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Galaxy Note 4 bugs and issues: three ways to get rid of them

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was the flagship of the year 2014 and is still considered the best smartphone that money can buy. But Android has little to do with the awesome experience of the Galaxy Note 4, unless you’re talking about Android 4.4 KitKat. Android 5.0 Lollipop and subsequent versions have not been very kind to Galaxy Note 4 users, who in turn were not very kind with Google about the whole ordeal. The number of Galaxy Note 4 bugs and issues on Android Lollipop is surprisingly high, although one should keep in mind that not all bugs surface on every device. While some devices have problems with battery life, others have problems with Wi-Fi and GPS and so on.

The most common Galaxy Note 4 bugs on Lollipop involve battery drain, the memory leak bug (which causes apps to randomly crash) and performance issues. Users of the Samsung phablet have reported that upon installing Android 5.0, they started experiencing battery drain issues. While Galaxy Note 4 battery drain is normal after a software update, it is representative of a software bug for the issue to persist for more than 3 charging cycles. While most users recommend a factory reset to solve the battery drain problems on the Note 4, some say that is only a temporary solution.

Galaxy Note 4 bugs also include performance issues, which range from sluggish animation in TouchWiz, to general lag across apps and the system. The recommended actions to take in this case are as follows: clear cache (you can do this in Settings), which if failed, a factory reset is due. As with battery drain, performance issues on the Galaxy Note 4 with Android 5.0 Lollipop are sometimes only temporarily fixed, but there are quite a few users who report that the factory reset solved lagging for good.

While performance- and battery issues on the Galaxy Note 4 are the most common ones, there are other issues in Lollipop that users are fed up with. Some experience GPS problems while on the road, which can be devastating, while others lose signal, data connection and Wi-Fi signal on occasion, without any precedent for the issue. Overheating when using the Galaxy Note 4 camera is also fairly common, although not as widespread as the performance issues mentioned above. These less common issues can be fixed by either minor updates pushed out by Samsung, by factory resets or by the next installment of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

The Galaxy Note 4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update is nowhere to be seen, but that doesn’t mean it’s not in sight. Although a precise release date for the update is not yet known, we do know details about what the update will bring to the phablet. First off, the sad news is that the Galaxy Note 4 Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update will not bring forth features that Samsung introduced into TouchWiz with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Themes support on the Galaxy Note 4 will not be available, unless Samsung decides to update TouchWiz as well as the OS of the device, which is unlikely, if not impossible.

TouchWiz on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge is actually quite good and comes with a handful of new features developed by Samsung. But these features are unlikely to end up on devices released before the 2015 Galaxy S line-up, which includes the Galaxy Note 4. that leaves users with three solutions. Although the Galaxy Note 4 Android 5.1.1 update is still a few weeks away, waiting for that to solve bugs is a good idea, as our sources tell us to expect a buttery smooth experience on every single Galaxy Note 4 after the update hits.

The second options, which coincidentally, is the crowd favorite, involves flashing Android 4.4 KitKat onto a rooted Galaxy Note 4. This process involves a bit of know-how, but if you go to XDA developer forums, you’ll be just fine. KitKat is praised by many Galaxy Note 4 users as being the ideal option for those that find themselves struggling with Lollipop for months on end. If you’re not fond of your warranty and are willing to root your phone, this might be the best option. Unless…

You might want to wait for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The Note 5 will not only come with the latest Android OS on board, but it will also have all the features that the Galaxy S6 line-up has and more, with a fresh new version of TouchWiz. The rumored specs of the powerhouse make it a pretty appealing device, so it might be worth it to wait until October to get your hands on that. But those that already have a Galaxy Note 4 might not want to upgrade so early, because after all, the Note 4 is not only powerful and awesome, it’s also expensive, and the Note 5 will be the same. Think of your options carefully and read the forums that I mentioned, because they can be a ton of help! Until further news, the Galaxy Note 4 bugs and issues will have to be either embraced or erased with Kitkat!

As part of the editorial team here at Geekreply, John spends a lot of his time making sure each article is up to snuff. That said, he also occasionally pens articles on the latest in Geek culture. From Gaming to Science, expect the latest news fast from John and team.

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Pixel 8 Pro runs Google’s generative AI models

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Rick Osterloh, Google’s SVP of devices and services, says the Pixel 8 Pro will be the first hardware to run Google’s generative AI models.

At an event today, Osterloh said the Pixel 8 Pro’s custom-built Tensor G3 chip, which accelerates AI workloads, can run “distilled” versions of Google’s text- and image-generating models to power image editing and other apps.

