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Try setting your default notification sound to silent and see if that helps. Sent from my SCH-I545 using AC Forums mobile app

Mine has worked great after updating to KitKat - apparently it's the luck of the draw, although I suspect the majority, if not the vast majority, of users are not having problems. Most problems seem to be resolvable by clearing the system cache in recovery mode and/or doing a factory reset...

It should go away if you update to Android 4.4.2.

If it happens again, look at Settings - More - Battery and post the % of battery usage for the stuff in the list. It's difficult to tell what's happening without having an idea of what's using the charge.

The update supposedly fixes wifi connection problems; if that works it will be a big deal for the people who were having that issue under older Android versions.

That's a "feature" introduced in KitKat by Google. There's at least one file manager available from the Play Store that I believe can put files on the SD Card under KitKat; I think it's the ES File Explorer File Manager - make sure to get the latest version.

Maybe check your browser settings and see if you have a setting for automatic downloading of files checked. Mine always asks me if I want to download PDF files, so not sure why you're getting them automatically.

My phone also seems to be quicker after the update. I also noticed that Verizon's version of the KitKat update eliminates some of the things that have annoyed some people; now folders automatically close when you exit from an app opened from within a folder, and the blue date doesn't appear...

I get a notice when I connect asking for permission to access my contacts, but I haven't tried using them to call through the car's voice command system, so can't tell you for sure if it works.

The best I can tell you is that the S4 (Verizon model) works fine with a 2013 Honda Accord using Bluetooth, although all I use it for is streaming music from the phone and answering phone calls, so I can't tell you if other features also work.

Re: [Galaxy S4] Camera Pictures: Let's see what you got! The moon and Venus, 3/27/14. Lots of noise and a little camera movement, but I still like it. Sent from my SCH-I545 using AC Forums mobile app

I'm at 51% charge after about 25 hours, but the way I use my phone is not typical of most people. It's mostly on standby. Sent from my SCH-I545 using AC Forums mobile app

Movies come in different aspect ratios on the phone just like on TV. Sent from my SCH-I545 using AC Forums mobile app

Take a look at Settings - More - Battery and post the %s for the things using your battery. It should be "screen" followed by other stuff; if something is using more than screen, that may be the culprit for excess battery use.

Try turning wifi off.

It looks like there's a lot of sync activity going on. You might try going to Data usage in Settings, tapping on the menu button on the bottom left of the phone to bring up the advanced menu, then make sure that "Auto sync data" is NOT checked; if it is checked, tap the box to un-check it so it...

The standard picture folder is DCIM/Camera, but I don't know if Kitkat will let you save pictures there using anything besides the stock camera app.

It's almost certainly because of the Kitkat update - with Kitkat, Google changed the ability of apps to access SD cards, and many apps will need to be updated before they can save to the SD card. For more info., take a look at this thread...

I'm on 4.3, but I still get random changes of my notification from "silent" to the strange whistle that's apparently the default notification sound. Luckily, my custom ringtone has mostly stayed, although I think it did get replaced one time by one of the stock ones for no obvious reason.

I'd suggest trying this (click link in the post linked below for directions): http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/368318-factory-reset-issue.html#post3495694