I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
Got my phone today and installed a few games including some fps games. No input lag noticed. Funny the only lag I have seen are in the UI like setting or LG's own apps. Even then it is so fast the lag doesn't feel as much as lag as a rendering bug. Something that will probably be fixed soon..
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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Any answer you get is going to depend on the person's prior device. I haven't tried any games, but just navigating around the phone it feels like it has slight input lag when compared to the M8 and Droid Maxx, and even the S5. It's not bad, but it feels like it's there to me (and yes I have all of those right now :/)
There's definitely some input lag..unfortunately
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is that input lag limited to the LG launcher/UI, or does it persist when using lighter third-party launchers? Thanks for any info. Coming from a Droid Razr Maxx I'm sure it'll be a huge step up no matter what, but I have dreams of a perfectly responsive phone that I find hard to let go of.
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is that input lag limited to the LG launcher/UI, or does it persist when using lighter third-party launchers? Thanks for any info. Coming from a Droid Razr Maxx I'm sure it'll be a huge step up no matter what, but I have dreams of a perfectly responsive phone that I find hard to let go of.
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Something like Nova helps overall responsiveness, but it's hard to say if it helps the input lag or not.
Facebook is really bad... However the FB app has always sucked
I am coming from a Note 3. Like I said before not a lot of lag. Funny I was thinking of this thread when the last reply came I. I disabled all the Amazon crap except kindle (good off reader). Now it runs smooth as my note. Feels like it should now. Helps with battery also. I have been using the phone intensely for the last three hours switching between apps and all playing music, videos, internet browsing and even running a intensive music visualizer and it has become buttery smooth.
Funny one thing over looked in most reviews is the sound quality. Even with one speaker on the back the sound is very good. LG really put a lot of work into the phone.
I think it was Verizon's push to put that Amazon crap on all their phones that hurts it. First thing I would do after getting any phone from Verizon is disable it.
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I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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I definitely noticed input lags when playing Bejeweled Blitz. No rhyme or reason.
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Got rid of the lag by freezing a bunch of bloatware apps.
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I have to press harder on the screen in order for the game to respond sometimes. Not the light touch, but really press and slide in order for the gems to move in the correct direction. It seems to happen more often on the middle left and slightly above that area of the phone.
I have noticed that some games on 1080p devices seem to have a harder time registering where the touch is. Using a stylist I have no issues on any of the devices. Seems to be that the software can not decide where you touch and just ignores it. Happens in Chrome when not zoomed in sometimes also. On all those devices. Not just the G3.
Note 3, Asus TF701t, LG G3 all had this issue. It also happens only on the more poorly written programs. Very few higher end games had any problems.
Hope this helps.
I don't have any input lag really on my G3. I've uninstalled everything I can think of using TiBu after I ran the phone with them frozen for a few days... Plus I turned Animation Scales down to 0 In Dev Options.. .5 I didn't notice any lag either though.
I use Nova and I Swype with a themed Android L keyboard. Smooth!!!
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miniminc98 said:
I really want to buy this phone but I see just a little input lag throughout the UI when I watch videos. I'm not telling about choppy FPS, I'm talking about the time it takes for the screen to react to your touch. I wanted to know if there is any screen input lag when it comes to gaming on the phone. I currently have the galaxy note II and the input lag is absurd, so I definitely do not want to get another phone like that. I'd be grateful for any response you guys could give me, thanks.
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I've had my Verizon G3 a week now, and I've not had any noticeable lag on anything; I'm using Nova, turned down animations to 0.5x, and am stock and rooted. I use the Android L slide animations in Nova as well, and everything is quick and snappy. My G2 was great, but with a custom ROM, Xposed module, and a few other tweaks, I noticed that I would get some input lag, especially when hitting the "recents" key - it would literally pause for 2-3 seconds and then bring up my list of open apps. And I didn't have like 22 open running apps either. I would get SystemUI force closes periodically; think it was just Xposed not playing nice with my ROM (for some inexplicable reason)
Anywho, my G3 is by far and away the snappiest most responsive device I've had. The only thing that gave me input lag was putting the tempered glass screenie on...for the first few days I had to mash everything to get it to work. Now that its settled on things are back to normal.
