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Galaxy Note 4
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That is why I said a month and not a day.
But seriously, the same was said about the S5 and an AT&T root was out in a about a month. Yea there was a whoping $2,000 "bounty" for anyone to discover a root... but discovered it was.
Mike
Using Google Now with the screen off and locked is also possible with the Note 4. Battery life doesn't seem to be affected.
I guess not many mainly due to the bigger size of the phone.
what a terrible pic, where did you get it? any better quality image that you could actually see something which would look real and show the possible problem?
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/samsung-galaxy-note-4-benchmarks,news-19769.html
Some more benchmark stuff.
Some more benchmark stuff.
And that is not a case guys. That is the metal trim around the phone. This is showing the now infamous gap. No big deal really. But I agree it is annoying, especially as it tends to not be uniform all around the bezel. Yes it is there. I have seen it in almost every model I have looked at at the 3 different Best Buys I went to.
I didn't notice it on any of the Note 4s I saw.
Then again I don't see anything bad in the pic that was posted, other than an extreme closeup.
Mike
If making your home screen look like stock Android is what you want, you don't have to root. Just download the Google Now launcher and you have a stock Android looking phone.
I guess I meant more of a way to get rid of touchwiz, which ive heard so many bad things about, and make it more like stock.
Also, how long would it be to expect to see Android L running on an ATT Note 4?
If... rather when there is root you will be able to install a custom ROM that is devoid of Touchwiz.
However, most of the bad things you have heard about about are exactly the things you never have to see. On the Note 4 speed is good right out of the box. But you can still speed it up if you want it even faster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAXtjgrfgEY
Some of the nice features of the Note 4, like those involving multi-window, the stylus, camera features, etc. are part of TouchWiz. So if you go plain Android you lose all of that.
Michael
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So... any Note 4 owners tempted right now by the Nexus 6?I guess not many mainly due to the bigger size of the phone.
I'm a potential Note 4 owner tempted by the Nexus 6. I haven't seen any comparison shots of the 2 devices, but the Nexus 6 looks like a smoking device! I'd be curious to see how much bigger it is than the Note 4. With relatively smaller bezels, it shouldn't be much bigger.
Simply download google now launcher from google play and you will e as close as you can get without rooting or losing spen functionality.
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Touchwiz 2014 is not so bad. Indeed the launcher part is flexible and offers many features not in googles own launcher for arranging your app drawer. Likewise it shares many aesthetic cues in 2014 also and is very fast and smooth. Give it a chance first. Its just seemingly cool to hate touchwiz and many of the haters haven't even tried new incarnation of it.
SeanZy
my advice to you is to try the new touchwiz. It is much improved this year. Try it and see if you like it.
I'm personally going to use touchwiz and see if i like it better. I used nova on my note 3 but will be trying touchwiz on the note 4. It looks better and seems better from all accounts.
my advice to you is to try the new touchwiz. It is much improved this year. Try it and see if you like it.
I'm personally going to use touchwiz and see if i like it better. I used nova on my note 3 but will be trying touchwiz on the note 4. It looks better and seems better from all accounts.
So... any Note 4 owners tempted right now by the Nexus 6?
Nah, no stylus means limited function IMO. It's also priced much higher than the Nexus 5 and I think it will lose a large part of its appeal at that point, there are already other trade offs like non swappable batteries and no expandable memory.
Wow, very glowing review by Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/15/samsung-galaxy-note-4-review/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/15/samsung-galaxy-note-4-review/
Most reviews I've read has simply stated the Note 4 is the best phablet on the market.
So... any Note 4 owners tempted right now by the Nexus 6?
Vote in the poll I created to find out. Note 4 vs Nexus 6.