Verizon Note 4 users - where is our update???

[fragologist]

Nobody's forcing us to be with Verizon. There are others and none of them are that much better.

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You're right but I'm stuck on a two year contract and Verizon is the only carrier that works in my area.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

 

[TechNut79]

As am I. I've never tried At&t, but I'm not sure I'd want to. Sprint sucked the last time I had it MANY years ago. And T-Mobile didn't work for a relative years ago. I'm just saying that complaining will only work if thousands or millions of us all complain and even then I'm not sure it'd do any good.

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[pduffer]

If Verizon wouldn't insist on installing their bloatware it would be more cost efficient for them to prepare the updates from Samsung for pushing out to customers.

 

[Dustoff-00]

If Verizon wouldn't insist on installing their bloatware it would be more cost efficient for them to prepare the updates from Samsung for pushing out to customers.

VZW has excellent cellular coverage. What they lack is the ability to take care of its existing customers. I have had those other providers; some have great customer service but really poor cell coverage. Which is why I stay with VZW....I can deal with poor customer service is I have nothing to complain about...hence no reason to call customer service. Until the part that they pushed an update claiming it is better only to find out it wasn't.

I will now complain until I get what I paid $800 for...and that's a phone that works as advertised.

 

[mikeng714]

Without a doubt, Verizon has awesome service, I know because I pay a premium for it. Do I wish for an update, heck yes I do. Am I surprise it hasn't arrived, not one bit. We know the game Verizon plays every year with us. I remember finally getting the lollipop update on my note 3 after waiting 5 month after all the other carriers pushed it. Ether way, we won't be receiving it anytime soon. I'm not even holding my breath for 6.0. I'll be glad to get a stable version of 5.1. For the time being, I suggest heading over to XDA forums and download the debloater tool and remover all the bloatware. You'll be glad you did. Till then, the waiting game.

 

[Dustoff-00]

Without a doubt, Verizon has awesome service, I know because I pay a premium for it. Do I wish for an update, heck yes I do. Am I surprise it hasn't arrived, not one bit. We know the game Verizon plays every year with us. I remember finally getting the lollipop update on my note 3 after waiting 5 month after all the other carriers pushed it. Ether way, we won't be receiving it anytime soon. I'm not even holding my breath for 6.0. I'll be glad to get a stable version of 5.1. For the time being, I suggest heading over to XDA forums and download the debloater tool and remover all the bloatware. You'll be glad you did. Till then, the waiting game.

I have had that debloater tool since owning this Note 4. You're right, it's the best thing ever. But if you're not familiar with it and click the wrong button ... you have just created a brick. Debloater is not for the faint at heart. Take caution with it.

 

[fragologist]

Without a doubt, Verizon has awesome service, I know because I pay a premium for it. Do I wish for an update, heck yes I do. Am I surprise it hasn't arrived, not one bit. We know the game Verizon plays every year with us. I remember finally getting the lollipop update on my note 3 after waiting 5 month after all the other carriers pushed it. Ether way, we won't be receiving it anytime soon. I'm not even holding my breath for 6.0. I'll be glad to get a stable version of 5.1. For the time being, I suggest heading over to XDA forums and download the debloater tool and remover all the bloatware. You'll be glad you did. Till then, the waiting game.

Does the debloater tool require root?

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

 

[Kronko]

Can you provide proof that VZW will deliver 5.1.1 in December?

My post says December 2016

 

[Dustoff-00]

Does the debloater tool require root?

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

No it does not require you to root your Note 4. VZW Note 4 can not be permanently rooted anyway....at least not yet.

It does require you to turn on developer options then allow USB debugging. As stated before, use caution when messing with the debloater tool. There are functions that can cause serious damage to your Note 4 .

 

[Dustoff-00]

My post says December 2016

Hahaha Not even the slightest surprised.

 

[Alex Wetzel]

No it does not require you to root your Note 4. VZW Note 4 can not be permanently rooted anyway....at least not yet.

It does require you to turn on developer options then allow USB debugging. As stated before, use caution when messing with the debloater tool. There are functions that can cause serious damage to your Note 4 .

Do you need a PC for it? Or can you download it directly from the phone?

