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Didn't receive any updates on honor 8 in The US.. The company lied. Looks like I'll be buying a new phone from a reliable Company.
I just got mine yesterday. FRD-L04 US.
Just be patient, they said mid february.
The updates roll out in batches. I came from nexus devices. Be patient. All manufacturers do this that way if there is a bug, they can shut it down before all phones are screwed...Like Apple iOS updates screw up alot of phones and tablets.
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Didn't receive any updates on honor 8 in The US.. The company lied. Looks like I'll be buying a new phone from a reliable Company.
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Use the firmware finder app, I updated with the app without any issues.
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optima13 said:
Didn't receive any updates on honor 8 in The US.. The company lied. Looks like I'll be buying a new phone from a reliable Company.
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Keep an eye on the receivers' log: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XULbGwxpO0s_RH9EzbvWjLP48MNCz7vkolbT0TiMf7s/edit#gid=0
It's obviously happening right now, but it will take a while to roll out to everyone.
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Has anyone tried using the Firmware App? I'm just curious cuz it has the 360 build. I was thinking of trying it out.
Mine keeps bugging me to update when I don't want to.
No phone manufacturer releases the update to every unit simultaneously. That would be killer on their servers, plus if something went wrong there would be no time to correct. Also, the official announcement said the rollout would start 2/11, not everyone would get it 2/11. So no one lied, and switching to another phone maker wouldn't change anything--you still might not get updates the first day. Like you, I am eager to get the update, but it's also important to keep in mind the facts. It helps to limit the frustration.
I updated to Nougat and it sucks. Battery life sucked, ROG doesn't work, can't lock Messenger app with fingerprint...
I rolled back to MM and now i can have my 6hours+ of SoT.
If you wanna take my advice and bear with the ugly notifications menu, do not update to Nougat.
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I updated to Nougat and it sucks. Battery life sucked, ROG doesn't work, can't lock Messenger app with fingerprint...
I rolled back to MM and now i can have my 6hours+ of SoT.
If you wanna take my advice and bear with the ugly notifications menu, do not update to Nougat.
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Right now its kind of buggy,
Maybe i'll revert back MM but nougat UI is beautiful..oh..man.
I agree, the nougat build is really nice! Really liking the stock sms look and notifications. I updated using the Firmware App. Battery seems to suffer a bit but I'll stay on it until the final build is released
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I updated to Nougat and it sucks. Battery life sucked, ROG doesn't work, can't lock Messenger app with fingerprint...
I rolled back to MM and now i can have my 6hours+ of SoT.
If you wanna take my advice and bear with the ugly notifications menu, do not update to Nougat.
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Don't know but I've 7hr+ SOT on Nougat. Can't remember any phone with that high SOT. Also Nougat became more stock-ish with EMUI 5.
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Don't know but I've 7hr+ SOT on Nougat. Can't remember any phone with that high SOT. Also Nougat became more stock-ish with EMUI 5.
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Battery life depends on user's habits.
I personnaly have 3 emails to sync, Messenger, WhatsApp, Pushbullet and other apps that need to sync. My data(4g) is always on. I use Spotify for 1 to 2 hours a day.
All of this takes some juice but for some reason I can get past the 5 hours of SoT on MM without any problems.
On a sidenote, I think that EMUI5 functionality to kill apps when screen is locked is kind of broken.
(Sorry for the off-topic, but these are things that people need to know before upgrading)
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Battery life depends on user's habits.
I personnaly have 3 emails to sync, Messenger, WhatsApp, Pushbullet and other apps that need to sync. My data(4g) is always on. I use Spotify for 1 to 2 hours a day.
All of this takes some juice but for some reason I can get past the 5 hours of SoT on MM without any problems.
On a sidenote, I think that EMUI5 functionality to kill apps when screen is locked is kind of broken.
