Note 3

philthrill69 · 18-08-2014 10:35pm

I just got a firmware update on my Note 3.
I noticed the download booster in the settings. Anyone knew of any other changes.

zarquon · 19-08-2014 11:35am

philthrill69 wrote: »

I just got a firmware update on my Note 3.
I noticed the download booster in the settings. Anyone knew of any other changes.

GPS switch is now hidden under location settings. A few other minor changes but nothing major. The download booster seems a bit gimmicky to me but perhaps some will have use for it.

Nforce · 19-08-2014 11:55am

I got this update several weeks ago. Another feature is the virtual tour mode in the camera settings.

philthrill69 · 22-08-2014 8:36am

Hey guys I know it was a long time ago now but can anyone remember the case that was recommended near the beginning of the thread, it was from amazon, it was roughly £6.99 and I think the brand sounded German.
I'm not being lazy, I speed read as far as page 62 but I obviously missed the post.
Cheers.

evolutionqy7 · 22-08-2014 9:55am

philthrill69 wrote: »

Hey guys I know it was a long time ago now but can anyone remember the case that was recommended near the beginning of the thread, it was from amazon, it was roughly £6.99 and I think the brand sounded German.
I'm not being lazy, I speed read as far as page 62 but I obviously missed the post.
Cheers.

Spigen maybe?

philthrill69 · 22-08-2014 11:00am

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Spigen maybe?

No not Spigen, cheers anyway.
From memory it was something like ringe but I could be way off.

Ionised · 25-08-2014 12:13pm

Ringke do a few Note 3 cases. Not tried one so can't comment. I use the Spigen NeoHybrid and would heartily reccomend it.

TitianGerm · 19-09-2014 9:22am

Guys what version of Android is everyone running ?

scout353 · 19-09-2014 10:06am

emmetkenny wrote: »

Guys what version of Android is everyone running ?

Running 4.4.2

Got a firmware update earlier this week.

Now running Baseband Version N9005XXUGNG1

TitianGerm · 19-09-2014 10:08am

scout353 wrote: »

Running 4.4.2

Got a firmware update earlier this week.

Now running Baseband Version N9005XXUGNG1

Thank you. I got that update today and wanted to see was I late to the party.

UnknownSpecies · 19-09-2014 10:23pm

I anyone else's GPS acting up after the latest firmware update? Emobile btw.

Top Dog · 21-09-2014 4:14pm

scout353 wrote: »

Running 4.4.2

Got a firmware update earlier this week.

Now running Baseband Version N9005XXUGNG1

Haven't gotten (or checked for) any update recently. Also running 4.4.2 but Baseband N9005XXUENC2

dorgasm wrote: »

I anyone else's GPS acting up after the latest firmware update? Emobile btw.

Haven't updated - but ever since the last update my phone is randomly forgetting my wi-fi settings causing me to have to root out the password and type it in again and again. Could happen twice in 3 days, or not for 2 weeks. Blummin annoying!

markad1 · 21-09-2014 4:44pm

That wifi password thing was very annoying. Im on NG1 and haven't lost the password yet.

UnknownSpecies · 21-09-2014 5:15pm

Top Dog wrote: »

Haven't gotten (or checked for) any update recently. Also running 4.4.2 but Baseband N9005XXUENC2

Haven't updated - but ever since the last update my phone is randomly forgetting my wi-fi settings causing me to have to root out the password and type it in again and again. Could happen twice in 3 days, or not for 2 weeks. Blummin annoying!

That's very annoying, happened to me before. So I started copying all Wifi ssid and passcodes into a Google Keep note so it's easy to copy&paste if it ever happens.

vibe666 · 21-09-2014 7:05pm

not just me then, that bugs the crap out of me.

vibe666 · 05-10-2014 3:52pm

has anyone tried any different firmwares on their note 3? if so what would be the best one to use instead of the stock?

have it rooted already, so just need to find a good firmware to see if i can improve the crappy battery life.

