Verizon Note Edge Thread

[Jowlah]

And this is why I haven't updated it yet. I'm hearing way more buggy behavior than positive upgrade.

Posted From my Verizon Galaxy Note Edge via the Android Central App. And Don't Eat The Yellow Snow!

 

[SHIVA77]

And this is why I haven't updated it yet. I'm hearing way more buggy behavior than positive upgrade.

That's because people mostly post complaints on forums. that's one of the reasons forums exist to help with problems.

 

[Jowlah]

Well, Sprint just released Lollipop 5.1 on their Galaxy Note Edge variant. I would hope that this update would come soon to this version of the phone on Verizon. And I hope it takes care of the issues that 5.0.1 brought.

Posted From my Verizon Galaxy Note Edge via the Android Central App. And Don't Eat The Yellow Snow!

 

[laspahr]

Well, Sprint just released Lollipop 5.1 on their Galaxy Note Edge variant. I would hope that this update would come soon to this version of the phone on Verizon. And I hope it takes care of the issues that 5.0.1 brought.

Posted From my Verizon Galaxy Note Edge via the Android Central App. And Don't Eat The Yellow Snow!

Lol from past timing till be late fall before we see 5.1 -_-

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[KingJay708]

SMH. What a horrible update. I regret this upgrade entirely. Clearly this was a downgrade on my phone. A few features I know is missing:

* the ability to skip back/forward through songs at the lock screen while music playing.

* clock and weather widgets not updating and keeping accurate time/weather.

* glitch in the alarm widget.


These is just the major ones I've noticed thus far, I'm sure there is others. If ur a developer, I just don't see how u do such a lousy job. This update should have never been released like this. It's a Garbage update that takes away essential features while giving zero improvements. What a joke.

 

[stronggeek]

Well, I've jumped ship. It was a great ride though!

I craislisted it and sold my Edge (with accessories) for 565.00 last Saturday. I replaced it with a (okay don't laugh too hard) prepaid phone that worked instantly on the Verizon network. I simply put the sim from the Edge in the Samsung J1. Now compared to the greatness (The Edge)... well other than better battery life there's no comparison. I'll deal with it for now. It will have to hold me over until the Note 5 arrives. Cost 80.00 (on sale) from Best Buy, runs 5.02 out the box so it runs smooth (albeit slower than what I'm used to of course) and syncs well with my watch. The screen is much smaller, but it lasts all day as its not pushing as many pixels among other things. Foxfi works on it too and I have unlimited so that's important to me. It"ll make for an okay backup phone if I need it later.

I already miss the Edge. I've checked the night clock in the morning and it's not there. I miss opening apps from the edge as well. I miss the speed and power. And I sort of missed the stylus as well. My fiancee (she has the Note 4) laughed at me at first and was like WTH? She's endures me as I've done things like this to myself before and now she thinks with the price most likely falling on the Note Edge (It's already done so on at&t) and the Note 5 dropping earlier than expected I may be alright.

Anyway I wish you guys the best and I hope the Note Edge somehow gets the attention and respect it deserves.
See you on another device!

Taylor

 

[laspahr]

I craislisted it and sold my Edge (with accessories) for 565.00 last Saturday. I replaced it with a (okay don't laugh too hard) prepaid phone that worked instantly on the Verizon network. I simply put the sim from the Edge in the Samsung J1. Now compared to the greatness (The Edge)... well other than better battery life there's no comparison. I'll deal with it for now. It will have to hold me over until the Note 5 arrives. Cost 80.00 (on sale) from Best Buy, runs 5.02 out the box so it runs smooth (albeit slower than what I'm used to of course) and syncs well with my watch. The screen is much smaller, but it lasts all day as its not pushing as many pixels among other things. Foxfi works on it too and I have unlimited so that's important to me. It"ll make for an okay backup phone if I need it later.

I already miss the Edge. I've checked the night clock in the morning and it's not there. I miss opening apps from the edge as well. I miss the speed and power. And I sort of missed the stylus as well. My fiancee (she has the Note 4) laughed at me at first and was like WTH? She's endures me as I've done things like this to myself before and now she thinks with the price most likely falling on the Note Edge (It's already done so on at&t) and the Note 5 dropping earlier than expected I may be alright.

Anyway I wish you guys the best and I hope the Note Edge somehow gets the attention and respect it deserves.
See you on another device!

Taylor

How'd you get the J1, first of all.. And second how did it work with your Verizon sim card?