(Sorry for the off-topic, but these are things that people need to know before upgrading)
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I think you are just impatient. The new EMUI 5 has the smart control built in, and it will take a while to learn to optimize your system based on your use habit. My battery life with screen on was initially 4 hours, but after a night of optimization going on in the background and a couple of reboots following a full charge with the screen turned off for the system to optimize battery performance, my SoT goes to 7+ hours which is much better than EMUI 4. It knows what to close whenever necessary based on my usage history.
Yeah, the ROG is not working, but I don't need it anymore. From my reading, the customizable dpi feature has been available on the Android 7.1.1 based ROM. See here (in Chinese): http://club.huawei.com/thread-11707731-1-1.html
I think it will be available for future EMUI updates.
There is only one thing I haven't figured out is how to show the Huawei Health icon by default in the notification area. If anyone knows, please let me know. Thanks.
For what it's worth... to the people having battery issues: I have been running B360 for two full days and day 2 (today) is/was exponentially better battery-wise than day 1. I was MAD at the end of day 1, I'm rather impressed by the end of day 2.
I know there are threads regarding how to remove Bloatware and the various apps ...... but this is a specific question to ask if people really find it helpful to remove stuff and why ?? And are there any downsides?
Preface this with in the day of custom ROMs often the developer had “done the work for us” when streamlining stuff.
I just don’t want to go the route of removing or disabling stuff if people are really finding it helpful
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I've never ever done it. Never found the need. Battery life and performance has never been an issue for me. And I've owned the S7E, S8+, S9+, S10+, S10 5G, S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra 5G.
Depending on what you remove, it can/will disable some useful features. I don't see the point removing anything on an expensive flagship when there's no need, especially when there's little to no gain.
Personally, i remove all the bloatware with revo uninstaller. Bloatware are simply garbage and useless, it's make your smartphone slow. You can't uninstall all bloatwares if not your phone crashes.
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I've never ever done it. Never found the need. Battery life and performance has never been an issue for me. And I've owned the S7E, S8+, S9+, S10+, S10 5G, S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra 5G.
Depending on what you remove, it can/will disable some useful features. I don't see the point removing anything on an expensive flagship when there's no need, especially when there's little to no gain.
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Just curious have your devices been the exyons versions?
I live in the UK and always had exynos and never really had any problems but there is tones of hate for exynos
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Just curious have your devices been the exyons versions?
I live in the UK and always had exynos and never really had any problems but there is tones of hate for exynos
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Yep, all Exynos here in Australia. Never had any issues with them. A lot of the Exynos hae is just people jumping on the bandwagon.
Sure it performs worse than SD on benchmarks etc, but who buys a phone to run benchmarks? I don't care if the SD runs a little better than mine. As long as mien does what I need it to do with enough performance, I have no problem with that. And it works perfectly fine, no battery issues,no heat issues. I love mine
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I've never ever done it. Never found the need. Battery life and performance has never been an issue for me. And I've owned the S7E, S8+, S9+, S10+, S10 5G, S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra 5G.
Depending on what you remove, it can/will disable some useful features. I don't see the point removing anything on an expensive flagship when there's no need, especially when there's little to no gain.
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Thanks for the advice — I have to admit that I loved custom ROMs in the past that had quite a bit of stuff removed but when it was all said and done it didn’t really increase performance , maybe just appearance ... in the “stock” android direction. I’m sure there is a lot of stuff that I might choose to remove but when it was said and done not really know how it could effect other things —- Thanks for your experience
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Thanks for the advice — I have to admit that I loved custom ROMs in the past that had quite a bit of stuff removed but when it was all said and done it didn’t really increase performance , maybe just appearance ... in the “stock” android direction. I’m sure there is a lot of stuff that I might choose to remove but when it was said and done not really know how it could effect other things —- Thanks for your experience
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Yea, I used to be the same, in the past with custom ROMs. I used to make my own custom ROMs for pre-Android Windows Mobile devices. Then in Android I'd like ROMs with a lot of stuff removed. But later decided I preferred stock, or custom with not as much removed, as there was no difference. It was just more of a placebo. I prefer to have everything in the phone working as it was designed.
