The definitive S5 Lollipop upgrade problem thread

steve_ma

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Mods, please delete if this is not considered appropriate. Here's the thing. I really like this forum but wading through 15 new daily "Lollipop destroyed my phone" threads is ridiculous. I wish more folks would use the search but maybe a clear subject dedicated to this will help consolidate the 82 threads on the same subject and help folks get their problems resolved quicker. Please enhance the list of issues but also suggestions and lets hope we post and resolve more issues here.

There is a tremendous number of folks reporting common issues after the lollipop update:
1. Phone having unusually bad battery life
2. Phone getting very hot
3. Performance lags. Apps taking a long time to load and refresh.
4. Connectivity issues with WiFi.
5. Please continue to refine the list

Your phone is not bricked.
Your phone is not a piece of junk.

My proposed solutions:
1. First try to wipe the cache partition. Power off the phone. Hold down the power, volume up and home buttons at the same time till you get the menu. Use the volume keys to navigate to the wipe cache partition (NOT FACTORY RESET). Use the power button to select. Then reboot system.

2. If that doesn't work. Backup your data and Do a factory reset. Yes, you should not have to do this. Yes, it erases all your data on the phone. But Yes, if clearing the cache did not work, this will probably get you and your phone right. I understand it's a pain but pretty much everyone who has tried it has reported it fixes their lollipop update issue.

3. Continue to curse Verizon, Samsung, Google, the gods, and continue to hold your breath until you turn blue. I suggest the other two options first, but I suspect some folks also found this option helpful.
 

systemofadown1

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excellent right up, I thought about doing it a thousand times and then getting it stickyed the only problem is New posters coming here with problem never look at it :(

Edit
on the bright side I'm going to copy a link to your post here and send them directly to it :)
 
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gsxrchad

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Bluetooth acting funny. Wont automatically connect and constant disconnects. already did 2x factory reset

C
 

troshs

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Thanks for making this. I was getting annoyed as well. Please search the threads before posting your own. Cannot stress this enough. Thanks again OP!

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Chooch Tex

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Thanks for the tip on the Cache Clearing. Completely solved my battery issue on my S5. I'm now back to being able to go through the entire day and still have battery left over before I charge again overnight. I wasn't going 4 hours without the battery completely draining.
Perfect!
Thanks
 

Hardcase

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Factory resets fixed my wifi and many other issues. The phone still gets hotter than I think it would, which affects battery life. The contacts so continually crashes. Recently, the phone app will crash mid-call, dropping bluetooth connection and the app disappearing from view. I can still hear the call on the phone, but can't interact. I can get the phone app and bluetooth working again if I go to contacts and redial the person to whom I'm speaking. It will act like it is dialing, but does not dial. It instead connects back to the current call. Very annoying!

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beeancabee

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I'm having the heat and WiFi issues mentioned... in addition, I can't charge my phone. It says "unable to charge" regardless of what charger I use. I have a feeling it might be heat damage. I wiped the cache partition and did a factory reset... no change.
 

IronCat21

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I had over heating and battery life problems. Clearing the cache partition did nothing, factory reset did though. I wish this was here when I had the problems!
 

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