Posted from the one and only Note 4

 

[Dustoff-00]

Do you need a PC for it? Or can you download it directly from the phone?

Posted from the one and only Note 4

Yes, download to your PC then do the tasks I mentioned in previous post.

 

[Alex Wetzel]

Yes, download to your PC then do the tasks I mentioned in previous post.

Thanks

Posted from the one and only Note 4

 

[mikeng714]

No it does not require you to root your Note 4. VZW Note 4 can not be permanently rooted anyway....at least not yet.

It does require you to turn on developer options then allow USB debugging. As stated before, use caution when messing with the debloater tool. There are functions that can cause serious damage to your Note 4 .

I agree, you can go a bit crazy and turn off too much, which can make your phone unusable. Just use common sense. There are lots of contributor who have created a safe list of application you can remove. Many are touchwiz launcher, Knox setup, and a bunch of other apps. I have about 80 internal apps turned off. Not only does this give me better battery life, this allows me to reduce the amount of bloatware, and make the phone run smoother.

 

[Dustoff-00]

I agree, you can go a bit crazy and turn off too much, which can make your phone unusable. Just use common sense. There are lots of contributor who have created a safe list of application you can remove. Many are touchwiz launcher, Knox setup, and a bunch of other apps. I have about 80 internal apps turned off. Not only does this give me better battery life, this allows me to reduce the amount of bloatware, and make the phone run smoother.

Do you have a link to this list? I want to compare it to what I have turned off. Thanks

 

[fragologist]

Without a doubt, Verizon has awesome service, I know because I pay a premium for it. Do I wish for an update, heck yes I do. Am I surprise it hasn't arrived, not one bit. We know the game Verizon plays every year with us. I remember finally getting the lollipop update on my note 3 after waiting 5 month after all the other carriers pushed it. Ether way, we won't be receiving it anytime soon. I'm not even holding my breath for 6.0. I'll be glad to get a stable version of 5.1. For the time being, I suggest heading over to XDA forums and download the debloater tool and remover all the bloatware. You'll be glad you did. Till then, the waiting game.

Will the debloater shut off the annoying warnings you get for turning up your volume too high or the warning you get when turning on gps.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

 

[Dustoff-00]

Will the debloater shut off the annoying warnings you get for turning up your volume too high or the warning you get when turning on gps.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

Well those are some I didn't have turned off. Which ones were they?

 

[fragologist]

Well those are some I didn't have turned off. Which ones were they?

Everytime I turn on the location toggle I get this screen.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

 

[Dustoff-00]

Everytime I turn on the location toggle I get this screen.

I am in the process of making my Note 4 self aware.

I have never seen that displayed.

 

[mikeng714]

Do you have a link to this list? I want to compare it to what I have turned off. Thanks

Here is the list I used, which was posted from an xda community member. It's fairly safe to go by it.