Zagato · 05-10-2014 4:57pm

vibe666 wrote: »

has anyone tried any different firmwares on their note 3? if so what would be the best one to use instead of the stock?

have it rooted already, so just need to find a good firmware to see if i can improve the crappy battery life.

I'm using CM11 (July snapshot) which is not brilliant due to a couple of bugs, but battery is good. I also use BatteryGuru by Snapdragon which I think helps

_Whimsical_ · 05-10-2014 6:06pm

scout353 wrote: »

Running 4.4.2

Got a firmware update earlier this week.

Now running Baseband Version N9005XXUGNG1

Has anyone successfully rooted this version?
Seems like it gets very complicated with needing to flash Kernels which I'd be a little nervous about.

Also is there anyway to change dns on kitkat, there doesn't seem to be the modify setting there is on other devices and on other operating systems.

Icyseanfitz · 04-11-2014 10:38am

anyone know the cheapest place to get one of these sim free? should be a bit of a cut now after the note 4 coming out

Fiddlex · 05-11-2014 2:51pm

Does anyone know if my phone is the BTU firmware does that mean it's unlocked ? Looking to sell mine for note 4 and don't have another Sim to test. Thanks

UnknownSpecies · 19-11-2014 4:33pm

Anybody else just get a software update from eMobile? The download is stuck so can't tell what it is.

peteroregan · 19-11-2014 4:41pm

dorgasm wrote: »

Anybody else just get a software update from eMobile? The download is stuck so can't tell what it is.

I got one around 2 weeks ago from 3. I was already on 4.4.2 and still am so I don't know what it was. Around 85mb

UnknownSpecies · 19-11-2014 4:45pm

peteroregan wrote: »

I got one around 2 weeks ago from 3. I was already on 4.4.2 and still am so I don't know what it was. Around 85mb

Hmmm, mine has started downloading again. It's 189.67MB, so a large enough update. It's a software update too, usually if I haven't heard of an impending update, it's firmware. Will post here when it's installed.

UnknownSpecies · 19-11-2014 4:54pm

Thanks, but no thanks. I have everything to do with Knox frozen and disabled so this will probably just cause me headaches.

Nforce · 19-11-2014 9:33pm

^^^ That update came out months ago, or it did for my Note?
The virtual camera mode is pretty cool

I got a software update on my phone about 2 weeks ago, but there was no changelog and nothing seems different

UnknownSpecies · 19-11-2014 9:38pm

Nforce wrote: »

^^^ That update came out months ago, or it did for my Note?
The virtual camera mode is pretty cool

I got a software update on my phone about 2 weeks ago, but there was no changelog and nothing seems different

What network are you with? I'm with eMobile, have it checking for updates automatically.

Nforce · 19-11-2014 9:50pm

Sim free..on 48

Banjo String · 15-01-2015 5:09pm

Don't know if it's just the horrible weather, but is anyone else having problems getting a GPS lock atm?

Just noticed it yesterday for the first time, but can't seem to get a lock, it's a real PITA when trying to find premises I'm not familiar with in town. :mad:

UnknownSpecies · 15-01-2015 9:02pm

Banjo String wrote: »

Don't know if it's just the horrible weather, but is anyone else having problems getting a GPS lock atm?

Just noticed it yesterday for the first time, but can't seem to get a lock, it's a real PITA when trying to find premises I'm not familiar with in town. :mad:

I've had terrible trouble with GPS for the past few months. It regularly gives me a lock in Turkey for some reason. The guided navigation is basically useless now on my phone too, it doesn't move with the car.

One thing you could try is taking off the back cover and tightening the top right screw. The GPS antenna is located directly underneath and it supposedly helps some people. Or one step further again if that doesn't help, unscrew the plastic piece found underneath the back cover and you'll find two little prongs on the top right of the phone. Pry them outwards a small bit to ensure they're connecting with the metal contacts of the GPS antenna. Sorry if that sounds like rubbish, hard to write an explanation. I'm sure there's Youtube videos on it.