Sure, I uninstall some preinstalled software such as Spotify, but certainly nothing more than that. No debloating.
i do and you know why i do? because i can. this aint no damn iphone where it's on lockdown. simple as that
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Yea, I used to be the same, in the past with custom ROMs. I used to make my own custom ROMs for pre-Android Windows Mobile devices. Then in Android I'd like ROMs with a lot of stuff removed. But later decided I preferred stock, or custom with not as much removed, as there was no difference. It was just more of a placebo. I prefer to have everything in the phone working as it was designed.
Sure, I uninstall some preinstalled software such as Spotify, but certainly nothing more than that. No debloating.
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Was looking at your bio on your response. I live in the USA, but my son lived in Australia for about a year and a half - he loved it! I just told him a few days ago , he’s single and 29 yo, that maybe with all the crap going on in the USA maybe he should move back to Australia !! You guys have a beautiful country according to my son !!!
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I've never ever done it. Never found the need. Battery life and performance has never been an issue for me. And I've owned the S7E, S8+, S9+, S10+, S10 5G, S20 Ultra and Note 20 Ultra 5G.
Depending on what you remove, it can/will disable some useful features. I don't see the point removing anything on an expensive flagship when there's no need, especially when there's little to no gain.
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Hmmm you are in Austrailia ,correct me if I am wrong. I am thinking U.S carriers put waaay more bloatware on the phones as compared to carriers in other countries
Yea, I really don't want all the games and **** att adds. At least the games uninstall, some of the att crap just disables.
i use package disabler to disable bloatware, works like a charm
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Was looking at your bio on your response. I live in the USA, but my son lived in Australia for about a year and a half - he loved it! I just told him a few days ago , he’s single and 29 yo, that maybe with all the crap going on in the USA maybe he should move back to Australia !! You guys have a beautiful country according to my son !!!
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Yea, Australia is an amazing country. I absolutely love it here. I moved here from Scotland back in 2001 when I was 21 (met and married an Aussie ). Scotland is also a beautiful coutry in it's own right. But I love the heat, the laid back lifestyle, and the vast landscape of Australia. :good:
It's the perfect place for a single bloke to live :laugh:
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Hmmm you are in Austrailia ,correct me if I am wrong. I am thinking U.S carriers put waaay more bloatware on the phones as compared to carriers in other countries
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This could be a fair point. I've never used a US phone, and US carriers may well put more crap in their devices. But from the debloat lists I've seen on the forum, a lot of thigns that get removed aren't bloat, they're actual services, both Android and Samsung.
So sure, I would agree to removing all the carrier specific crap, but I wouldn't remove anything more. That's just me though
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Yep, all Exynos here in Australia. Never had any issues with them. A lot of the Exynos hae is just people jumping on the bandwagon.
Sure it performs worse than SD on benchmarks etc, but who buys a phone to run benchmarks? I don't care if the SD runs a little better than mine. As long as mien does what I need it to do with enough performance, I have no problem with that. And it works perfectly fine, no battery issues,no heat issues. I love mine
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Totally agree I've had nothing but exynos and all seemed to do just fine I had the s20 ultra briefly which did seem to get warm quite quick but my note 20 ultra seems to run a lot cooler and battery life is better even tho its smaller
Totally of topic but my girlfriends family are from Scotland and one of her brothers have done the exact same thing met a girl in aussie and stayed there said its the best thing he has ever done lol :good:
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i use package disabler to disable bloatware, works like a charm
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So Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) works? Will buy if so. Just ordered mine, waiting for it to get shipped.
I would suggest using CCSWE instead. Unlike PDP it doesn't asks for another purchase when changing or restoring phones. In addition, there seems to be issues with it on Android 10. Backup export/import is not working
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I would suggest using CCSWE instead. Unlike PDP it doesn't asks for another purchase when changing or restoring phones. In addition, there seems to be issues with it on Android 10. Backup export/import is not working
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I used it on the Note 10+ but 4-5 months ago it stopped working and wasn't working in August when I got the Note 20 Ultra, something about the author not keeping his Knox license current. Have the issue been fixed? I have it and Package Disabler pro but have switched to PD Pro because of his issues. I have had not issues with backup, export, import or having to buy anything else when restoring phone on PD Pro.
