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http://androidandme.com/2014/02/news/kitkat-kernel-source-for-the-sprint-galaxy-note-3-released-update-coming-soon/

 

 

GOOD NEWS for note3 peeps should be seeing the kitkat  ota within the next week

 

if it rolls out like it did for the S4 it will be more like a few days from now... 

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http://androidandme.com/2014/02/news/kitkat-kernel-source-for-the-sprint-galaxy-note-3-released-update-coming-soon/

 

 

GOOD NEWS for note3 peeps should be seeing the kitkat  ota within the next week

 

if it rolls out like it did for the S4 it will be more like a few days from now...

 

I got an update downloading.... Slowly... Hopefully it's 4.4 will update when I know for sure lol because it wouldn't be the first time an expected update turned out not being the one u wanted lol

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I got an update downloading.... Slowly... Hopefully it's 4.4 will update when I know for sure lol because it wouldn't be the first time an expected update turned out not being the one u wanted lol

Ooh it was 4.42 yah kit Kat

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You have no idea. Switching from my Nexus to my note I just about shit myself when I killed apps and saw 40 were running on the note. My Nexus doesn't even have 40 apps on it.

I can imagine.  It's amazing though..., with all that extra garbage running, I still get 2+ days battery life with moderate use. 

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I should take a closer look at my phone. I get the same battery as my N5 with a way bigger battery m

I'm actually pretty impressed with the battery life of my GN3.  I have a lot of screen on time web surfing and voice calls and yet I still get phenomenal battery life.  When KitKat downloaded today while I was at work, it took 45 minutes over LTE.  The last time I charged the battery was one day prior to the download.  I used the GN3 heavily playing today, had a 50 minute voice call with my GF and I'm still at 38% right now!

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Hey all, new to the Note 3 here.  I agree with some that I read that the battery life is great... well was great.  Since I updated to KitKat yesterday, "Android System" is now the top battery drainer... it's using 36%, the screen 23%, and Android OS at 6%.  The battery is not as good as it was yesterday when I was on 4.3.  Anyone else noticing this?  There seem to be many on other message boards with other KitKat phones that are experiencing the same.

 

Edit: by "not as good" I mean the battery is slightly more than half of what it was.  Did a factory reset too right after downloading 4.4.2 to ensure a "fresh" install.

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Hey all, new to the Note 3 here.  I agree with some that I read that the battery life is great... well was great.  Since I updated to KitKat yesterday, "Android System" is now the top battery drainer... it's using 36%, the screen 23%, and Android OS at 6%.  The battery is not as good as it was yesterday when I was on 4.3.  Anyone else noticing this?  There seem to be many on other message boards with other KitKat phones that are experiencing the same.

 

Edit: by "not as good" I mean the battery is slightly more than half of what it was.  Did a factory reset too right after downloading 4.4.2 to ensure a "fresh" install.

My GN3 appears a little more aggressive in its battery use as well after the upgrade, with Android System as the top offender.   Hopefully this will settle down after a few days of the new O/S settling in.  

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Does anybody know how to hide the developer options in the settings menu on the GN3 without factory resetting the phone?

 

I was curious to see what all was in the developer's menu and enabled it by muti-tapping on the build version.  Now I can't find a way to re-hide it.  I tried clearing the cache and data under settings, but no luck.

 

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. 

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Does anybody know how to hide the developer options in the settings menu on the GN3 without factory resetting the phone?

 

I was curious to see what all was in the developer's menu and enabled it by muti-tapping on the build version.  Now I can't find a way to re-hide it.  I tried clearing the cache and data under settings, but no luck.

 

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. 

 

If you're rooted, you can delete the file /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/development.xml, otherwise I don't think you can without a factory reset - which seems like a bit much just for that.

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If you're rooted, you can delete the file /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/development.xml, otherwise I don't think you can without a factory reset - which seems like a bit much just for that.

I'm not rooted. I think I need to lose my fear of rooting and just go for it. Any particular method of rooting you would recommend?   I want to ensure I can restore the device to non - rooted for warranty purposes if I ever need to do so. 

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If you're rooted, you can delete the file /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/development.xml, otherwise I don't think you can without a factory reset - which seems like a bit much just for that.

I'm not rooted. I think I need to lose my fear of rooting and just go for it. Any particular method of rooting you would recommend?   I want to ensure I can restore the device to non - rooted for warranty purposes if I ever need to do so. 

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So I finally picked this phone up. I'm just floored by all the options. I never thought I'd use the s pen but I'm actually finding it useful. So far so good with the kit kat update as well. I wish it had the option for ART but oh well.

 

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So I finally picked this phone up. I'm just floored by all the options. I never thought I'd use the s pen but I'm actually finding it useful. So far so good with the kit kat update as well. I wish it had the option for ART but oh well. Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

These are phenomenal devices. Can't wait for the next iteration, hopefully the GN4 Tri Band!

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