Nforce · 15-01-2015 10:06pm

Anyone any idea of when the official roll out of Android Lollipop to the Note 3 will be happening?

gbob · 15-01-2015 10:12pm

Nforce wrote: »

Anyone any idea of when the official roll out of Android Lollipop to the Note 3 will be happening?

No, but there's a leaked version on XDA. I've been running it for a few weeks with no issues.

Banjo String · 16-01-2015 7:48am

dorgasm wrote: »

I've had terrible trouble with GPS for the past few months. It regularly gives me a lock in Turkey for some reason. The guided navigation is basically useless now on my phone too, it doesn't move with the car.

One thing you could try is taking off the back cover and tightening the top right screw. The GPS antenna is located directly underneath and it supposedly helps some people. Or one step further again if that doesn't help, unscrew the plastic piece found underneath the back cover and you'll find two little prongs on the top right of the phone. Pry them outwards a small bit to ensure they're connecting with the metal contacts of the GPS antenna. Sorry if that sounds like rubbish, hard to write an explanation. I'm sure there's Youtube videos on it.

I actually resolved the issue myself, I deleted a few apps I had installed lately (including a few star map apps that required gps accees) starting from ones I had downloaded mid-life week.

Went outside, and low and behold, locked onto gps in about 25 secs.

Not sure what app was the problem exactly, but it's a pita these things can mess up one of the most vital functions of your phone.

UnknownSpecies · 16-01-2015 1:32pm

Banjo String wrote: »

I actually resolved the issue myself, I deleted a few apps I had installed lately (including a few star map apps that required gps accees) starting from ones I had downloaded mid-life week.

Went outside, and low and behold, locked onto gps in about 25 secs.

Not sure what app was the problem exactly, but it's a pita these things can mess up one of the most vital functions of your phone.

Oh that's very handy. Which apps did you delete? Might try the same myself cos my GPS is finally just plain broken. Even doing the stuff I mentioned above won't work.

BrookieD · 19-01-2015 2:34pm

Just installed 5.0 on my note 3. Not a bad upgrade. battery life stable all in all quite happy with it. GPS locking is fine. No wakelocks, camera ok. email and everything working fine.

flangemeistro · 19-01-2015 4:00pm

Is it difficult to do manually?

Zagato · 19-01-2015 10:57pm

Anyone tried any of the Cyanogenmod 12 nightlies yet?

_Whimsical_ · 19-01-2015 11:27pm

What's the best way to root at the moment?
I've tried towel root but no luck. Does anyone recommend a root method that always flashes a custom recovery?

evolutionqy7 · 19-01-2015 11:56pm

BrookieD wrote: »

Just installed 5.0 on my note 3. Not a bad upgrade. battery life stable all in all quite happy with it. GPS locking is fine. No wakelocks, camera ok. email and everything working fine.

Just trying it for the first time today. Not bad. A few slight changes but in general still the same. Hate the new task switcher. It's way over cluttered.

paddydriver · 29-01-2015 1:00am

Sammobile has the official Russian 5.0 build for the Note 3 available now:

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/01/28/update-your-galaxy-note-3-russia-to-android-5-0-lollipop/

Don't understand why the Note 3 released before the Note 4, can only assume latter is getting 5.0.1 whereas this seems to be 5.0

Downloading it now but its 1.2GB and taking an age.

Anyone know if there will be any issues installing the Russian build onto an Irish Vodafone Note 3?

Thanks

evolutionqy7 · 29-01-2015 10:35am

paddydriver wrote: »

Sammobile has the official Russian 5.0 build for the Note 3 available now:

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/01/28/update-your-galaxy-note-3-russia-to-android-5-0-lollipop/

Don't understand why the Note 3 released before the Note 4, can only assume latter is getting 5.0.1 whereas this seems to be 5.0

Downloading it now but its 1.2GB and taking an age.