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Have the issue been fixed?
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Yes, all resolved and working again. And it can be reinstalled with previous licence honored, as it should be
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So Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) works? Will buy if so. Just ordered mine, waiting for it to get shipped.
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Yes, it works perfectly on note20 ultra
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Yes, it works perfectly on note20 ultra
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I use PD MDM because with all the other Playstore blockers Sammy* ended up leaning on them to remove blocking for AT&T Software Updates.
I block apk this like religion.
PD MDM is not on Playstore anymore so the rules have changed in their favor.
Zero issues with it on the 10+ running on Pie. License transferred automatically after last 2 reloads.
*remember AT&T and Samsung are partnered...
Makes you wanna sell this phone!
Agree mate , seriously thinking of selling and taking a loss ..support is terrible
Totally agree ?
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Makes you wanna sell this phone!
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What are you talking about? I have europe version updated to last .40 version with august patch. And android 11 will be here in december.
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What are you talking about? I have europe version updated to last .40 version with august patch. And android 11 will be here in december.
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Great for you, not great for thousands of other that can't actually update at all, no vpn no ota updates at all, never have got one either , there website updates are still on July! It's September now, other countries already have android 11 rest of the world waits to December , there updates and the way they deliver them are crap
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Cheers haha I always get that one wrong [emoji23]
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I hate that you guys fell this way. I think this is maybe the best phone I've ever had. I've been running Android 11 for a couple days and I must say it vastly improved this phone. It fixed a lot of problems I was having and I couldn't be happier. It sucks because we have one of the only phones that can make Oneplus, Samsung and Apple fanboys jealous... IMO....
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I hate that you guys fell this way. I think this is maybe the best phone I've ever had. I've been running Android 11 for a couple days and I must say it vastly improved this phone. It fixed a lot of problems I was having and I couldn't be happier. It sucks because we have one of the only phones that can make Oneplus, Samsung and Apple fanboys jealous... IMO....
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Nono, it really is amazing phone but my problem is with my updates and allot of others, people can't update at all even with a vpn, and the customer service agent helpful at all, if it wasn't for people posting new updates I'd be stuck on may security
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Nono, it really is amazing phone but my problem is with my updates and allot of others, people can't update at all even with a vpn, and the customer service agent helpful at all, if it wasn't for people posting new updates I'd be stuck on may security
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Oh okay, I thought we were losing a member. I don't know why the updates are so iffy. Some regions are like clockwork and some regions aren't getting anything. Yes, the customer service is garbage.
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Oh okay, I thought we were losing a member. I don't know why the updates are so iffy. Some regions are like clockwork and some regions aren't getting anything. Yes, the customer service is garbage.
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If the updates wore as consistent as other regions it would be my perfect phone! Without a doubt.
But I'm going to wait to December when we get the android 11 update, and hope I get it
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Sucks you guys have to wait so long to get it. It's truly awesome...
Love the phone, I really do but for updates this phone sucks big time. Came from a pixel and samsung phone.. their updates are so much faster. Even for a samsung phone.
I hope the update for android 11 is a good one because I'm thinking to switch back to a pixel phone.
Let me get this straight? You want to sell your phone because you haven't had an update in the last couple of months ? Clearly you've never been a Samsung user I'm loving the phone, coming from a Samsung galaxy note 9. I now have a Snapdragon , decent base storage , and that dual battery / 30 minute fast charge is perfect for heavy usage, paired with decent battery life, +5 hour SOT over 24 hours consistently with all the bells and whistles switched on.
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Let me get this straight? You want to sell your phone because you haven't had an update in the last couple of months ? Clearly you've never been a Samsung user I'm loving the phone, coming from a Samsung galaxy note 9. I now have a Snapdragon , decent base storage , and that dual battery / 30 minute fast charge is perfect for heavy usage, paired with decent battery life, +5 hour SOT over 24 hours consistently with all the bells and whistles switched on.