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Any answer you get is going to depend on the person's prior device. I haven't tried any games, but just navigating around the phone it feels like it has slight input lag when compared to the M8 and Droid Maxx, and even the S5. It's not bad, but it feels like it's there to me (and yes I have all of those right now :/)
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There's definitely some input lag..unfortunately
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I've had my Verizon G3 a week now, and I've not had any noticeable lag on anything; I'm using Nova, turned down animations to 0.5x, and am stock and rooted. I use the Android L slide animations in Nova as well, and everything is quick and snappy. My G2 was great, but with a custom ROM, Xposed module, and a few other tweaks, I noticed that I would get some input lag, especially when hitting the "recents" key - it would literally pause for 2-3 seconds and then bring up my list of open apps. And I didn't have like 22 open running apps either. I would get SystemUI force closes periodically; think it was just Xposed not playing nice with my ROM (for some inexplicable reason)
Anywho, my G3 is by far and away the snappiest most responsive device I've had. The only thing that gave me input lag was putting the tempered glass screenie on...for the first few days I had to mash everything to get it to work. Now that its settled on things are back to normal.
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after searching, and reading numerous threads, i found @jntdroid almost sums up my question in a statement.
any perceived lag is relevant to your previous devices.
my current/previous DD is my G2, running slim rom (for many months, so i dont have reference to kk stock).
my G3 (got today new from swappa) seems (no doubt) way less responsive than the G2.
can anyone provide any more exact reference to help me decide if i should call this a lemon or accept it as common.
thanks for any input!!
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after searching, and reading numerous threads, i found @jntdroid almost sums up my question in a statement.
any perceived lag is relevant to your previous devices.
my current/previous DD is my G2, running slim rom (for many months, so i dont have reference to kk stock).
my G3 (got today new from swappa) seems (no doubt) way less responsive than the G2.
can anyone provide any more exact reference to help me decide if i should call this a lemon or accept it as common.
thanks for any input!!
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It's common from every bit of my experiences around the g3, my own or the few around me that other people own. Granted there are a few who say they don't experience lag at all ans blast me for mentioning it (I call b.s.).
Couple that with the lack features, removal of features/options..and it's disappointing. LG kind of choked IMO. I'll be moving on to the Note 4.
I'm coming from a stock g2 and it is noticeable. It just lags throughout the launcher. I haven't tried another because I actually like the features on the stock one. Just hoping they come up with an update to fix.
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Hi all, I am a member here coming from an AT&T Galaxy S3. I just ordered a Galaxy Note an hour ago and wanted to know some hands on user experiences? I have looked at youtube videos and they just don't seem to do the trick. I would like to know if they are really smooth and if they have good functionality, battery life, and if the development is good?
With the GSM SIII's losing IMEI's left and right, and all the bugs already, I am wondering how good the note really is.
I am not really looking for a 'persuasion' opinion because I will have both devices here before too long when the note gets here. I just want to know everyones experience and if the phone is laggy or anything, or any known bugs.
Any help is greatly appreciated and I will thank all members that give me some feedback.
Thanks!
A Note in tablet mode is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
OCing can take care of lagging which there is a bit of. S3 apps can be put on the note, so the same functionality is there. S-Pen makes working on RDP/VNC,etc really easy (IT guy).
The only thing i wish the Note had was the LED notification like on the S3.
Hotwires CM10 has blinking LED notifications built in, which takes care of my LED needs.
to my understanding there isn't an LED light though, which with my SIII it is real buggy anyways... As long as it runs smooth and is nice and functional I think I will enjoy it.
How easy is it to root? Any IMEI losing issues like with the S3?
Also, Battery life?
As long as it is a solid phone I think I may choose this over the SIII and keep the SIII as a backup. :/
Thanked already!
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A Note in tablet mode is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
OCing can take care of lagging which there is a bit of. S3 apps can be put on the note, so the same functionality is there. S-Pen makes working on RDP/VNC,etc really easy (IT guy).
The only thing i wish the Note had was the LED notification like on the S3.
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How bad is the lag? I am really worried about that.
and rooting? Is it easy for this device? I have rooted many devices, but some are real easy to brick compared to others.
rooting is a cake walk.
Lag is not an issue IMO with most roms I have tried and with CM9 it's been smooth as glass.
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Hotwires CM10 has blinking LED notifications built in, which takes care of my LED needs.
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I like my camera which I believe still isn't working yet on CM10, but I'll be all over CM10 once they get everything working.
How does it work? Does it blink the button LEDs?
There's no lag with a custom Rom
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I am wondering if with just stock is going to be crazy lag. The good thing is I can always revert back to this gsiii if all goes bad and I don't have a great experience.
If its smooth and stable I have a feeling I am staying with the note thought
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I never had much lag with stock, but there was some. Since I went to CM9, the Note has been just about perfect. There are a few issues I have with functionality (I like the screen to light up so I can read incoming sms with the notification, for instance), but overall, I'm very happy with my Note. I see no reason I'll be ditching it before my contract is up, and then it'll just be for the new, shiny hardware Samsung drops that year.
