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The KNOX framework has been running in background but ATT hasn't supported it yet. With 4.3 other carriers get the KNOX option to install, does ATT ? I know the NOTE 3 did not come with KNOX functionality which was disappointing.

So the latest build on stock Att gs4 has this charging profile: Using OEM wall charger and below 90% Screen off it charges 1.9amp Screen on it charges 1.2amp I have used the Motorola rapid car charger and it only gives .760-.800amp regardless of screen on or off, and this doesn't charge the...

you are all incorrect. KNOX is supposed to act as an encrypted portion of your phone with its own apps that all run in an approved secure environment. You have to access this environment via a toggle switch but there is NONE available nor are there apps that are KNOX approved. From my...

Part of the selling point of the Galaxy S4 was that KNOX would be included, it was in their press release and marketing blitz. 3 months later and nothing. Can we file a class action law suit against Samsung for this?

did you install and new apps or widgets right before this drain happened? i found that certain widgets make the system hang sometimes it is very hard to track down. another thing to try is removing battery for a few minutes and then powering back up, some reason the battery out is better than a...

well it is nice to get weather alerts before it happens, like thunderstorms, flood warnings, lightning storm, hail etc. i believe that data isn't "pushed" to the phone but rather downloaded at the specified interval so hourly is good for that. the live wallpaper shows huge area several states...

So I was wondering why weatherbug was using roughly 120MB daily and it was because live wallpaper was set to update hourly and each update downloads 5 to 10 megabytes! I set it to 3 hour updates and set the main app to refresh weather widget every 1 hour that only takes 1MB Just thought I...

i was thinking that maybe some of the new sensors are a little wonky, so like your phone screen turns on from the notification and let's say something was laying across the screen like a bed sheet, wouldnt that set off the proximity and air view sensors to keep the phone on? or should the auto...

Do a Google search for beautiful widgets battery drain I think there's your answer, lots if discussion on it, and I also had problems that one night it was installed lol.

why won't they swap? at this point a swap won't hurt you, but if it is software related it won't help either. sometimes it is a combination of apps installed with widgets that interact to cause the bug, in that case it is very hard to track down. welcome to the world of open systems...

First congrats on getting normal battery usage at least 1 time lol. Obviously it's a GPS ON problem. Can u figure out what installed app or widget is causing it? After factory reset did u reinstall all your apps and widgets? Or did it bug out again with nothing installed? If nothing was...

Battery life back to normal screenshots to prove it. Another thought is that Air View uses the sensors on screen and the night I got battery drain the phone was in bed but the sheet was covering the screen. Maybe it was combo of bugged air view and proximity sensor.

Just a heads up on portable battery chargers, the new S4 supports 2amp charging which is very quick compared to S3 1amp. There are only a few portable batteries out there that support 2amp output, check stats, but it's definitely worth it for nearly 2x faster charging times. Personally I'm...

There is definitely something wrong with your phone. It should last as long as iPhone 5 with most options turned on. You just need to find the thing that is killing your battery (GPS related for sure) then start turning the other features back on. The full usage bar on GPS is definitely wrong.

honestly it's just like live wallpapers... you have the option to use them but you will suffer! i would remove all widgets at first to see if that is the source of your problem, if it is, then add them back slowly monitoring the performance till you identify the culprit. my battery is back to...