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I got an update every month with my S10 plus , so yeah I so know, before the S10 updates wore crap, region settings gone no updates themes don't work fonts don't work breeno services don't work heytap cloud doesn't work, I spent 1100 pounds on this phone I expect top notch for paying that amount, because your not having these problems it's not effecting you so you can't really comment on this..... Have you looked on the updates thread about all the other problems?...
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you guys living in EU should read this to understand :
"As a side note, due to limitations of the GDPR, European users will not have access to the beta version of the software. Even if you have an eligible device, you’ll need to wait until the stable rollout of Color OS 11 before you’ll be able to install it. Users outside of Europe will be able to try the open beta if they wish."
Source : https://www.androidauthority.com/color-os-11-1157601/
But Oppo swear they will release stable version before end of 2020.
Luckily im using Fx2P asia version . I have to say COS11 is really nice update and this device is stunning
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I got an update every month with my S10 plus , so yeah I so know, before the S10 updates wore crap, region settings gone no updates themes don't work fonts don't work breeno services don't work heytap cloud doesn't work, I spent 1100 pounds on this phone I expect top notch for paying that amount, because your not having these problems it's not effecting you so you can't really comment on this..... Have you looked on the updates thread about all the other problems?...
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oh wait what
Im using CPH2025 and i got update to COS11 , im living in Vietnam
Try change VPN to VN ? which version are you in ?
I think oppo should be quicker with the updates inc security patches.
I remember reading this was one area they were looking to improve on.
I can't wait for colorOS11 but December is quite far away, hope the western market it get it much sooner.
My AT&T Note 20 Ultra just installed the 3.0 Android 11 firmware, did anyone else get it?
We're you the only one? Can you post a picture of the 'about'
No I don't get it yet
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My AT&T Note 20 Ultra just installed the 3.0 Android 11 firmware, did anyone else get it?
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I manually checked and got it about 4hrs ago...
Just randomly checked mine today and it got 11 and 3.0, thought we were going to have to wait until January for this one.
Based on reporting over at Sammobile, only AT&T Note 20 models have received it so far. Which is a real shocker considering how slow AT&T has been with security updates.
Just checked note 20 ultra ........got it! Dowlowding now. Att early for once! Now just give me 5G on my legacy unlimited plan.
The big question is how's it running?
Brave souls... I keep AT&T updates disabled on my 10+.
If you keep that phone past the 2 year point I warn you to do the same; the last AT&T/Samsung updates are generally the worst.
Been there, done that
Finally got it too. Manually check and it shows up as 2.5gb update
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The big question is how's it running?
Brave souls... I keep AT&T updates disabled on my 10+.
If you keep that phone past the 2 year point I would you to do the same; the last AT&T/Samsung updates are generally the worst.
Been there, done that
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So far so good. Breaks good lock which new updates always do.
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So far so good. Breaks good lock which new updates always do.
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Lol, Samsung will update it after a brief period of anxious waiting... like they always do.
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My AT&T Note 20 Ultra just installed the 3.0 Android 11 firmware, did anyone else get it?
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Not here yet in Minneapolis. Where's ur location?
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So far so good. Breaks good lock which new updates always do.
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Supposedly new Goodlock will be out in last week of Jan
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Supposedly new Goodlock will be out in last week of Jan
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It's a good update but I'm thinking about downgrading because of goodlock.
Anyone else experiencing laggy animations? The fact that the notification bar is now not transparent is annoying as well. Going back to home screen now makes it look like your home screen reloads like it did on the S6 with its terrible memory dumps. I'm not sure if the animation lag is a feature or a symptom of a buggy update. Updated on AT&T Note 20 Ultra
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Anyone else experiencing laggy animations? The fact that the notification bar is now not transparent is annoying as well. Going back to home screen now makes it look like your home screen reloads like it did on the S6 with its terrible memory dumps. I'm not sure if the animation lag is a feature or a symptom of a buggy update. Updated on AT&T Note 20 Ultra
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Turn off animations as it only eats resources.
