The Official Note 4 thread

chief barker · 7 Oct 2015 at 11:10

Cosimo said:
Downloading 5.1.1 BTU using Kies as we speak!

N910FXXU1COI3 N910FBTU1COI1

Thanks.

challengedavid said:
trying to update mine via kies, phone goes to download mode then kies does not see it, going to download the firmware and try via odin, any ideas on the kies issue?

Same here, now Kies is asking if I want to emergency recover the failed firmware

Cosimo said:
Kies sometimes has a mind of its own. A reboot usually solves it. It must be on OTA by now.

No not yet Cosimo.

Plunk13 · 7 Oct 2015 at 11:19

Can I update my rooted phone with Kies to 5.1.1? Or do I have to faff about going back to stock/remove root before updating?
I know I can't do an OTA with root.

chief barker · 7 Oct 2015 at 11:28

I tried updating from Kies again and it worked this time, now on 5.1.1.

kitkat2015 · 7 Oct 2015 at 11:47

Funny how the last incarnation of a OS is always the best one. Lollipop has been utter garbage since it came out but 5.1.1 is a pretty good OS.

Shame on Google for such utter pap. Hope mankmellow is a better OS, although it'll be 2017 before the Note 4 sees it.

Beans on toast Dave · 7 Oct 2015 at 16:34

Cosimo said:
Kies sometimes has a mind of its own. A reboot usually solves it. It must be on OTA by now.

thanks for the reply, i ended up downloading it and using Odin, no issues

as i am quite new to the note 4 i was wondering what people are using in the way of cases? and wireless charging?

Spacedeck · 7 Oct 2015 at 16:48

I've never bothered with a case for the Note4. the phone is already big enough, a case just makes it more bulky

I'm liking 5.1.1 though, I can using ArtFlow/Autodesk Sketch, read a book on Amazon Kindle throughout the day and also listen to music for 8 hours at work through Google Music. Always still have 40%+ left by the time I'm home after work.

chief barker · 7 Oct 2015 at 17:42

challengedavid said:
as i am quite new to the note 4 i was wondering what people are using in the way of cases? and wireless charging?

I have a Spigen Neo Hybrid.

james.miller · 7 Oct 2015 at 20:15

so do I. Took it off in the end, so uncomfortable to use if you rest your little finger near the usb socket.

Kainz · 7 Oct 2015 at 20:45

oooh BTU is out? Bloomin time!

DannyDrama · 7 Oct 2015 at 20:51

Same reason I stopped using the Spigen cases on various devices I've owned, that battery cutout is made of razors.

It's been a long time since I've been in the world of Samsung, what's so great about BTU?

Psycho Sonny · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:01

BTU isn't on OTA but had no issue updating with kies, the software recognised the phone and there was an update. all i had to do was click a button and it's now upgraded.

Bone9 · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:10

Spacedeck said:
I just searched for latest updates and it found 5.1.1. Im on 3, so anyone else on 3, might be worth checking.

Cheers for that buddy, now downloading!

Kainz · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:17

Guys, I'm on 4.4.4. If I update to 5.1.1 via Odin, I assume it's better to start off from scratch with a factory wipe? Or can I just update with Odin and retain all my stuff? It's been so long that I can't remember.

Lakeland · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:42

When I click on check for updates, nothing happens. It says last checked on 08/09/2015!

Strange?

Spacedeck · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:58

Lakeland said:
When I click on check for updates, nothing happens. It says last checked on 08/09/2015!

Strange?

It may not have been released by your network yet?

Lakeland · 7 Oct 2015 at 22:12

Spacedeck said:
It may not have been released by your network yet?

It normally changes the date from when it last checked though. It's as if it's not actually checking to see if there is an update?

Participant · 8 Oct 2015 at 07:44

Successfully installed 5.1.1 via Kies last night on my sim free 'F' phone. It went smoothly with no problems.

I've not noticed any huge changes so far, potentially a bit snappier but I don't know if that's placebo from reading about it.

There's maybe less lag when opening the apps list.

Kainz · 8 Oct 2015 at 07:48

Updated mine with 5.1.1 via Odin in about 10mins flat. Having no root is depressing but at least my Nexus 6P is coming soon and I can now get rid of this thing. Looking forward to seeing how it performs at work today as 5.01 was an absolute disaster.

I lost no data in the transition from rooted Kitkat to 5.1.1 which was nice

Edit: Already noticing some aggressive ram management just browsing via Firefox.

redknight333 · 8 Oct 2015 at 09:13

I'm just looking through this thread is 5.1.1 ready to download for sim free note 4 from samsung ?

Kainz · 8 Oct 2015 at 09:27

redknight333 said:
I'm just looking through this thread is 5.1.1 ready to download for sim free note 4 from samsung ?

Yeah, the BTU n510f update is out. Can get it from kies or Xda.

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