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Multitasking is going to be a lot worse because there is much less ram in the note. Even on stock ICS there is not much lag.
My best speed (anti-lag) rom has been gingerbread. and I know everybody scoffs at it, but to be honest, once the device is rooted, and the stock rom is bebloated, it runs perfect.
And without any voltage changes or overclock either.
If you want the note to snap on screen transitions, just run a rooted stripped down GB stock rom, load up the spare parts plus app, and set windows and screen animations to off, and you'll love it...IMHO ( and for the extra speed, run zeam launcher with the 3 home screens setup)
Dont get me wrong...ICS has it's merits. but for my particular device, it's either a stripped GB rom, or the official stripped down UCLE2 rom that I prefer....
Hope this helped you a little bit.....g
My brother had an s3 and I have a note, both phones are awesome when I use both I can't really tell a difference in speed. I do like the notes screen size more it doesn't bother me. He doesn't really use custom roms or anything so I couldn't compare those but there are some really good ones for the note
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I have used a few custom roms since May. Using Bell stock at the moment and lag is not a problem, and all of them performed the same to me.
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I guess I just don't want a sluggish device and I want the screen to look crisp. Is the root method just odin like usual?
Also, I know my GSIII has an amazing screen. Does the note have a comparable screen as far as crispness?
The display on the Note is beautiful. Big bright and sharp. Even at half brightness it looks awesome.
I had pretty bad lag with the stock TELUS GB ROM. All other ROMs have been much faster including the stock ATT GB ROM. Not sure why. Paranoid Android and CM9 ROMs are silky smooth. King Kang ROM too.
IMO it comes down to which screen size you prefer and which one feels better in your hand.
I'm a confessed flashaholic, and came from the Galaxy Nexus, which I ran many, many different rom/kernel variations. I love my note. After rooting(simple) and removing bloat, I ran stock gb for a long time, it just worked really well. Functionality is good, screen is excellent, development is increasing all the time, hardware is good. I personally have zero issues with the phone, only issues I have are from my insistence on running custom roms. If the size is not an issue, I recommend it 100%.
I have big hands so I think size won't be a problem... Jesus this thread is getting weird... lol.
But for real, I want the bigger phone. I think as long as I can text great and surf the web and check facebook and XDA then I should be good.
I don't really use my phones for games or any of that ish
I need just a nice functional phone thats nice and good for me
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I have big hands so I think size won't be a problem... Jesus this thread is getting weird... lol.
But for real, I want the bigger phone. I think as long as I can text great and surf the web and check facebook and XDA then I should be good.
I don't really use my phones for games or any of that ish
I need just a nice functional phone thats nice and good for me
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XL gloves are snug on me, and size 15 ring, and this phone is BIG. I can pretty much reach all the stuff I need to though.
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XL gloves are snug on me, and size 15 ring, and this phone is BIG. I can pretty much reach all the stuff I need to though.
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Yeah XL gloves are snug on me... I just wanna make sure that I can message smoothly, not alot of force closes, and easy development.
Lag issues is what I have heard, and I wanna know if you can differentiate between pixels to the naked eye?
I can't believe I just ordered the phone without asking all this, but it will be here monday haha.
Thanks all, I am all out of thanks but I will be sure to thank everyone tomorrow when I get more thanks! haha
I'm actually experiencing lag when moving around on a web page sometimes. Even texting with HTC keyboard. However, I downloaded the 2.2 keyboard and its better... Seems like screen accuracy is a little off sometimes too. Anyone experiencing this? With or without power saver off? Thanks.
99.9% of the time it's flawless. My iPhone 5 lags too.
So does my $2799 retina MBP.
It's fine if your One stutters every once in awhile. Relax. It's flawless most of the time. Blame every OS because they all do it occasionally.
And use the Google AOSP keyboard that was released yesterday. Bliss.
Only lag I've gotten period on this phone is when messing around with the HTC browser haha.
it`s necessary
I usually run on energy save mode. I have very little lag even with things running in that mode.
Everything is working like it should here, gotta understand this is a mobile device. There will be some issues, nothing to be alarmed about.
This is an amazing phone, I love how fluid mine is but sadly I have to return mine in for an exchange that cost $50 for restock fee cuz mine caught a noticeable scratch idk how but this will be the first time I get a screen protector
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I notice lag once in a blue moon
but I am running a custom rom so I blame it on that lol
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Coming from a Nexus 4 running ParanoidAndroid and Franco's kernel, the HTC One running stock ROM is a lag-fest!!!! I often have to wait a good second or two after touch the icon for the app to appear, and simple games like Bejeweled Blitz and Candy Crush Saga took forever to load. Temple Run 2 would occasionally stutter.