Then you will see what's behind the mask... you should see a fast, snappy interface with almost zero perceptible lag* especially with that hardware.
*internet connected not withstanding
Not much different between os 10 and 11
I like the update so far, I'm on an AT&T Note 20 Ultra, but one thing that's bothering me is gesture navigation. I had it before the update, no gesture hints, worked like a dream. Now I feel like I have to pull up twice the distance and usually end up having to do it twice or 3 times before it registers. This also trips keys on the keyboard. Anyone else having this issue?
im in mexico i own a note 20 ultra 5g 512 gb unlocked, my company is telcel,my question is if a buy an at&t sim card can i get the update ?
Has anyone figured out or come across a method of disabling the attached app? ADB method is futile
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Only alternative that comes to mind is flashing the U1 firmware.
Same here on both the Note20 & Ultra versions.
I even tried to uninstall via ADB to no avail.
Seriously considering installing the US unlocked firmware.
using Insular app maybe
Freeze using SD Maid or Titanium?
@raul6
Not quite getting how Insular would help.
Sounds like a copy of the app is sandboxed, but, the other copy is still active.
If I'm missing something, please elaborate.
@elmor0
Not rooted, SD Maid/Titanium are of no help in this situation.
Most any other bloatware is able to be frozen/disabled via ADB, but,this one isn't, on an unrooted device.
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Same here on both the Note20 & Ultra versions.
I even tried to uninstall via ADB to no avail.
Seriously considering installing the US unlocked firmware.
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Hello how are you? Long time no see, good seeing you on here.
Right back at ya.
Yeah,it's been a while,not on as much as w/previous phones (equally because the site changes a while back were buggy,better now,but,still getting used to the new look & feel).
New to the Note 20 Ultra,I probably wouldn't have gotten it if not for a generous Mother's Day trade-in value on the LG Wing ($800).
I've had the regular Note 20 for quite a while now. Too bad the RAM & Storage take a hit vs the Ultra,otherwise it's a solid phone.
From what I gather,there'll be a trade-off if flashing from T-Mo to US Unlocked firmware,in that eSIM is MIA on the latter.
I think I'm going to go ahead & do it anyway,eSIM isn't a must-have,but,it does suck that one has to choose & make a compromise.
I saw that you came from the S21 Ultra........ I probably would have got that,but,the bulk of a case that can hold an S-Pen was a deal breaker. Otherwise,I'm guessing the overall performance is noticeably better than the Note 20 Ultra.
Package Disabler... it gets the AT&T update parasite.
@blackhawk
Which one are you using?
If from the Google Play Store, can you post the link?
I'm currently using the PC tool ADB App Control. It's an awesome tool, but, neither it nor regular ADB commands are working in removing the T-Mobile Diagnostic Tool app.
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@blackhawk
Which one are you using?
If from the Google Play Store, can you post the link?
I'm currently using the PC tool ADB App Control. It's an awesome tool, but, neither it nor regular ADB commands are working in removing the T-Mobile Diagnostic Tool app.
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This is the only one that consistently works year after year.
This recent version doesn't list Google play Services so I have to manually disable it in apps, WTF? It still lists and blocks AT&T updates from running though. It's a yearly subscription now and cloud based however once it's installed you can firewall block it (which I do) with no harm.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
You can also call the carrier and have (demand) them to disable it on their end. Did that with AT&T but if you get another device you'll need to do it again. It took some head banging to find an advance tech there to do it.
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Right back at ya.
Yeah,it's been a while,not on as much as w/previous phones (equally because the site changes a while back were buggy,better now,but,still getting used to the new look & feel).
New to the Note 20 Ultra,I probably wouldn't have gotten it if not for a generous Mother's Day trade-in value on the LG Wing ($800).