EDIT: Never mind, silly me didn't do my research my bad

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[stronggeek]

How'd you get the J1, first of all.. And second how did it work with your Verizon sim card?

EDIT: Never mind, silly me didn't do my research my bad

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It's all good as I was a little confused myself. I wasn't even sure it would work until a BB employee informed me that not all the prepay phones have to be used with prepay. Very few can be used on contract plan (so I've been told). I actually thought about picking up the S6 Edge, but thought better of it because the last update for it has many S6 owners upset over battery life and such (My son won't even update his S6 because of this), I'm spoiled by the Note Edge's "REAL" edge & size and now the Note 5 appears to be right around the corner. I almost cut my micro sim down to a nano, but then I thought better. I got lucky because the J1 takes a micro sim.

 

[zecha46]

I just got my Note Edge from Verizon on 7-15-15 so I'm a newbie . I was using the S5. It did 2 updates right out of the box. First one took about 15 minutes. Then the update to 5.01. That took much longer. So far I'm very happy. When the update to my S5 went to 5.0 I did a reset, but I didn't do one on this Note Edge because it is new. The battery seems to be almost the same for the 2 phones from my using this for 2 days. Here is a screen shot if the An-tu-tu bench mark. Over 50000. Not bad. Liking this phablet.

Galaxy Note Edge

 

[JaiHook]

Just wanted to add my experience of Lollipop. In a word: horrendous.

Easy download, easy install, but battery seems worse, the phone heats up quicker and the phone is at times cripplingly slow. That's the most unforgivable part. I'm, what, two months into my contract with Note Edge (which i loved) and now I have a phone that runs like my girlfriend's two year old s4. Unacceptable.

I have wiped the cache partition. I guess the next step is to back everything up and try a factory reset. Failing that, is there any way to revert to the old version of Android that it came with?

Appreciate any help.

This is pretty much how my phone has been since updating. I need to just set some time & factory reset.

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[laspahr]

Re: Well, I've jumped ship. It was a great ride though!

I craislisted it and sold my Edge (with accessories) for 565.00 last Saturday. I replaced it with a (okay don't laugh too hard) prepaid phone that worked instantly on the Verizon network. I simply put the sim from the Edge in the Samsung J1. Now compared to the greatness (The Edge)... well other than better battery life there's no comparison. I'll deal with it for now. It will have to hold me over until the Note 5 arrives. Cost 80.00 (on sale) from Best Buy, runs 5.02 out the box so it runs smooth (albeit slower than what I'm used to of course) and syncs well with my watch. The screen is much smaller, but it lasts all day as its not pushing as many pixels among other things. Foxfi works on it too and I have unlimited so that's important to me. It"ll make for an okay backup phone if I need it later.

I already miss the Edge. I've checked the night clock in the morning and it's not there. I miss opening apps from the edge as well. I miss the speed and power. And I sort of missed the stylus as well. My fiancee (she has the Note 4) laughed at me at first and was like WTH? She's endures me as I've done things like this to myself before and now she thinks with the price most likely falling on the Note Edge (It's already done so on at&t) and the Note 5 dropping earlier than expected I may be alright.

Anyway I wish you guys the best and I hope the Note Edge somehow gets the attention and respect it deserves.
See you on another device!

Taylor

So I was wondering, how's the J1 holding up for you? It seems like a *major* downgrade, but you never really know might be a good backup phone or for taking a trip where I don't want my fancy expensive huge phone

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[P_Devil]

The battery seems to be almost the same for the 2 phones from my using this for 2 days.

That's a downgrade. My S5, before 5.0.0, would last all day but require a recharge around 9:00 PM (after unplugging it at 5:30 AM). Android 5.0.0 meant recharging it at 3:30 PM on my way home from work. My Note Edge would easily last to past midnight if I would let it but Android 5.0.1 means recharging it (if I actually use it) at 3:30 PM again. I can't really use my phone anymore as the battery drains much faster putting it on par with the S5.

That's a definite downgrade when the Note Edge (and Note 4) are supposed to last longer than the S5.

 

[zecha46]

Sorry that you are unhappy, but I am not.
The S5 and this Note Edge perform the same for me as far as battery life. No way I would go back to the S5. The screen size alone is enough of an upgrade . For me.

Galaxy Note Edge

 

[stronggeek]

Re: Well, I've jumped ship. It was a great ride though!