I was baffled!!! On paper this phone is supposed to be faster than the Nexus 4 -- could the 1080p display cause that much of a hit in performance? I even installed the Bulletproof to try improve things but only the battery life gets better.
Solution: I flashed Android Revolution HD 10.2 ---> the phone runs smoothly like butter now!
If you do that, you lose WiFi calling, correct?
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Coming from a Nexus 4 running ParanoidAndroid and Franco's kernel, the HTC One running stock ROM is a lag-fest!!!! I often have to wait a good second or two after touch the icon for the app to appear, and simple games like Bejeweled Blitz and Candy Crush Saga took forever to load. Temple Run 2 would occasionally stutter.
I was baffled!!! On paper this phone is supposed to be faster than the Nexus 4 -- could the 1080p display cause that much of a hit in performance? I even installed the Bulletproof to try improve things but only the battery life gets better.
Solution: I flashed Android Revolution HD 10.2 ---> the phone runs smoothly like butter now!
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I think it was something with 4.1.2. I used an app called Skout on the stock rom that came with the phone and the lag was unbearable, so much so i was going to return the phone, but now i have a dent in it so i'm stuck with it lol. I installed the 4.2.2 roms and the performance is way better, not Nexus 4 smooth, but definitely an improvement. I cannot wait until the GE HTC One is released and we have a solid stock Android rom that is supported, i don't mind stock, only bad thing is no remote control app and other things. I really hope 4.3 brings even more performance to Android, because these phones are way to powerful to have "noticeable" lag.
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If you do that, you lose WiFi calling, correct?
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Unfortunately yes... I live in Seattle and T-Mobile's coverage here is rock-solid so I've never found myself needing that feature. It seems you just have to pick your poison.
But honestly, I'd pick great performance over Wifi calling anytime -- you'd always have to put up with constant mediocre performance in exchange for those occasions when you're in areas with spotty cell signal,
If I put international htc rom on my tmobile version, is the only thing I lose wifi calling?
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If I put international htc rom on my tmobile version, is the only thing I lose wifi calling?
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Well technically you will also lose all of the T-Mobile crapwares but these can be reinstalled easily from the Play Store. The only thing that you can't get back is the Wifi Calling.
No lag, best android that I have
Had a Galaxy Note 2 which had 0 lag and "down graded" to a Galaxy S 4 which stutters way to often. I returned the Galaxy S 4 today and picked up a HTC One because I heard they fixed the back button which they did and it feels flawless compared to the Galaxy S 4. I prefer running on stock 99.9% of the time but on the Galaxy S 4 I was required to run the Google Edition rom to actually have a good experience with the phone.
So far with the first hour of owning the HTC One I learned the blink feed is actually useful because I rarely watch the news or read the paper. I can have all the news I want appear right in front of me.
Legaleye3000 said:
I'm actually experiencing lag when moving around on a web page sometimes. Even texting with HTC keyboard. However, I downloaded the 2.2 keyboard and its better... Seems like screen accuracy is a little off sometimes too. Anyone experiencing this? With or without power saver off? Thanks.
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Had a great experience so far using the elementalx kernel available in the international htc one forums.
Through my own expirience, Ive had lag on all Android Platform phones, but on the HTC One its usually flawless but there is like 1% of the time where the phone would choke a bit and have occasional lag.
For those of you who have had the phone for the full run since the Verizon release date, how have your opinions improved, worsened, or remained the same about the galaxy s4?
I have had the phone for almost a month now and been through a few roms and have been pleased for the most part. I have gripes with the keyboard and the way the camera is great sometimes and totally worse at others.
I'd say after this long, I am happy with my purchase, but not so happy to the point where I'm not looking at upcoming phones later this year as a possible replacement.
Thoughts after two months?
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I came from an S3 so I wasn't expecting a whole new experience but I love my S4. The screen is amazing and it's snappy as hell. No lag. I got the 32 GB one and the fastest 64 GB SD card I could find. Unfortunately I got the update so no rom flashing for me. Oh well, I love it the way it is. I was going to wait for the HTC One but I'm happy with my purchase. I also get way better signal too. When I had my S3 I would always get 3G at work but I always have 4G on my S4. My average battery life is 18H, 49M according to GSAM.
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I love my GS4. its perfect for me. Does more then i need. If there was no root i would have been happy with it the way it was but with root and CleanROM installed, i basicly can't run it out of juice in a day, besides, charging is soooo fast anyway. I was also one that never had lag even on stock unrooted so with what i have now being rooted, its even snappier then it was originally. The phone is a beast. Signal is always strong screen is amazing and its the perfect screen size.