I've had the regular Note 20 for quite a while now. Too bad the RAM & Storage take a hit vs the Ultra,otherwise it's a solid phone.
From what I gather,there'll be a trade-off if flashing from T-Mo to US Unlocked firmware,in that eSIM is MIA on the latter.
I think I'm going to go ahead & do it anyway,eSIM isn't a must-have,but,it does suck that one has to choose & make a compromise.
I saw that you came from the S21 Ultra........ I probably would have got that,but,the bulk of a case that can hold an S-Pen was a deal breaker. Otherwise,I'm guessing the overall performance is noticeably better than the Note 20 Ultra.
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Good seeing you back. In regards to the S21U, I ordered one in 256GB from Samsung direct, had an issue and sent it back the next day, the screen on the particular one I had, had severe color shift even at a slightest angle. I just couldn't live with that. So now I'm back again in the Note 20U again, this time a mystic black TMO model. Previous was bronze and before that it was a white dual sim south American model and a few other devices in between.
I think I'm going to the same, and flash U1. There was also a lot of Sprint apps on it also.
@Limeybastard
How ya liking the Sprint-TMo merger so far?
My phone hopping has slowed down somewhat, phones are getting too pricey & the pace of innovation has slowed a bit vs 2-3 yrs ago. 5G compatibility w/the imports is my biggest deterrent ,too bad,lot of cool devices from Xiaomi/Vivo/OPPO,etc.......
Definitely interested in going to US unlocked firmware,but,I came across a how-to thread here that seems to indicate swapping from U1 to carrier & vice-versa on BL2 is broke.
[Guide] - eSim Firmware Flash/ Odin Upgrade/ Flashing and N986U to N986U1 & Vice Versa
Instructions are updated to get eSIM INTRODUCTION - Firstly sorry for posting this as this is common knowledge for many. I still see so many people asking the same questions again and again and i do want to help so decided to write a guide. If...
forum.xda-developers.com
Sounds like this applies to our phones.......or,am I missing something here
blackhawk said:
This is the only one that consistently works year after year.
This recent version doesn't list Google play Services so I have to manually disable it in apps, WTF? It still lists and blocks AT&T updates from running though. It's a yearly subscription now and cloud based however once it's installed you can firewall block it (which I do) with no harm.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
You can also call the carrier and have (demand) them to disable it on their end. Did that with AT&T but if you get another device you'll need to do it again. It took some head banging to find an advance tech there to do it.
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Reference firewall, I tried using Karma firewall , but it creates a constant VPN connection.
KOLIOSIS said:
@Limeybastard
How ya liking the Sprint-TMo merger so far?
My phone hopping has slowed down somewhat, phones are getting too pricey & the pace of innovation has slowed a bit vs 2-3 yrs ago. 5G compatibility w/the imports is my biggest deterrent ,too bad,lot of cool devices from Xiaomi/Vivo/OPPO,etc.......
Definitely interested in going to US unlocked firmware,but,I came across a how-to thread here that seems to indicate swapping from U1 to carrier & vice-versa on BL2 is broke.
[Guide] - eSim Firmware Flash/ Odin Upgrade/ Flashing and N986U to N986U1 & Vice Versa
Instructions are updated to get eSIM INTRODUCTION - Firstly sorry for posting this as this is common knowledge for many. I still see so many people asking the same questions again and again and i do want to help so decided to write a guide. If...
forum.xda-developers.com
Sounds like this applies to our phones.......or,am I missing something here
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In my neck of the woods I have seen some slight improvement in 4G LTE speeds, I can also get a 5G signal which is unfortunately slower than LTE for me, so I just keep mine set to LTE 3g 2g etc mode.
The lack of carrier aggregation was my biggest turn off in regards to non USA devices. Lack of 5G not so much of a concern.
Unfortunately I updated mine to BL2 so if that's the case then we'll have to wait until U1 is available to us. Oh well. ..
Limeybastard said:
Reference firewall, I tried using Karma firewall , but it creates a constant VPN connection.
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It's a VPN based firewall.
