****The Official Note III Thread****

[emu]

since I had that little update to lollipop my battery seems to be a lot better

im getting roughly 4 and a half to 5 hours screen on time

 

[chrismscotland]

Seems quick enough, bit miffed they they've removed the option for "Silent" with my ringer/notifications though.

 

[BIGWEB]

since I had that little update to lollipop my battery seems to be a lot better

im getting roughly 4 and a half to 5 hours screen on time

I'm getting 2 hours max. That's with auto brightness and the slider all the way down

 

[BIGWEB]

decided to break out the sandpaper today and start rubbing it down

pretty pleased with the results just got to finish the tricky bits off

Pic

 

[tals]

Every now and again my wife's note 3 alarm doesn't go off. She has had the phone for around 18 months and in that time the alarm has failed around 5 times (kit kat and lollipop). She then removes the alarm and readds it, but the fact it fails even occasionally is a concern. Anyone else experience this, any way of catching this or correcting it?

 

[Rimsy]

I can't really advise on fixing it but I've used alarm clock xtreme daily for the past 4 years (18 months on my note 3) and its not failed once. May be worth looking at.

 

[tals]

The only true fix would be a factory reset - but i'm loath todo that as it maybe something she does which causes it to occur. i'm not a great fan of what Samsung has done to Android with her Note

 

[Mr Paul]

Still no BTU update

 

[Buckster]

nope - still no BTU update

at this rate will be last Samsung device I buy - I can't see any reason for a delay

 

[brummie]

Every time my alarm failed was user error. I blamed the phone a few times but since I realised I always double.check and it hasnt failed since.

 

[Buckster]

I went for AGES blaming my alarm not working

till I realised I wasn't pressing Save ... for some reason it doesn't seem that obvious - I was just pressing back

 

[millsy888]

It seems the unbranded Polish firmware has had a slight update. It's still 5.0 but the PDA version is now OB6, it was OA5. Can't find a changelog anywhere though.

 

[neoboy]

Is Facebook Messenger causing havoc for anyone else on their phone? If I'm browsing the internet it locks up my browser a lot of the time until I hit the home bottom and minimise the chat by dragging it to the bottom. The chat windows don't even appear over the browser anymore and I've tried reinstalling the app a few times.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

I got fed up with waiting for the UK Lollipop ROM to become available OTA, so just flashed the Polish version. So far so good without resorting to a full wipe. Must say battery life has significantly improved for me.

Contract will be up in October but the Note 3 is the first phone where I don't have the urge to upgrade to something else after 12-18 months. Its still a very capable handset.

 

[silent]

My phone freezes with the polish room but the battery life is crap now

 

[BIGWEB]

Got another really annoying problem with my note. I get intermittent charging with nearly all my usb cables as there must be something loose.

Has anyone experienced this?

I want to get Samsung to fix it but I don't think they will as I am not using the supplied charger\wire as I have lost or destroyed them.

We have a Samsung shop in Liverpool. Can I take it in to be fixed like an Apple shop does?

 

[Rimsy]

yes - clean the charging port using a bit of rolled up cotten wool with a VERY small amount of white spirits. they pick up gunk over time and need cleaning!

 

[Edinho]

nope - still no BTU update

at this rate will be last Samsung device I buy - I can't see any reason for a delay

The device is over 2 years old. Seriously stop complaining.

 

[Buckster]

The device is over 2 years old. Seriously stop complaining.

lol and my Ipad 3 is what - 3 years old ?

and still getting updates ..... and on day of release

 

[Edinho]

lol and my Ipad 3 is what - 3 years old ?

and still getting updates ..... and on day of release

Buy apple then...