On many I Googled them to see what them were first , then made the decision to debloat or not<br />
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Here's my list-<br />
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APK File Package Name <br />
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Amazon_Widget.apk com.amazon.fv <br />
Kindle.apk com.amazon.kindle <br />
Amazon_MP3.apk com.amazon.mp3 <br />
Amazon_Shopping.apk com.amazon.mShop.android <br />
Amazon_Appstore.apk com.amazon.venezia <br />
Tag.apk com.android.apps.tag <br />
BasicDreams.apk com.android.dreams.basic <br />
SecMms_Candy.apk com.android.mms <br />
MmsService.apk com.android.mms.service <br />
PhaseBeam.apk com.android.phasebeam <br />
SPrintSpooler.apk com.android.printspooler <br />
VpnDialogs.apk com.android.vpndialogs <br />
VMS.apk com.asurion.android.verizon.vms <br />
Amazon_Audible.apk com.audible.application <br />
Blurb.apk com.blurb.checkout <br />
canid.apk com.cequint.ecid <br />
com.customermobile.preload.vzw.apk com.customermobile.preload.vzw <br />
ANTPlusPlugins.apk com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus <br />
ANTPlusTest.apk com.dsi.ant.sample.acquirechannels <br />
AntHalService.apk com.dsi.ant.server <br />
ANTRadioService.apk com.dsi.ant.service.socket <br />
Facebook.apk com.facebook.katana <br />
FmmDM.apk com.fmm.dm <br />
FmmDS.apk com.fmm.ds <br />
Books.apk com.google.android.apps.books <br />
Newsstand.apk com.google.android.apps.magazines <br />
PlusOne.apk com.google.android.apps.plus <br />
Gmail2.apk com.google.android.gm <br />
talkback.apk com.google.android.marvin.talkback <br />
Music2.apk com.google.android.music <br />
base.apk com.google.android.play.games <br />
Hangouts.apk com.google.android.talk <br />
Videos.apk com.google.android.videos <br />
com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite.apk com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite <br />
HancomOfficeEditor.apk com.hancom.office.editor <br />
InstagramVZW.apk com.instagram.android <br />
IPsecService.apk com.ipsec.service <br />
VpnClient.apk com.ipsec.vpnclient <br />
LocalFOTA.apk com.LocalFota <br />
base.apk com.LogiaGroup.LogiaDeck <br />
ChocoEUKor.apk com.monotype.android.font.chococooky <br />
CoolEUKor.apk com.monotype.android.font.cooljazz <br />
RoseEUKor.apk com.monotype.android.font.rosemary <br />
SamsungSans.apk com.monotype.android.font.samsungsans <br />
VzwSilentSSOEngine.apk com.motricity.verizon.ssodownloadable <br />
Swype.apk com.nuance.swype.input <br />
Samsungservice2_xxxhdpi.apk com.osp.app.signin <br />
SPDClient.apk com.policydm <br />
QAS_DVC_MSP_VZW.apk com.qualcomm.ltebc_vzw <br />
vzw_msdc_api.apk com.qualcomm.vzw_api <br />
AllshareFileShare.apk com.samsung.android.allshare.service.fileshare <br />
AllshareMediaShare.apk com.samsung.android.allshare.service.mediashare <br />
AllshareFileShareClient.apk com.samsung.android.app.FileShareClient <br />
AllshareFileShareServer.apk com.samsung.android.app.FileShareServer <br />
SFinder.apk com.samsung.android.app.galaxyfinder <br />
MirrorLink.apk com.samsung.android.app.mirrorlink <br />
Scrapbook.apk com.samsung.android.app.pinboard <br />
VRSetupWizardStub.apk com.samsung.android.app.vrsetupwizardstub <br />
GearManagerStub.apk com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub <br />
BeaconManager.apk com.samsung.android.beaconmanager <br />
RNBShell.apk com.samsung.android.hmt.vrshell <br />
RNB.apk com.samsung.android.hmt.vrsvc <br />
MDMApp.apk com.samsung.android.mdm <br />
AllshareMediaServer.apk com.samsung.android.nearby.mediaserver <br />
ContextProvider.apk com.samsung.android.providers.context <br />
sCloudDataRelay.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.auth <br />
sCloudSyncCalendar.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.calendar <br />
sCloudSyncMemo.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.memo <br />
sCloudSyncSBrowser.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.proxy.sbrowser <br />
sCloudQuotaApp.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.quota <br />
sCloudDataSync.apk com.samsung.android.scloud.sync <br />
QuickConnect.apk com.samsung.android.sconnect <br />
SapaMonitor.apk com.samsung.android.sdk.professionalaudio.utility.jammonitor <br />