Osterloh said, “We’ve worked closely with our research teams across Google to take advantage of their most advanced foundation models and distill them into a version efficient enough to run on our flagship Pixel.”

Google improved Magic Eraser, its photo-editing tool, to remove larger objects and people smudge-free using on-device models. Osterloh claims that this improved Magic Eraser creates new pixels to fill in shot gaps, producing a higher-quality image.

Osterloh says a new on-device model will “intelligently” sharpen and enhance photo details, improving zoom.

On-device processing benefits audio recording. The Pixel 8 Pro’s recording app will soon summarize meeting highlights.

Gboard will use a large language model on the Pixel 8 Pro to power smart replies. Osterloh claims that the upgraded Gboard will provide “higher-quality” reply suggestions and better conversational awareness.

Osterloh said an update in December will add on-device generative AI features except for Magic Eraser, which appears on the Pixel 8 Pro at launch.

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Telegram launches a global self-custodial crypto wallet, excluding the US

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Telegram, with 800 million monthly users, is launching a self-custodial crypto wallet. The move will solidify its presence in the vibrant crypto community that has grown from its chat platform and may attract more people to crypto.

Telegram and TON Foundation announced TON Space, a self-custodial wallet, on Wednesday at Singapore’s Token2049 crypto conference, which draws over 10,000 attendees.

Telegram has a complicated blockchain relationship. After the SEC sued Telegram over a massive initial coin offering, the chat app abandoned its Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain project in 2020. The Open Network Foundation (TON Foundation), founded by open-source developers and blockchain enthusiasts, supports the development of The Open Network (TON), the blockchain powering a growing number of Telegram applications, including the wallet.

The Open Platform (TOP) and TOP Labs, a venture-building division, created the TON-based wallet.

TON Space will be available to Telegram users worldwide without wallet registration in November. The U.S., which has cracked down on the crypto industry and promoted many crypto apps to geofence users, is currently excluded from the feature.

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Google’s massive antitrust trial begins, with bigger implications

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The Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google began in court today, setting off a months-long trial that could upend the tech world.

At issue is Google’s search business. The Justice Department claims that Google has violated antitrust laws to maintain its search title, but the company claims that it does so by providing a superior product.

The Justice Department sued Google for civil antitrust in late 2020 after a year-long investigation.

“If the government does not enforce the antitrust laws to enable competition, we will lose the next wave of innovation,” said then-Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen. “If that happens, Americans may never see the ‘next Google.’”

A large coalition of state attorneys general filed their own parallel suit against Google, but Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the states did not meet the bar to go to trial with their search ranking complaints.

The search business case against Google is separate from a federal antitrust lawsuit filed earlier this year. The Justice Department claims Google used “anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful means” to neutralize threats to its digital advertising empire in that lawsuit.

Justice Department attorney Kenneth Dintzer set the stakes for the first major tech antitrust trial since Microsoft’s late 1990s reckoning on Tuesday. “This case is about the future of the internet, and whether Google’s search engine will ever face meaningful competition,” Dintzer said.

Beginning the trial, the government focused on Google’s deals with phone makers, most notably Apple, that give its search product top billing on new devices. Dintzer claimed that Google maintains and grows its search engine dominance by paying $10 billion annually for those arrangements.

“This feedback loop, this wheel, has been turning for more than 12 years,” he said. “And it always benefits Google.”

Google lawyer John Schmidtlein refuted that claim, hinting at the company’s legal defense in the coming weeks.

“Users today have more search options and more ways to access information online than ever before,” Schmidtlein said. Google will argue that it competes with Amazon, Expedia, and DoorDash, as well as Microsoft’s Bing search engine.

Google planted the seeds for this defense. According to internal research, Google Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan said last year that more young people are using TikTok to search for information than Google Search.

In our studies, almost 40% of young people don’t use Google Maps or Search to find lunch, Raghavan said. “They use TikTok or Instagram.”

Google will be decided by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in the coming months. We’re far from that decision, but the company could be fined heavily or ordered to sell parts of its business.

The trial could change Google’s digital empire if the Justice Department wins. Other tech companies that dominated online markets in the last decade are also watching. If the government fails to hold an iconic Silicon Valley giant accountable, big tech will likely continue its aggressive growth trajectory.

If the Justice Department succeeds, the next decade could be different. The industry-wide reckoning could cripple incumbents and allow upstarts to define the next era of the internet, wresting the future from tech titans.

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