So I was wondering, how's the J1 holding up for you? It seems like a *major* downgrade, but you never really know might be a good backup phone or for taking a trip where I don't want my fancy expensive huge phone

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LOLS! Well to say the least... it's not pretty! But to be honest I expected worse. Performance with the 1 gig and slow processor much is worse than the Edge, but on par with the Samsung S3 (A great phone for me) from yesteryear. It's amazing how far we've come in tech and what we expect out of it!

Anyway I've got to reset it every other day (otherwise it slows to a crawl). Call quality is just average if not a slightly below. Lollipop on this phone is what it should have been on the other phones so it's a mixed bag. And I get all day (and plus some) battery life with no concern for brightness level and screen timeout set at 30. This is extremely important to me. And I don't miss quick charge because of this.

I've been very busy with both work & play and for the last month, but when I've had time to get my "tech on" my smartwatch has been getting most of my attention. These factors along with the Note Edge niggles were probably the main reason I could downgrade so easily and wait it out until Note 5 or whatever. If the Note Edge had the battery life of the J1 I'd be in heaven and I probably would have kept it longer, but as it stands I'll be missing out on the Edge goodness though I'm making it through whole day without running out of juice. This is something I could rarely do on my Edge. I really don't understand how people are achieving this feat.

And you're absolutely right. It is a MAJOR downgrade! :'( I dropped the J1 on the ground (no case mind you) and I continued do what I was doing only to pick it up a 10 minutes later. And boom! Not a scratch on it! And everything's working fine. Go figure. Now if that had been my precious that was falling I probably would have caught it mid-air, yep before it ever hit the ground! Trust me. I've juggled my Note Edge and have nearly sacrificed life and limb to save it (even when I had a case on it). And I know I'm the only one! Now can I get an amen?!

Taylor

 

[laspahr]

Re: Well, I've jumped ship. It was a great ride though!

LOLS! Well to say the least... it's not pretty! But to be honest I expected worse. Performance with the 1 gig and slow processor much is worse than the Edge, but on par with the Samsung S3 (A great phone for me) from yesteryear. It's amazing how far we've come in tech and what we expect out of it!

Anyway I've got to reset it every other day (otherwise it slows to a crawl). Call quality is just average if not a slightly below. Lollipop on this phone is what it should have been on the other phones so it's a mixed bag. And I get all day (and plus some) battery life with no concern for brightness level and screen timeout set at 30. This is extremely important to me. And I don't miss quick charge because of this.

I've been very busy with both work & play and for the last month, but when I've had time to get my "tech on" my smartwatch has been getting most of my attention. These factors along with the Note Edge niggles were probably the main reason I could downgrade so easily and wait it out until Note 5 or whatever. If the Note Edge had the battery life of the J1 I'd be in heaven and I probably would have kept it longer, but as it stands I'll be missing out on the Edge goodness though I'm making it through whole day without running out of juice. This is something I could rarely do on my Edge. I really don't understand how people are achieving this feat.

And you're absolutely right. It is a MAJOR downgrade! :'( I dropped the J1 on the ground (no case mind you) and I continued do what I was doing only to pick it up a 10 minutes later. And boom! Not a scratch on it! And everything's working fine. Go figure. Now if that had been my precious that was falling I probably would have caught it mid-air, yep before it ever hit the ground! Trust me. I've juggled my Note Edge and have nearly sacrificed life and limb to save it (even when I had a case on it). And I know I'm the only one! Now can I get an amen?!

Taylor

Hmm.. Interesting I think I'll go with a moto g or something with lte but more stock (for lag issues) but I never really knew about the j1!

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[stronggeek]

Hmm.. Interesting I think I'll go with a moto g or something with lte but more stock (for lag issues) but I never really knew about the j1!

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Right on. Are you keeping your Edge or will this be in place of it until the next great device arrives?

Taylor

 

[laspahr]

Right on. Are you keeping your Edge or will this be in place of it until the next great device arrives?

Taylor

Oh, definitely keeping my edge coincidentally, Verizon's edge plan keeps me from selling it and getting a cheaper one :/ still have another year before I can upgrade. I do wonder if the moto g on Verizon supports lte yet.. I haven't heard much about it, but I assume no

Hmm.. It appears the g doesn't have lte, however the e does. Guess I'll look at getting that (once I get my new macbook that is lol)

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[SHIVA77]

phone is getting another update. a minor update, I haven't researched it, but I think it's security update.

 

[laspahr]

phone is getting another update. a minor update, I haven't researched it, but I think it's security update.

I got mine, no differences so far. Probably for the "stagefright" bug

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[flipfone]

Don't know what the update was for but stagefright is still vulnerable after this patch. Download the stage fright detector in the playstore if you like.