Honestly it is an amazing device.. I had it on clean rom for weeks and loved it.. just flashed CM10.1... I am blown away by the lightning fast speed.
I had the s3 as well before this. I've had mine since launch day and love it. I do have typing issues with the keyboard sometimes. Guess I sbould look for a good replacement. I wish it had more haptic feedback though. Doesnt hardly feel like im typing on a touch screen, it's too smooth to the touch. I had htc phones before this and rooting this s4 was 50 times easier.
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I had the s3 as well before this. I've had mine since launch day and love it. I do have typing issues with the keyboard sometimes. Guess I sbould look for a good replacement. I wish it had more haptic feedback though. Doesnt hardly feel like im typing on a touch screen, it's too smooth to the touch. I had htc phones before this and rooting this s4 was 50 times easier.
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I recommend SwiftKey keyboard. It's predicting is amazing and creepy at the same time.
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I recommend SwiftKey keyboard. It's predicting is amazing and creepy at the same time.
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Does swiftkey let you use the Google speech engine for voice to text? I have Swype+Dragon and I find the Google engine better in understanding my accent
I came from a droidx to the s4 so i am just amazed at what this phone can do. I am new to ROMs also so i am messing with this phone all day long.....
Coming from a locked down bionic, the lokid S4 is like a wet dream. ... Although, when comparing radios/signal reception, moto dominates Samsung. ..
Also Came from a locked down Bionic. After the JB upgrade that phone turned into hot garbage. The S4 is light years better!!!
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Does swiftkey let you use the Google speech engine for voice to text? I have Swype+Dragon and I find the Google engine better in understanding my accent
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Yea it lets you use Google voice to text. SwiftKey also has SwiftKey Flow which is like Swype. SwiftKey has the best predictions of all keywords I've tried because it constantly learns what you type. It looks at your Facebook posts, Google posts and by past texts if you authorize it.
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I came from a 32gb S3 (white) to a 32gb S4 (black).
For me, it's slightly faster, the screen is noticeably better and the battery life (which was already excellent on my s3) is slightly better.
I actually like the "flat" feel of the edges compared to the S3. The camera is phenomenal.
Overall, it's a nice evolutionary step up.
Love it
Download Jelly Bean Keyboard from the dev VLLWP. It fixed every issue I had with the keyboard and more. It's free and there is little to no reason to get the paid version.
After fixing the keyboard, I have zero complaints about the phone. My battery life suffered after the update a bit but now seems to be back to normal which for this phone means I can go two days of light use with my settings the way the are before I plug it in. The only thing I have noticed is that my battery gets eaten up if I am using runkeeper and listening to music. I think it is the combo of GPS and headphones. I'll find a fix eventually. REALLY looking forward to android 5.0 on it this Fall!
I like it a lot more now that the GPS glitches in CM10.1 were resolved.
Disclaimer: I came from a Galaxy Nexus.
Waiting to see how solid the post bootloader lockdown ROMs are. The devs will eventually backport everything that does not require a firmware upgrade. But they will effectively be a port-rebase hybrid since we will not be able to run the stock ROM anymore. 4.3 will be the big test. If the moto x is unlocked like a sort of nexus device, swappa here I come.
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Hey guys, it's been a while for me since I've last posted here. Pretty much I'm curious if I should buy the S4? I obviously want the latest and greatest but at the same token, i don't want TouchWiz. It would seem the answer is to just root and flash CyanogenMod but now I'm curious if Cyanogen allows for all features, like 4g & WiFi and full camera features like 1080p recording, to be used without problem. I remember, with my original EVO 4G, I mostly ran Cyanogen but 4g didn't work for a long time and there were a couple of other things that were a problem like 1080p video recording.
Hopefully you get a sense of my question: Can I buy the S4, flash CyanogenMod and use all features of the phone? (I know the eyeball and wave sensors most likely won't work...)
Side note: I got pretty turned off to Android with the purchase of the EVO 3D (my fault, I know). So turned off in fact that the EVO 3D no longer looks like a phone. I am soo tempted to just go iPhone so I don't have to worry about this stuff anymore... I just want ANDROID or bust!
I came from the gnex. Absolutely love this thing. Obviously battery life is 10 times better. I'm in casinos all the time and I almost always have 4g.
