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#1558211 23-May-2016 20:27

Well my ute handsfree sounds better apparently and the voice recognition definitely works better.
I don't do huge miles, but 33k a year and alot out of radio coverage means that's important for me.
Otherwise it's been sweet, I'm a fan.

KiwiT

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#1560293 26-May-2016 21:29

NzBeagle:

KiwiT: One thing i have found is in poor signal location i work sometimes i turn mobile data of to save battery. Doing this today i still get a 4G indication in the bar but at least ask the apps say no data.

That's odd, I don't get the same issue. Disabling data removes the 4G symbol for me.

One thing that is super fast now compared to 5.1.1 is when using the dial pad, i type a contact name and is searches the contacts list for those 3 or 4 letter combo's. Usually I had to wait a few seconds for results. Now i get results before i finish typing 4 characters.

I dont like the light top bar, wish there was a light/dark theme setting. White uses more battery power than black so i would prefer a dark theme.

My .02c.

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#1560316 26-May-2016 22:08

One thing that is super fast now compared to 5.1.1 is when using the dial pad, i type a contact name and is searches the contacts list for those 3 or 4 letter combo's. Usually I had to wait a few seconds for results. Now i get results before i finish typing 4 characters.

I dont like the light top bar, wish there was a light/dark theme setting. White uses more battery power than black so i would prefer a dark theme.

My .02c.

I was wondering what this light top bar issue was, totally forgetting that I'm already running a theme. There are plenty of dark themes available to try, more than a few of which are free (Settings -> Themes -> More themes). I've tried Blak Ui, Night, Material Dark, LuxModan, Dark Mint and Grace Ui (according to My themes!)

Lee

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#1560317 26-May-2016 22:11

Ok so I am hoping someone else has this problem and can tell me how I can revert the behaviour of my device since 6.01 was installed.

My email client (Exchange) keeps... not updating. Also things like Clash of Clans, used to stay "working" in the background for a few minutes before shutting down.

I believe it's something to do with Doze and data connections, throttling per hour or something. I need to get my email client working the way it was before.

Anyone else having this problem who has a fix?

morocco

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#1560405 27-May-2016 06:02

I use Touchdown HD & Gmail to access our work exchange server. Gmail calendar has timezone issues, otherwise all good.

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#1560505 27-May-2016 10:10

morocco:

I use Touchdown HD & Gmail to access our work exchange server. Gmail calendar has timezone issues, otherwise all good.

Appears to be the inbuilt "email" app only.

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#1560507 27-May-2016 10:15

Touchdown HD ( symantec ), has really nice alerts, you can set your work hours which is a big win over Gmail for me anyway.
Touchdown plays nice with global meeting invites to.
Can't say I'm keen on any of Samsung apps :)

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#1587010 6-Jul-2016 11:00

I got a software update last night, anyone happen to know if there's any new features?

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#1587012 6-Jul-2016 11:02

dylanp:

I got a software update last night, anyone happen to know if there's any new features?

Did it update the Android Security Patch Level? From 2 April, 2016? Also, thanks for the heads up, downloading now.

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#1587057 6-Jul-2016 12:40

NzBeagle:

dylanp:

I got a software update last night, anyone happen to know if there's any new features?

Did it update the Android Security Patch Level? From 2 April, 2016? Also, thanks for the heads up, downloading now.

Don't know about new features, but it's updated me to 1 May 2016 patch level - on the 6th of July...

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#1587085 6-Jul-2016 13:11

NzBeagle:

NzBeagle:

dylanp:

I got a software update last night, anyone happen to know if there's any new features?

Did it update the Android Security Patch Level? From 2 April, 2016? Also, thanks for the heads up, downloading now.

Don't know about new features, but it's updated me to 1 May 2016 patch level - on the 6th of July...

Interesting. I installed the Chile firmware, I am on June 1

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#1587099 6-Jul-2016 13:32

I have been on the 1st May for about 3 weeks on an optus handset.

Has anyone had much luck with custom roms for the note5? Worth the hassle?. Getting the 6 monthly upgrade itch and installing a rom may take that away for a while longer lol

Mikefnz

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#1587118 6-Jul-2016 14:00

First thing I did with my Note 5.

Check out the options here, but read carefully before diving in!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development

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#1587177 6-Jul-2016 15:32

Eh, not really worth it anymore to be honest. I ran Viper ROM but once MM came out and I installed Good Lock it became a pointless thing to do.

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#1587405 7-Jul-2016 00:11

My phone told me there was new version today. Just upgraded. as yet not noticing anything different. The info telling me things didnt really say much

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