SamsungLinkPlatform.apk com.samsung.android.sdk.samsunglink <br />
InteractiveTutorial.apk com.samsung.helphub <br />
KLMSAgent.apk com.samsung.klmsagent <br />
SLocation.apk com.samsung.location <br />
MILK_US.apk com.samsung.mdl.radio <br />
SafetyInformation.apk com.samsung.safetyinformation <br />
VisualVoiceMail.apk com.samsung.vvm <br />
VzwActivationAgent.apk com.samsung.vzw.activationagent <br />
AllShareCastPlayer.apk com.sec.allsharecastplayer <br />
SamsungBilling.apk com.sec.android.app.billing <br />
EasyLauncher2.apk com.sec.android.app.easylauncher <br />
InteractiveKeyguardTutorial.apk com.sec.android.app.interactivekeyguardtutorial <br />
MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk com.sec.android.app.mt <br />
SamsungMusicRemoteController.apk com.sec.android.app.musiccontroller <br />
SamsungContentsAgent.apk com.sec.android.app.SamsungContentsAgent <br />
SBrowserTry.apk com.sec.android.app.sbrowsertry <br />
SamsungSetupWizard.apk com.sec.android.app.setupwizard <br />
SHealth3_5.apk com.sec.android.app.shealth <br />
SNS.apk com.sec.android.app.sns3 <br />
SysScope.apk com.sec.android.app.sysscope <br />
3DTourViewer_WQHD_lightTheme.apk com.sec.android.app.tourviewer <br />
DriveLink.apk com.sec.android.automotive.drivelink <br />
WeatherDaemon2014_T_LMR.apk com.sec.android.daemonapp <br />
EasyOneHand2.apk com.sec.android.easyonehand <br />
EasySettings.apk com.sec.android.easysettings <br />
EasySidePanel.apk com.sec.android.easysidepanel <br />
EmergencyLauncher.apk com.sec.android.emergencylauncher <br />
Kies.apk com.sec.android.Kies <br />
MusicCommonUtility.apk com.sec.android.mmapp <br />
PageBuddyNotiSvc2.apk com.sec.android.pagebuddynotisvc <br />
HealthService.apk com.sec.android.service.health <br />
SamsungWidget_ActiveApplication.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.activeapplicationwidget <br />
AccuweatherPhone2014_T_LMR_Time.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.ap.hero.accuweather <br />
DigitalClock.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.digitalclock <br />
DigitalClockEasy.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.digitalclockeasy <br />
EasymodeContactsWidget_RECT.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.easymodecontactswidget <br />
GalaxyGiftsWidget_BannerStyle_common.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.galaxygifts <br />
SamsungAppsWidget_BannerStyle_common_transparency.apk com.sec.android.widgetapp.samsungapps <br />
MobilePrintSvc_Samsung.apk com.sec.app.samsungprintservice <br />
DSMLawmo.apk com.sec.dsm.system <br />
KnoxAttestationAgent.apk com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation <br />
UniversalMDMClient.apk com.sec.enterprise.knox.cloudmdm.smdms <br />
EdmSimPinService.apk com.sec.enterprise.mdm.services.simpin <br />
EdmVpnServices.apk com.sec.enterprise.mdm.vpn <br />
ELMAgent.apk com.sec.esdk.elm <br />
Bridge.apk com.sec.knox.bridge <br />
ContainerAgent2.apk com.sec.knox.containeragent2 <br />
KnoxSetupWizardClient.apk com.sec.knox.knoxsetupwizardclient <br />
KnoxVerifier.apk com.sec.knox.packageverifier <br />
KnoxShortcuts.apk com.sec.knox.shortcutsms <br />
KnoxSwitcher.apk com.sec.knox.switcher <br />
SwitchKnoxI.apk com.sec.knox.switchknoxI <br />
SwitchKnoxII.apk com.sec.knox.switchknoxII <br />
SCONE_Android_ProxyService_Lib.apk com.sec.msc.nts.android.proxy <br />
PCWClientS18.apk com.sec.pcw.device <br />
PENUP.apk com.sec.penup <br />
SPPPushClient_Prod.apk com.sec.spp.push <br />
Slacker.apk com.slacker.radio <br />
LocationAgent.apk com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG <br />
VzCloud.apk com.vcast.mediamanager <br />
FamilyBaseCom.apk com.verizon.familybase.companion <br />
appdirectedsmspermission.apk com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms <br />
vzwapnpermission.apk com.verizon.permissions.vzwappapn <br />
AVS.apk com.verizon.vzwavs <br />
S-Voice_Android_phone.apk com.vlingo.midas <br />
VZNavigator.apk com.vznavigator.Generic <br />
VZWAPNService.apk com.vzw.apnservice <br />
MyVerizon.apk com.vzw.hss.myverizon <br />
MyInfozone.apk com.vzw.hss.widgets.infozone <br />
YahooLiveWeather.apk com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.liveweather <br />
FlipboardBriefing.apk flipboard.boxer.app <br />
SmartRemote_T.apk