Honestly, after disabling so many stuff via package disabler pro, i see minimal, if not, no improvements in batt life.

In fact, i get alot of "unfortunately, xxxx has stopped" notification.

Verdict - built in app manager to disable would suffice.

Just my own opinion. Dun shoot me. I know some of u got superb results

Should I update my firmware? I haven't updated my phone since it got out of the box, which is like October last year. haha!

me too, i dont notice any significant improvement in battery life or performance
at the end i just disable those annoying bloats

my sot is
3hr with data
5hr with wifi

I average 3.5 hrs sot before pdp. The day i bought pdp, i manage to hit 5hrs sot. I thought, whoah! Fck me!

I still struggle to get even near 4 hrs of late. So i guess that 5 hrs one was a fluke. Im always on data

This post has been edited by latte36: Apr 7 2016, 03:50 PM

Im getting tired of the no connection issue on this phone. When it works, its really good. But unfortunately too often its not.
I guess ill start looking for other alternative, sigh...

My Note 5 battery life become worst after the recent software update

try restart and check the battery usage to see which apps drain the battery

Alot users said the new uodate fixes that issue. Guess u are the unlucky one.

What do u have in mind? Curious

Mine same only la. Thought package disabler pro will gimme more awesome batt life, but nah..

Buy from Samsung Service Center. Usually you need to go there click on Repair or Purchase at the counter wait for your number to be called then just tell the guy at the counter you want to buy a new Note 5 S-Pen.

Lucky then they have stock on the spot. Unlucky you need to wait 3 days to 1 week depends on when the stock arrive.

This post has been edited by Nephrite: Apr 7 2016, 07:54 PM

#tukar hahaha

Many people got same feeling like you. Luckily my problem solved after recent updates. If not i also change.

Your mind very creative can think until so far. Innovative la you bro.

It is recommended to update your firmware because each firmware update brings improvement, stability and solve bugs in the phone.

Most important is updates give you better battery life because of improvement.

Use package disabler pro or close all your background app before let the phone into sleep.

It is recommended after each update even minor or major also perform a reset where it refreshes the phone.

Thus by the way how you define worst battery life after recent update ? May i know what your SOT time ?

Guys why when I clicked software update the settings keeps crashing. .I'm using package disabler pro with basic.xml

u disabled something important relating to software updates.

u can enable all back, update, and use the basic.xml again

u dont necessarily have to follow his list. i did and it made my phone buggy (alot of Unfortunately, xxx has stopped)

You guys using package disabler pro wrongly. Don't use those xml file, just do it yourself and don't disable all thing, choose wisely.

yup. i agree.

i went on a disabling spree. now i get certain apps stop working, malas wanna find 1 by 1. leave it la.

anyhow, pdp did not improve my batt life, so meeeh....

So disabling apps doesn't aid in battery life at all?

Everyone's experience is different, I guess. For me, I don't really keep track of my SoT as I find that it doesn't give me an accurate picture of battery life. Often my SoT is low, but there were long hours of active CPU time e.g. audio streaming with screen off.

My no. 1 reason for disabling unwanted system apps is to lower total RAM usage and keep my phone operating smoothly. For example, I don't use the S-Pen, so I disable all S-Pen related services. I really hate applications and services starting automatically without my control. With about 200 packages disabled, I do notice some improvement in battery life but it's not earth shattering la. As long as the phone is smooth and speedy, I am a happy camper

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: Apr 7 2016, 10:06 PM

Hello guys, my Gold Note5 arrived today Took me long enough to finally order one from Lazada. Anyways, anybody using Nillkin Amazing PE+? It's my first time with tempered glass so I'm not exaclty sure how to install it. Previous phone was naked w/o SP. Thanks!