My biggest gripe is the lack of development, not that it's the phone's fault
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Hey guys, it's been a while for me since I've last posted here. Pretty much I'm curious if I should buy the S4? I obviously want the latest and greatest but at the same token, i don't want TouchWiz. It would seem the answer is to just root and flash CyanogenMod but now I'm curious if Cyanogen allows for all features, like 4g & WiFi and full camera features like 1080p recording, to be used without problem. I remember, with my original EVO 4G, I mostly ran Cyanogen but 4g didn't work for a long time and there were a couple of other things that were a problem like 1080p video recording.
Hopefully you get a sense of my question: Can I buy the S4, flash CyanogenMod and use all features of the phone? (I know the eyeball and wave sensors most likely won't work...)
Side note: I got pretty turned off to Android with the purchase of the EVO 3D (my fault, I know). So turned off in fact that the EVO 3D no longer looks like a phone. I am soo tempted to just go iPhone so I don't have to worry about this stuff anymore... I just want ANDROID or bust!
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I also got the 3d. I actually took my gnex back from the wife when I got iy
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I'm curious how you mean lack of development? You have CleanROM (stopped at 1.6.5) HyberDrive, Slim Beans, Carbon, CM10.1, Liquid Smooth, Synergy, Eclipse, Google Edition port, Chameleon, PAC-man and a few others im not thinking of im sure.
I can't see a lack of development.
I am coming from the bionic. I actually liked the bionic. I love my s4 except the new update puts a huge damper on things. I was fortunate to have root still and twrp. I am running brands me7 ota so I don't have wi-fi. Once that is fixed it will be perfect for me. I so miss Motorola skin. This is my first Samsung.
Anyone having a problem with screen burn in?
Hey, so I was at best buy the other day looking at the S4 and noticed they all had various degrees of screen burn in. Now, I know these devices are on all day long but I'm curious, do any of you, under normal use, have this problem? There were numbers burnt into the screen from the clock and the top info bar...
Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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I done this as well a bit ago, but it's all just creating the illusion of being "faster". It really doesn't do anything to eliminate the lag and stutters.
Kinda what I thought, just thought I'd throw it out their for anyone to try
I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
The lag on mine is predominantly when I open the app drawer and swipe. Other than that it's not bad imo. I came from the m8 and it is more fluid and polished, but I didn't care for sense or the phone in general
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Agree with this, coming from the Note 3. Everything seems smoother except the recent apps/task switcher. I like the layout of it.. but it's just a bit slow. But even that is me nitpicking.
I've got a Note 3 and S4. I don't get any lag or stutter whatsoever on my G3. Loving the G3, selling the Note 3.
The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
Coming from Z2 I find this device to be much more snappier......
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The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
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I use Nova Launcher (and have on all my devices since it was first in beta). Absolutely no lag in app drawer, or anywhere else. Fast and smooth. Never used the stock launcher, so perhaps there is some with that app.
Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Out of curiosity, I switched to the stock launcher, and when I first opened the app drawer, there was like a one second delay before the app icons appeared. Same when going to widgets. A bit of stutter when flipping thru the drawer, as well. Interesting. Back to Nova, fast, smooth, zero lag / hesitation.
I came from an S4 running a SaberMod ROM and to me my G3 is snappy as hell. Took me a couple weeks to remove all the bloat and get it set up to my liking and now it's even snappier and Battery life is awesome too.
It's a great phone
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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I can't speak to the S5 or the M8, but I've run the G3 side-by-side with my Note 3 and S4, and it is considerably quicker than the S4 (not surprisingly), and marginally quicker than the Note 3. And, zero lag, hesitation, or stutter with any app, any drawer--none anywhere. Not sayin' some don't experience these issues, but I do not.
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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Well, it's gonna be hard to capture lag on a youtube video, but there are some. I simply googled LG G3 Lag and had pages of reviews and switched to video and had pages of videos. Granted, some of them say things like "what lag", but there are enough there. As I said, maybe some of you guys don't see it, but more people would just rather not admit it. This phone is nice, but it's not polished. It's gonna happen when you do things first like QHD screens.
Trust me, I know exactly what lag is. I've been with Android a long time and have tried more than a few phones. I still have an old Hero here I like to fire up every so often just to remember what it was like to have bootloader freedom.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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I change devices every 6 months or less. I had an s5 on launch day (which I returned in my 14 day window because I couldn't take the lag and egonomics), have used my wife's note 3 quite a bit, and had a g2 just before updating to the g3. I don't see the lag. It's not as smooth as an HTC device I will give you that (had the m7 as well) but it's SO much better than any samsung out right now. The lag on the s5 is ridiculous honestly. The note 3 really isn't any better.
