Newest Verizon update for Galaxy S4

[silverfang77]

We all did.

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[pstellato73]

Just got the update this morning. All went well. No issues so far, but I've only had it for about 45 minutes. No freezes and no reboots so far. I'm going on a 2 hour drive using navigation. So we'll see how she holds up.

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[mahler9]

Ive had the update for almost a week. Zero problems so far

 

[pstellato73]

So far so good. Also noticed the camera updated when i opened it. Had it on navigation for almost 5 hours today. The battery life seems to be better.

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[ljaffe]

I'm having the same problem; stuck in 3g. How do you manually toggle on the 4g?

 

[silverfang77]

Pull down the notification blind, enable airplane mode for 30 seconds, then disable it.

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[edgefever]

Mine is rebooting a lot, a few times an hour.
Called Verizon, they're sending me a replacement.

 

[RazorDroid]

Ran my update last night, and so far it's just like it always has been, a ROCK! I love this phone!

 

[pwscott]

Am seeing some of this here. Also seeing some calls just go to dead air....rings/connects to the other party, but no one can hear eachother. Restarting phone clears but seems to happen again after connecting and dis-connecting to Bluetooth.

I too am getting the random freezing up when unlocking. Phone will allow you to swipe to unlock but then will not respond when tapping an icon such as messages. You either have to re-lock and unlock or hold the home button and close all running apps. Happens almost every time I unlock. Tried everything short of a wipe.

 

[bigredgonzo]

I took the update as soon as I heard about it last week. The phone has been rock solid since; no problems at all.

 

[starbuckk]

I"m guessing this update will plug the hole that allowed towelroot to work. But the popup just keeps nagging me! I have no intent of breaking root access.

 

[maineultraclassic]

Shouldn't have to, but I wonder if I do a complete data reset if it will fix the freezing issue and restart issue after this great update.

 

[silverfang77]

It should fix it.

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[Oj467]

Anyone here still with unlimited data and using FoxFi able to confirm if this latest update breaks it or not?

Really don't want to take the chance with updating w/o being sure as I use that fairly regularly at our hunting camp on the weekends - but the constant software update nag screen is getting old very quickly as well.

Thanks!

 

[TF02]

Mine updated this morning around 6am, knock on wood, its been good, GPS is now location and it seems like its always on.

 

[Zudnic]

This update has caused brutal battery life issues for me. ~30% "Android OS" and ~15% "Android System" per the Battery menu.

Anyone else?

 

[silverfang77]

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[rcca]

Rock solid good here too after update since 2:00am this morning. Did several reboots after update , shut down, pulled battery out, restarted, still good so far.
Battery, everything OK as of today 26th since 24th . yahoo!

 

[Bankokbob54]

Downloading now. Will see what happens.

Info on update:

Updates included:
•‘Manage your My Verizon account’ capability has been added
•‘Location is being shared’ consent has been removed
•‘App Tray screen has been updated when launching Setup Wizard
•Improved Wi-Fi connectivity
• Long video recording no longer causes a force close
•Improvement to ensure screen “wakeup” when the power
or home button is pressed
•‘Sync text message’ can be disabled as default setting
for Hotmail® accounts
•‘Call Restriction’ has been renamed to ‘Call Block’
in Settings
• Clarification for Factory Data Reset in Settings has
been added
• Driving Mode on/off has been moved to S-Voice settings
• Error when saving S-Memos has been fixed
• Password field in Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) settings will now
remain “<unchanged>” when editing other Wi-Fi parameters
• Error when a voicemail callback text message was not
received has been resolved
• 3-way calling is now available in (roaming) Bluegrass
Cellular network
• Ability to roam on Telus network in Canada is now allowed.


I ran a speed test with wifi and it was 14MB more than without. That's a pretty big friggin difference.

 

[TeamAndroidGray]

I updated my Galaxy S4 Monday morning and I'm having the same problems as others. My phone keep restarting by itself too often! It freezes sometimes. Plus it wont let me use towelroot to root my phone anymore. Rooting is not a major concern, but this constant restarting is irritating! Can I get some HELP PLEASE or point me in the right direction.