Anyone know if there will be any issues installing the Russian build onto an Irish Vodafone Note 3?

Thanks

I'm wondering is there any improvement in it over the leak we got a couple of weeks back ?

paddydriver · 29-01-2015 8:28pm

paddydriver wrote: »

Sammobile has the official Russian 5.0 build for the Note 3 available now:

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/01/28/update-your-galaxy-note-3-russia-to-android-5-0-lollipop/

Don't understand why the Note 3 released before the Note 4, can only assume latter is getting 5.0.1 whereas this seems to be 5.0

Downloading it now but its 1.2GB and taking an age.

Anyone know if there will be any issues installing the Russian build onto an Irish Vodafone Note 3?

Thanks

This update appears to be for the N900 as opposed to the N9005, which is what Ireland would have.

vibe666 · 30-01-2015 2:22pm

anyone tried to get a note 3 unlocked recently?

i've tried a few online places, but each one has told me (after taking my money and leaving me waiting) that the *system* they all use (globally) to unlock samsungs via imei no. has been down since before xmas and they have no idea when it will be back up.

Nforce · 30-01-2015 3:28pm

vibe666 wrote: »

anyone tried to get a note 3 unlocked recently?

i've tried a few online places, but each one has told me (after taking my money and leaving me waiting) that the *system* they all use (globally) to unlock samsungs via imei no. has been down since before xmas and they have no idea when it will be back up.

I'm waiting on 2 Samsung codes since before Xmas. No sign of the servers to come online yet.

shanemkelly · 30-01-2015 4:01pm

Does my Note 3 need to be rooted to be able to install Lollipop (from the XDA forum)?
Have followed all instructions (>80% power, USB Debugging & Download mode) but Odin just tells me "0 success, 0 failure" when I hit "Start"...
If it needs to be rooted, then I'll wait for the official roll-out - not going to take a chance on trying to get SkyGo to operate on a rooted device...
Any ideas?

evolutionqy7 · 30-01-2015 8:08pm

shanemkelly wrote: »

Does my Note 3 need to be rooted to be able to install Lollipop (from the XDA forum)?
Have followed all instructions (>80% power, USB Debugging & Download mode) but Odin just tells me "0 success, 0 failure" when I hit "Start"...
If it needs to be rooted, then I'll wait for the official roll-out - not going to take a chance on trying to get SkyGo to operate on a rooted device...
Any ideas?

Did you go into download mode? Your phone must be in download mode ( when phone is off, hold power + home + volume down key to access it.) Odin should pick it up then, it might take a few minutes to install the drivers as well.

shanemkelly · 31-01-2015 1:03pm

Download mode was OK. I solved it by reinstalling the drivers (thru Kies). Lollipopping along here now. So far, so good...

griffdaddy · 16-02-2015 4:00pm

Has Lollipop been officially released on some of the networks around Europe? It looks like it has. I thought it was only a leak up until now

paddydriver · 17-02-2015 11:40pm

griffdaddy wrote: »

Has Lollipop been officially released on some of the networks around Europe? It looks like it has. I thought it was only a leak up until now

Yep, have it installed on my old Note 3 - 5.0.0 - Official Samsung build. Available on Vodafone UK so can be downloaded from sammobile

griffdaddy · 17-02-2015 11:51pm

Just updated to the official Polish unbranded version of lollipop. Don't really notice a huge difference, maybe cause I use nova launcher. Any major differences?

vibe666 · 18-02-2015 1:21pm

Nforce wrote: »

I'm waiting on 2 Samsung codes since before Xmas. No sign of the servers to come online yet.

Did you ever get them?

I was told by unlock river that the servers are back up again, but they still couldn't unlock mine, they said they kept failing to generate the code but didn't know why it was failing.

Trying Dr unlock now, but not holding out much hope. Not sure what to do.

Note 3

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