I have no blinders on either. Because of how often I can change devices I am honestly looking for a reason. I didn't get lag on the stock launcher, but I have switched to Nova and find it to feel just a bit quicker.
Any S6 edge owners feel dissappointed with the overall phone?
I don't currently own the phone but the thought has crossed my mind. I've been impressed with the reviews on YouTube but wasn't as impressed when I saw the phone at my local cpw. In fact I was slight dissappointed, mind you this was the White version. Even with the bloatware removed I realised I still hate TW with a passion! I didn't experience any lag in the short time I played with the phone. The speakers still sounded tiny but improved from the previous S5.
The back is a finger magnet but not really an issue for me as the pros of having a premium built phone outweighs the cons. i didn't get a chance to try the camera but from past experience I expect it to be top notch.
So overall I felt the phone was not worth the price tag and I still hate TW and because it's edge not sure if there will be many roms for this phone either.
Having said that I would like to add its the best samsung phone so far for sure.
Incredible phone if only it weren't scratched!
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Any S6 edge owners feel dissappointed with the overall phone?
I don't currently own the phone but the thought has crossed my mind. I've been impressed with the reviews on YouTube but wasn't as impressed when I saw the phone at my local cpw. In fact I was slight dissappointed, mind you this was the White version. Even with the bloatware removed I realised I still hate TW with a passion! I didn't experience any lag in the short time I played with the phone. The speakers still sounded tiny but improved from the previous S5.
The back is a finger magnet but not really an issue for me as the pros of having a premium built phone outweighs the cons. i didn't get a chance to try the camera but from past experience I expect it to be top notch.
So overall I felt the phone was not worth the price tag and I still hate TW and because it's edge not sure if there will be many roms for this phone either.
Having said that I would like to add its the best samsung phone so far for sure.
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It's funny because your post sounds like you list all these pros and then say ur disappointed. Not sure if ur being sarcastic.
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It's funny because your post sounds like you list all these pros and then say ur disappointed. Not sure if ur being sarcastic.
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Lol
I'm being real definetly best Samsung phone but not as good as thought it was going to be. It seemed much better on YouTube then seeing it live. Plus tw is completely off putting. I thought I could live with tw but it's pants.
Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
Just get nova. What I did first thing. Liking it more each day
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Just get nova. What I did first thing. Liking it more each day
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I also find that I get no redraws with Nova.
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Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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There is button that says A-Z right above apps in app drawer. Press it and they will be sorted in alphabetical order.
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There is button that says A-Z right above apps in app drawer. Press it and they will be sorted in alphabetical order.
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That option appears to have been removed in some firmwares (or specially added in some). I have no idea why Samsung would do this.
Ive noticed that the phone seems quicker with Nova and as others have said there are no redraws. I had quite a few using TWLauncher but everything is fine with Nova.
I also installed the google keyboard because I hate Samsung's keyboard
Not really disappointed, got the Edge since yesterday, rooted it upon receiving. From the reviews I felt the edge was pretty useless, but I find it pretty ok at this point and hope to develop some nice feeds for it. The general feeling when using it is pretty good (for me), coming from the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
What's really amazing is the phone's general speed as well as the camera, fatest ever I've seen so far.
However, I found out the device never goes in deep-sleep! So it drains about 1.5%/h, which in itself is not too bad. I previously had a Nexus 6 and that's what the stock kernel drained in standby going in deep sleep. But using Faux123 kernel on the Nexus 6 dropped the drain to 0.2%/h ! At this point I'm not sure if it's just bugged or if it's rooting that's causing this as there's no wakelock to be seen anywhere.
For that reason, I'm still left wondering if I should return it or wait for a fix. Didn't find a thread about this yet though the deep-sleep issue has already been mentioned in this CF-Auto-Root thread.
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Not really disappointed, got the Edge since yesterday, rooted it upon receiving. From the reviews I felt the edge was pretty useless, but I find it pretty ok at this point and hope to develop some nice feeds for it. The general feeling when using it is pretty good (for me), coming from the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6.
What's really amazing is the phone's general speed as well as the camera, fatest ever I've seen so far.
However, I found out the device never goes in deep-sleep! So it drains about 1.5%/h, which in itself is not too bad. I previously had a Nexus 6 and that's what the stock kernel drained in standby going in deep sleep. But using Faux123 kernel on the Nexus 6 dropped the drain to 0.2%/h ! At this point I'm not sure if it's just bugged or if it's rooting that's causing this as there's no wakelock to be seen anywhere.
For that reason, I'm still left wondering if I should return it or wait for a fix. Didn't find a thread about this yet though the deep-sleep issue has already been mentioned in this CF-Auto-Root thread.
