MRU
macrumors Penryn
really ? folks over on xda have been moaning about having to setup again - if thats wrong that's much better 🙂
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really ? folks over on xda have been moaning about having to setup again - if thats wrong that's much better 🙂
MRU
macrumors Penryn
Lol, yeah that's the thing when your running a manufacturers version of android - the changes are much less apparent.
The difference between JB & KK were much greater on GE devices due to ART and of course the Google Experience Launcher - as well as refinements to stock dialer and such.
All of those have zero relevance on Samsung's 4.4.2 Touchwiz as you don't get ART support and only have access to GE launcher by side loading it - and likewise stock app improvements have no relevance as they are not on the S4 / Note 3.
The next time you'll notice a difference is if samsung port the new touchwiz over to the Note 3 & S4 - otherwise it's pretty much going to be more of the same no matter what updates you get going forward.
Sensamic
macrumors 68040
That's why I've been saying since weeks ago that I didn't understand why people had that urge for 4.4 on their Note 3. It's just not an interesting update at all.
I have noticed though battery life is better on 4.4...at least on first impressions in standby mode. I lost just 5% overnight in 7 hours with plenty of twitter, ESPN notifications when normally I lose about 8-9% in that time. Will see how it is.
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
My main reason is so I can sideload the Google launcher. I don't believe it runs on non kitkat builds.
MRU
macrumors Penryn
Yep it does, well you can get an apt that runs on just about any device. The only real difference would be that you don't get the translucent notification/status bar if your on anything less than 4.4
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
Ahh, I didn't know that. I tried sideloading an APK and I got an error and some users said it was because I was still on 4.3. I'll have to give it another shot or read more closely over at the XDA forums as I must have the wrong link/APK file.
MRU
macrumors Penryn
liking the battery life on this since the update
3 hours screen time
19 hours total
44% left..better than normal and this has been on 3G+
3 hours screen time
19 hours total
44% left..better than normal and this has been on 3G+
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
MRU
macrumors Penryn
Will see if I can get it again 🙂
Try this one. If you get parsing error - I'll dig out the app from my computer in the morn and upload it to Dropbox.
http://j.mp/1btMZku
https://www.mediafire.com/?w32nnnprbcs7lj2
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
Fernandez21
macrumors 601
It also doesn't perform that well on non kitkat phones. On both my note 3 and g2 it lags horribly when swiping to the google now screen, after 4.4 on the g2 it's running much smoother. Also, the speak now feature is working, it wasn't on 4.3.
MRU
macrumors Penryn
Fernandez21
macrumors 601
Then maybe it's because of the carriers branding, both my phones were AT&T versions.
Kiezpirat80
macrumors 6502
Perfect! The Phone is buttery smooth and has great battery life. Album Covers on lockscreen is a nice addition too.
spinedoc77
macrumors G4
I noticed the opposite on my AT&T N3 with 4.3. Touchwiz lagged at times, but the Google launcher is silky smooth, it's so smooth it's kind of weird after using touchwiz.
Fernandez21
macrumors 601
Hmmm, then maybe they updated it because when I used it, it really lagged when swiping to google now. This was last November, and my wife has been using stock since then.
The G2 though is my backup phone and i use every now and then and the Google Now launcher was laggy until I updated it to 4.4 about 2 weeks ago.
I remember Nova ran great on the Note, I was using that as my launcher.
Shanghaichica
macrumors G5
Shanghaichica
macrumors G5
Best thing about the so far is the ability to transfer videos purchased from Google play to my SD Card.
Anybody still using same launcher after the update?
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How do you do that?
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How do you do that?
Shanghaichica
macrumors G5
Go into play movies and TV and then go into settings. From there you can select wether to download to the SD card or device.
Switchback666
macrumors 68000
Hey looking to buy a note 3, currently the only ones i see people selling here (not overpriced) are the snapdragon version, does it really makes a difference ? i mean in regards of battery and performance ?
thanks !
thanks !