It uses almost no battery... is there something I missed?
Limeybastard said:
In my neck of the woods I have seen some slight improvement in 4G LTE speeds, I can also get a 5G signal which is unfortunately slower than LTE for me, so I just keep mine set to LTE 3g 2g etc mode.
The lack of carrier aggregation was my biggest turn off in regards to non USA devices. Lack of 5G not so much of a concern.
Unfortunately I updated mine to BL2 so if that's the case then we'll have to wait until U1 is available to us. Oh well. ..
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Hang on a minute as my memory is getting awful with age, we're on bootloader 2 correct ? If memory serves me correctly we can't flash to U1 firmware bootloader version 1? But I think there is U1 firmware on bootloader version 2 available now.
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It's a VPN based firewall.
It uses almost no battery... is there something I missed?
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No, thanks for the clarification. I tried it but panicked and uninstalled it
KOLIOSIS said:
@Limeybastard
How ya liking the Sprint-TMo merger so far?
My phone hopping has slowed down somewhat, phones are getting too pricey & the pace of innovation has slowed a bit vs 2-3 yrs ago. 5G compatibility w/the imports is my biggest deterrent ,too bad,lot of cool devices from Xiaomi/Vivo/OPPO,etc.......
Definitely interested in going to US unlocked firmware,but,I came across a how-to thread here that seems to indicate swapping from U1 to carrier & vice-versa on BL2 is broke.
[Guide] - eSim Firmware Flash/ Odin Upgrade/ Flashing and N986U to N986U1 & Vice Versa
Instructions are updated to get eSIM INTRODUCTION - Firstly sorry for posting this as this is common knowledge for many. I still see so many people asking the same questions again and again and i do want to help so decided to write a guide. If...
forum.xda-developers.com
Sounds like this applies to our phones.......or,am I missing something here
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I'm afraid you're correct. They want to lock you in to Android's flat spin to hell.
The AT&T 4G stock Note 10+/Pie performs well after some... adjustments
That and maybe the Note 20U are the only Samsung's I would consider as Samsung's latter offerings are weak. Android 11 is a disaster and 10 is probably a downgrade from Pie.
Android is on track to be a flaming wreck if Gookill can't pull out of the flat spin it put its self in.
All in all I'm considering buying another Note 10+ 512gb 4G mostly for the extra ram. The 20U has faster memory/cpu but is handicapped by Q.
Slim pickens in my opinion... the N10+ is fast with a gorgeous display. It lacks the rounded corners displays which I loathe, being a CRT raised child The only downside to the perfectly square corners is the need for a good case. These corner hitting Notes will get destroyed without one.
Limeybastard said:
No, thanks for the clarification. I tried it but panicked and uninstalled it
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I've been running it for about 6 months. It's always on as it cuts my battery usage by blocking apps like Android Services from constantly polling the internet. Accubattery is also a habitual offender.
It's been a valuable tool in tracking down battery hogs and data mining apps. I have yet to see any misbehavior from it. A near perfect app.
It's valuble logging feature doesn't work on Q and and above I been told. Thanks Gookill...
blackhawk said:
I'm afraid you're correct. They want to lock you in to Android's flat spin to hell.
The AT&T 4G stock Note 10+/Pie performs well after some... adjustments
That and maybe the Note 20U are the only Samsung's I would consider as Samsung's latter offerings are weak. Android 11 is a disaster and 10 is probably a downgrade from Pie.
Android is on track to be a flaming wreck if Gookill can't pull out of the flat spin it put its self in.
All in all I'm considering buying another Note 10+ 512gb 4G mostly for the extra ram. The 20U has faster memory/cpu but is handicapped by Q.
Slim pickens in my opinion... the N10+ is fast with a gorgeous display. It lacks the rounded corners displays which I loathe, being a CRT raised child The only downside to the perfectly square corners is the need for a good case. These corner hitting Notes will get destroyed without one.
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You need to get a N20U, it'll all be good after a few tweaks. Try it , you'll thank me later.