SAMSUNG GALAXY Note 3 Experience Sharing

[evershineoptical]

How big is the storage card? When you first put it in, if it has a lot of content, Android will take a while to index everything in the card. In the meantime, expect your phone to work overtime doing that, so battery life will take a hit until it finishes. This normally isn't a problem, but it becomes a problem if your card isn't inserted properly, or when the contact is loose, so the card repeatedly connects and disconnects. Every time that happens, Android has to re-index everything, so if this happens often, the phone will heat up and battery life will suck.

The S3 had this problem with certain Sandisk sd cards because those cards were slightly thinner than usual.

The storage is i think 32GB.

Great explanation. I got problem with the Note, keeps heating up for no reason then stops. when i restart the phone, heats up again. I think it's because of the processing power...not high enough.

My note 3 now goes back to normal....not hot already. Thanks

By the way, those apps at the bottom can change to different ones or swap position ? you know, phone, contacts, message, internet and apps.

 

[lxb_70]

The storage is i think 32GB.

Great explanation. I got problem with the Note, keeps heating up for no reason then stops. when i restart the phone, heats up again. I think it's because of the processing power...not high enough.

My note 3 now goes back to normal....not hot already. Thanks

By the way, those apps at the bottom can change to different ones or swap position ? you know, phone, contacts, message, internet and apps.

can, only apps cannot swap or changed, the rest can, in touchwiz i mean

 

[minimalis]

Anyone has any idea whether note 3 replacement parts are available at samsung service centres yet? Phone did a somersault and landed on its edge today, causing a dent in its bezel. Heart pain. Any idea if the bezel can be replaced?

Update: Called Samsung this morning. For Note 3 the silver bezel is connected to the LCD screen, so to change the bezel I would have to replace the LCD screen too. The cost is $300.

 

[albino]

anyone played candy crush on note 3?? once i quit/exit playing... it will prompt me... "unfortuntely candy crash forced stop"..... simi dai ji??

don't worry, you are not the only one. Me too having the same problem.

 

[Aetherion]

Anyone can achieve insane battery life like these guys?

Post Your Battery Usage here - xda-developers

 

[RequiemDK]

Anyone can achieve insane battery life like these guys?

Post Your Battery Usage here - xda-developers

That's quite normal for me, but because I use the S Pen for work day in day out, my Note 3 still hasn't beaten my dad's Note 2's record of 3 days between charges. He hardly uses the S Pen and is connected to wifi at home all the time after all. So far I've gone up to 1 1/2 days between charges max with about 6 hours of screen time.

 

[dmstar]

I just saw a prompt to download new firmware via OTA.
anyone got that?

 

[dmstar]

I just saw a prompt to download new firmware via OTA.
anyone got that?

Sorry its just a 30.01mb file.. not sure what's that...

 

[lxb_70]

Sorry its just a 30.01mb file.. not sure what's that...

huh? so fast got "something new"?

 

[enriqueyang]

usually all @smart@ phone like this de ma XD

 

[dmstar]

Sorry its just a 30.01mb file.. not sure what's that...

Ok turns out it's some sort of firmware.
Went into recovery booting process.. optimizing my apps and reboot again.
I did not do a screen grab of my previous baseline/kernel details.
Can anymore tell me what are the changes done?

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[dmstar]

Ok turns out it's some sort of firmware.
Went into recovery booting process.. optimizing my apps and reboot again.
I did not do a screen grab of my previous baseline/kernel details.
Can anymore tell me what are the changes done?

Feel that the camera is slightly better in terms of noise level...
can any one confirm?

 

[Aetherion]

That's quite normal for me, but because I use the S Pen for work day in day out, my Note 3 still hasn't beaten my dad's Note 2's record of 3 days between charges. He hardly uses the S Pen and is connected to wifi at home all the time after all. So far I've gone up to 1 1/2 days between charges max with about 6 hours of screen time.

Really? Mine is like max 3 hours screen time within 18 hours total standby time.
Do you turn on battery saving mode?

 

[eharon]

so how do you guys feel about the s pen getting smaller?

i use the pen for gaming purpose a lot (puzzle dragon)

when i was trying it feels like i can break it in two in no time so small and thin compared to my current note 2.

and how people talking about the chrome wear and tear easily? anyone confirmed about that?

 

[evershineoptical]

In the lock screen options, how come I don't have the "mulitiple widgets" and "short cut" options ? I watch on your tube they have these options.

 

[aroana]

In the lock screen options, how come I don't have the "mulitiple widgets" and "short cut" options ? I watch on your tube they have these options.

You can, but you have to choose only the swipe lockscreen (no security)
from there you can install some shortcuts.

 

[billovee]

For those still using 3b for note 3, switch the data connection to 3g. Cos I realize how come so slow. Realize it is trying to link to 4G. Now switch to 3g, very fast

 

[Keladin]

Can anyone confirm whether their note 3 plays a sound when the usb cable is plugged?

Mine still doesn't even after installing the latest update.

 

[Bapenigo]

For those still using 3b for note 3, switch the data connection to 3g. Cos I realize how come so slow. Realize it is trying to link to 4G. Now switch to 3g, very fast

don't get what you mean.

 

[ZhuTou!]

Can anyone confirm whether their note 3 plays a sound when the usb cable is plugged?

Mine still doesn't even after installing the latest update.

no sound