case someone could possibly fix the battery charging issue.
Hi all,
I'm planning on getting my wife a brand new S7, but I'm not sure if the phone still performs well compared to most modern smarphones in 2018. She needs nothing special - just a good camera & overall smooth experience.
I'll be happy to read our thoughts on this.
Cheers!
yes, the S7 is still a good phone and has as well the latest software available.
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dante_tds said:
Hi all,
I'm planning on getting my wife a brand new S7, but I'm not sure if the phone still performs well compared to most modern smartphones in 2018. She needs nothing special - just a good camera & overall smooth experience.
I'll be happy to read our thoughts on this.
Cheers!
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If I wasn't a sucker for new phones and latest tech I would have no need to upgrade my S7 to anything newer, still super quick with amazing camera, and after almost 2 years still getting good battery life
Your wife would be happy with an S7
go on the s7. I can't find a replacement at less than 400 euros : camera As good as a s8 or recent smartphones under 600€.
Good battery life and very smooth
Depends on the pricing.
For this money u get a 2016 flagship, not to compare with a midrange 2018 phone which cost the same.
The hardware of the s7 will be much better.
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*Detection* said:
If I wasn't a sucker for new phones and latest tech I would have no need to upgrade my S7 to anything newer, still super quick with amazing camera, and after almost 2 years still getting good battery life
Your wife would be happy with an S7
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Hi Detection,
I know this is out of this topic, but wanted to ask you. I believe you are on Oreo right now, what do you find better than on Nougat. Jumped into nougat only a couple of months ago, and really getting more battery life than on MM, and other things are much better and smooth.
Is Oreo really worth it for our S7?
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wegiwegi said:
Hi Detection,
I know this is out of this topic, but wanted to ask you. I believe you are on Oreo right now, what do you find better than on Nougat. Jumped into nougat only a couple of months ago, and really getting more battery life than on MM, and other things are much better and smooth.
Is Oreo really worth it for our S7?
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Pros:
Better battery life (but could be from the factory reset)
While out away from WiFi, 4G/LTE uses next to no battery now, I can go out with 100% battery, listen to music for my 30 min walk to the gym, 2-3 hours there, then another 30 mins walk back listing to music, and still have 92% when I get home
Slightly better performance of the OS
If an SMS has a link, it shows a thumbnail of the site without becoming MMS
PiP able to watch videos/YT while using the phone for other things
Dual Messenger (Use two separate accounts for the same app such as WhatsApp, only just discovered this, not sure if it was in Nougat)
Some others that I can't remember off hand
Cons:
Keep screen off while in a dark place such as bag/pocket is gone, now it just stops touch working but allows the screen to remain on say if you get an SMS (dumb)
Charging sound now part of System volume level, so no charge connect sound if you lower system volume to kill shutter sound
When downloading an APK via the browser or other app, the notification saying it has completed downloading no longer allows you to start the install by pressing it, it just clears the notification forcing you to go find it via a file explorer (This could be a bug as it has worked one time only since upgrading)
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Would I go back to Nougat?
No not really, wouldn't take the chance on the battery life again, and I can live with the cons which I'm guessing could be improved / fixed over time, for a first release (re-release) it's a good update for me
It's not a massive update to Nougat, could really easily have been just a normal update to Nougat itself, more like a service pack than a full OS update IMO, nothing like MM > N
If you've just moved to N then I'd just wait until O is pushed to your phone via OTA, not really anything worth shouting about
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Pros:
Better battery life (but could be from the factory reset)
Slightly better performance of the OS
If an SMS has a link, it shows a thumbnail of the site without becoming MMS
PiP able to watch videos/YT while using the phone for other things
Dual Messenger (Use two separate accounts for the same app such as WhatsApp, only just discovered this, not sure if it was in Nougat)
Some others that I can't remember off hand
Cons:
Keep screen off while in a dark place such as bag/pocket is gone, now it just stops touch working but allows the screen to remain on say if you get an SMS (dumb)
Charging sound now part of System volume level, so no charge connect sound if you lower system volume to kill shutter sound
When downloading an APK via the browser or other app, the notification saying it has completed downloading no longer allows you to start the install by pressing it, it just clears the notification forcing you to go find it via a file explorer (This could be a bug as it has worked one time only since upgrading)
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Would I go back to Nougat?
No not really, wouldn't take the chance on the battery life again, and I can live with the cons which I'm guessing could be improved / fixed over time, for a first release (re-release) it's a good update for me
It's not a massive update to Nougat, could really easily have been just a normal update to Nougat itself, more like a service pack than a full OS update IMO, nothing like MM > N
If you've just moved to N then I'd just wait until O is pushed to your phone via OTA, not really anything worth shouting about
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Thanks for the info, I will wait for the OTA when it comes then.
so i got the phone almost 2 years ago with andoid 9 and it was fast and smooth no overheating and ~5h screen on time and with every update it got slowwr and hotter with worse battery now wirh android 11 i barely get 2.5h screen on time and takes 2h+ to chanrge instead of 1.2hours and it gets hot with more than 3 apps in the backgrounds would a factory reset even change anything or do i not bother and sell it
btw its exynos model runing 2 sims all the time and alwaya updated through ota wirh same apps (tried app optimizer from samsung but same thing)
imho a clean installation by Odin w factory reset could improve your situation
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so i got the phone almost 2 years ago with andoid 9 and it was fast and smooth no overheating and ~5h screen on time and with every update it got slowwr and hotter with worse battery now wirh android 11 i barely get 2.5h screen on time and takes 2h+ to chanrge instead of 1.2hours and it gets hot with more than 3 apps in the backgrounds would a factory reset even change anything or do i not bother and sell it
btw its exynos model runing 2 sims all the time and alwaya updated through ota wirh same apps (tried app optimizer from samsung but same thing)
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A factory reset will not downgrade the Android version, unfortunately (Android 11 sucks!)
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(Android 11 sucks!)
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Yes, yes it does.
Scope storage and all kinds of CPU cycle sucking useless Apple like crap. More needed app privileges barred making trusted apps like Karma Firewall next to useless.
My Note 10+ is still running well on Pie.
It has some bad vulnerabilities but in practice I have yet to do a force reload due to malware.
My recommendation is to flash it back to Pie or Q if you liked that. Q is pretty screwed up too.
Google is on a prolonged Vista style losing streak
Trust Google? not... and Google nobody wants a bloody Android Apple.