I rooted my phone using a ROM that has none of that. I did install FB and Instagram though as well as Gmail and Google Maps. The ROM I am using had none of this.
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The battery life has been good, I'm at 60% with 10h 22m on battery with 3h 1m screen on time
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What rom are you using?
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Honestly, I don't remember now. Sometimes it will say on the about screen but there is nothing.
For anyone still on the Note 5, thinking about getting one, or switching back, the at&t model now has WiFi calling enabled. Not sure when it came out, but after putting my Sim card in it today I was notified about an update.
Just wondering anyone here compared the Note 5 camera with the iPhone 7 plus? I just see reviews for the S7 or Note 7. My Note 5 have been buggy especially when I'm texting it gets really laggy. I did a factory reset a week ago and everything was back to normal until yesterday. I really like the hardware of the note 5, but software is not good...also don't want to mod or install a different rom.
I've had no particular issues with the software on my Note 5, I certainly haven't noticed any lag even though I've had it running constantly with no factory reset for almost a year now.
Yeah my Note 5 runs great, one thing I have noticed is the camera lens gets smudged very easy. I am always having to wipe it off, not really a knock on the phone I am just saying. That and not being able to uninstall Facebook and Instagram are my only grips. It is a great phone
I must have bad luck with Samsung devices. My Galaxy S6 had touch screen problem, the Note 5 I had before the replacement had speaker issues and now the current one is laggy and buggy. Not knocking on the phone, would be the almost perfect phone if I didn't experience software issues.
No problems either software or hardware with my new Note 5. True, it's not as nice as the Note 7, but it's the next best thing.
For anyone that had the Note 7, Samsung Notes is now available on the Note 5 and syncs with your saved notes in Samsung Cloud. Just got the update today.
One fix I noticed in the most recent software update for the Note 5 is my weather widget on the home screen finally works after all this time.
New Samsung Galaxy Note5 update brings Note7's Grace UX
http://m.gsmarena.com/new_samsung_galaxy_note5_update_brings_note7s_grace_ux-news-21836.php
http://m.gsmarena.com/new_samsung_galaxy_note5_update_brings_note7s_grace_ux-news-21836.php
It's only rolling out on phones in South Korea at the moment. It may take while to get it on other locations.
I am hoping it will appear more widely before the turn of the year.
7.0 is now available to those on at&t. Running great on my Note 5, only missig feature seems to be always on display.
I have it on my Verizon Note 5 since last week as well ... totally love it. It is faster, more stable, better looking ... all around improvement.
I really didn't have a problem before - but what I notice is you have much more CONTROL over battery life and performance.
Still waiting for Nougat and on my 920i. It's a non-carrier / SIM free model so the delay is laughable. It's not like they go sidetracked prioritising the Note7!
Those with an S8 wanting Bixby to be useable/better better hope Samsung make a momentous change in their approach to software development.
Those with an S8 wanting Bixby to be useable/better better hope Samsung make a momentous change in their approach to software development.
Hard to tell, as the Note 5 isn't my daily driver anymore, but standby time seems better.
I'm going to wait to install Nougat when it releases for T-Mobile. I'm rooted on my Note 5. I have some S7 Edge phones that have Nougat installed and a uS unlocked S7 Edge and I prefer the unlocked on MM.
I've always had this love/hate thing going with my Note 5. When the battery doesn't do these 10% drops within an hour id disconnecting from the charger, it's a great phone. There are also times when the phone will just eat through battery by as much as 40% in an hour between times I used the phone. Closing apps always seems to solve that.
Not ready to do more experimenting on it. Yet.
[doublepost=1493014850][/doublepost]Just read that Nougat is out for T-Mobile today as well.
I've always had this love/hate thing going with my Note 5. When the battery doesn't do these 10% drops within an hour id disconnecting from the charger, it's a great phone. There are also times when the phone will just eat through battery by as much as 40% in an hour between times I used the phone. Closing apps always seems to solve that.
Not ready to do more experimenting on it. Yet.
[doublepost=1493014850][/doublepost]Just read that Nougat is out for T-Mobile today as well.