as i have posted earlier, just go to your browser Setting > Advanced > Content setting > [ untick ] the Enable JavaScript and [ tick ] Block pop-ups.



REMEMBER to EXIT (close) the browser and reopen the browser again....now all your LYN ads will be gone for good ( however all the spoiler content is block too )

this is good solutions for those got browsing issue with xda site with those annoying pop up ads and auto download junk apk too...

adblockplus is just not very effective for non-rooted rom...for rooted rom , it work great !

is your note 4 rooted? if yes, try the CSC Changer apk...

both of my note 4 are still virgin too.... in fact this is my only android phone unrooted, i don't find any reason atm to root it....maybe getting too old to do all these stuff d...

for those having short SOT, there's nothing much we can ( as end user )....imho these are the main culprit that causing it...

1. hardware design & poor telco reception coverage

the main issue is the bad telco reception which caused the major battery drain ( as phone need to constantly search for the next best telco tower/station ) and also partly of the phone design. This note 4 reception antenna is placed next to the speaker area not the side or the top of the phone thus it thus might affect the reception signal.

you can check how strong is 4G / 3G signal in your surrounding area using this app : OpenSignal

2. android OS itself

since kitkat, most of us suffer from the wakelog bug which cause the major battery drainage. some use third party apps to solve the issue but to no success ...

greenify : useful to certain extend if your device is rooted. for non rooted it won't help much.

you can try this app : GServiceFix. some benefited from it and to some might think it is just a placebo effect....no harm trying. if doesn't work, simply uninstall it...

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Mar 11 2015, 01:11 PM

iCarez Tempered Glass ( Pictorial review )


searching for the non halo effect tempered glass for this note 4, it's really a nightmare for me. so far i have tried 2 different cheapo brand but to no avail. i have posted those brand ( with picture ) for you guys to avoid it previous thread...

if you guys having a white note 4, congrats ! the halo effect is minimized even with any new cheap / branded tempered glass....

if you guys having a black note 4, 99% of any cheapo or branded tempered glass ( beside iCarez ) will produce terrible halo effect !!

even with just a swipe over the edge on both the phone, the black color seem to have more curvy edge...

using cheapo tempered glass on both my black & white note 4 .... ( both are the same cheap brand of tempered glass )




the halo effect on white note 4 is very minimized, but not 100% gone...

now this came to the rescue !!





what's inside the box...

yes, this is how thick of the packaging is to protect the content inside...

the necktag is served as the squeegee card for bubble removal after applying the tempered glass ( very thoughtful of them to include this ! )


both the tempered glass and the instruction manual...


the accessories...dry & wet cloth, stickers for dust removal...


to be continue....this post exceeded the limit of pictures allowed

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Mar 16 2015, 09:09 PM

this is to show how flexible the iCarez tempered glass is !! this is 0.15mm thickness



and here come the results with iCarez tempered glass applied !





with naked eye, i can't barely notice this has been applied with tempered glass at all !!!

here's some tips when buying iCarez's tempered glass...

for those having the white unit, you could purchase either 0.15mm or 0.28mm iCarez tempered glass.

for those having the black unit, REMEMBER to purchase only the 0.15mm iCarez's tempered glass. as i have mentioned earlier in the review, the black unit seem to have more curvy edge thus the thinner the tempered glass is the better it will stick to the curved glass with 0% halo effect.

amazon seem having sales on this iCarez now, but for those want to avoid the hassle go thru third party shipping channel ( amazon doesn't ship outside of US for this item ) i found out that this nice gentlemen selling here locally. lyn member, allinbox2u and this is his website:



for those of you still searching high and low for 100% no halo effect, waste no more and your precious time. pay a premium price once and for all and you'll be a happy note 4 user like me!

( this is not a paid review )

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Mar 16 2015, 08:59 PM

you will be surprise how easy it was to apply this tempered glass.... no worry, if there's a dirt stuck underneath after applying it, you can always take it out and use the supplier sticker to stick the dirt out...

0.15mm would always the be best bet 0.15mm is so seriously thin until you won't notice it even after applying it !

could be the tempered glass you got is the very first batch ( meaning it cover almost the entire screen cos the later batch of those tempered glass cover only the lcd screen area only, so the halo effect won't be so bad...).

fyi, my black set is made in korea, white set is made in vietnam. maybe we should summarize that the earlier batch which is made in korea has more curvy edge compare to those later batch production.....could it be yours made in korea?

irregardless of which batch is made of, the golden rules when come to buying tempered glass for our note 4 is to get the thinnest TP possible so it can adhere to the curvy edge more precisely thus creating no halo effect !

i have taken a big gamble with this iCarez's TP earlier ( cos it's not cheap tho ) and luckily it really paid off. and i'm sharing it with you guys and let you guys to decide whether to get this expensive TP once and for all or gamble with those cheapo TP hoping to strike the lottery!...

so far i think there isn't any in the market now...but you could diy it if you want tho. just get any cheap and thin screen protector and cut to size...make sure to get those crystal clear type so it won't affect your camera shoot's result.

fyi, back camera glass are more scratch proof than front main screen...but main front screen is more harden ( durable ) than the back camera screen.

mine , i just leave it as it is. as long as your phone casing particularly the side wall of the camera opening there is protruded out it's good enough to protect the camera lens glass d...

here's my SOT with local BOC3

- no root
- no factory reset
- no power / ultra power saving mode
- just wipe cache only
- no greenify
- BOC3 upgrade via OTA
- using ori batt

1 day 4hrs on standby...


over 6hrs SOT with 24% battery juice left...


here's my secret....



This post has been edited by old newspaper: Apr 8 2015, 08:20 PM

edited my previous post....find out my secret there...

err... i actually did not recompile myself ( was busy travelling here and there this few months )...my staff's brother did it for me...

anyway here's the link for your reference...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1860115

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1755243

to get the app's apk, login to your google playstore via pc...copy and paste the link here,

http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/

and generate the download link there....

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Apr 8 2015, 08:39 PM

i don't use facebook....too old to facebooking d...

my main usage is the phone....usually around 1 hrs of phone call..

other secondary app that used frequently is autocad 360, whatsapp, dropbox, mydlink access, superbeam, s planner, s pen note taking...

no gaming at all !

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Apr 8 2015, 08:44 PM