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I'm trading in the n6 for the edge find n6 to big but do you find the edge to small I've not seen one yet just ordered it online
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I'm trading in the n6 for the edge find n6 to big but do you find the edge to small I've not seen one yet just ordered it online
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LOL, yes at first it feels quite small, but it's that I got used to the big size after a few months. However I can tell you it felt much better in my hand the moment I held it!
Had the same feeling when I switched from a Note 2 or 3 to the Nexus 5, and it's the exact opposite feeling when switching from the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6, feels too big at first.
Actually I prefered the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6 by far, the LG N5 feeling was just awesome. And I'm finding some of this feeling in the edge now, it just fits right in my hand and it feels good. The all both sides glass/metal design is pretty good actually. And the edge, while I believed at first would be useless is a pretty good replacement to the N6 black lockscreen when you pick it up. Definitely help avoids turning it on to see the time or notifications. But I must say the N6 black/white lockscreen was really awesome and I'm missing it already because I had some nice graphs showing in black/white there (see screenshot, though it's colored you can imagine how neat it was in black/white) ! LOL
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LOL, yes at first it feels quite small, but it's that I got used to the big size after a few months. However I can tell you it felt much better in my hand the moment I held it!
Had the same feeling when I switched from a Note 2 or 3 to the Nexus 5, and it's the exact opposite feeling when switching from the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6, feels too big at first.
Actually I prefered the Nexus 5 to the Nexus 6 by far, the LG N5 feeling was just awesome. And I'm finding some of this feeling in the edge now, it just fits right in my hand and it feels good. The all both sides glass/metal design is pretty good actually. And the edge, while I believed at first would be useless is a pretty good replacement to the N6 black lockscreen when you pick it up. Definitely help avoids turning it on to see the time or notifications. But I must say the N6 black/white lockscreen was really awesome and I'm missing it already because I had some nice graphs showing in black/white there (see screenshot, though it's colored you can imagine how neat it was in black/white) ! LOL
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Thanks for the info bud
The only thing that is disappointing is the battery life. This thing just crushes the battery (so far). Samsung won't be coming out with a wall hugger commercial with this phone..
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Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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I totally agree with you, also the auto rotation bug which I'm facing at present.
But since both these issues are software related, I'm sure these will be fixed in the upcoming updates soon enough.
CHeers!
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Hell ya. Started a thread about it in Q&A.
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Are you getting re-draw with TW?
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Redraws are often caused by the launcher being killed, eg not persisting in memory. If using stock launcher and rooted, you can set a build.prop to fix this. Just did it and rebooted, no more redraws, as far as I can tell , but I only rebooted an hour ago.
The prop setting is ro.HOME_APP_ADJ = 1, some app can do that for you, including System Tuner or 3C Toolbox, but there are others I'm sure.
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Honestly, the only thing I can find to complain about is the app draw not being alphabetically sortable. Other than that, I think this Is their best phone since the S2.
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On ATT version, you can sort alphabetically. It's a one time sort. So it sorts the apps, then you can re-arrange it again and any new apps will be added at the end.
I love my edge. There are some quirks, but I am trying to figure that out in the forums now.
No scratches, no dead pixels, good battery life (so far), no over heating issues. Fast charging works. Wireless charging works (Qi).
No wi-fi issues. Pictures are great, no noise when shaking it.
For utility of the edge. Well, I knew to begin with it was mostly an aesthetic thing for me. It does make some content look nice or pop-out. The fleshy part of your thumb on your wrist may touch the screen inadvertently. However that is just something I need to get use to. Meaning I just need to adjust how I hold my phone. I had a s4 before with an otterbox so I never had accidental touches.
I Have the S6 Edge and its quite boring!
I had the iPhone 6 Plus and i switched to the S6 Edge thinking about the specs and all it was the best samsung smartphone ive ever seen, im actually dissapointed in the phone! i have a light scratch on the metal bezel already and i always take care of my phones. If you select edit in the app drawer, it will only uninstall apps but you can actually drag apps around, try it! i dont know if thats help! lol
Anyway, ive experienced a bit of lag and stuttering in the touchwiz launcher, i know they have improved it but its still a little laggy with 3GB of RAM!!!, the screen when viewed in sunlight gets really bright, im not sure if thats normal but it looks terrible. The Play Store really is lacking in apps, coming from an iPhone you really notice the difference. i do miss IOS being so smooth and almost lag free. Im not on any sides when it comes to Android and IOS but im finding it hard to move to Android!
Maybe ill wait for the iPhone 6s Plus, i really dont think specs matter anymore!! Its all about software these days!