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ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note is arriving, globally

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ics-4.0.04-galaxy-note-300After 2 months of the initial ICS update(4.0.3) for Galaxy Note, Samsung now quietly roll out ICS 4.0.4 globally. I was a bit surprised when I saw the update notification, because I just got the information the 4.0.4 update would be roll out gradually.

Apparently, immediately after releasing the ICS update for AT&T’s version Galaxy Note on July 11, Samsung also pushed out the ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note users in German. And today, more regions including most European countries and Asian countries get the Android ICS 4.0.4 update for Galaxy Note.

Hopefully, this update will solve some of the battery issues most users experienced in GB and ICS 4.0.3.

Now, all Galaxy Note users are expecting the next major update for Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). The information we have is that Galaxy Note  and S3 will get the Jelly Bean update, probably in Q1 2013.

Also, the coming Galaxy Note 2 (with ICS pre-installed, not Jelly Bean) will be very likely announced in the IFA 2012 (August 31-Sept. 5) and start to shipping in November (roughly one year after the release date for Galaxy Note) . So, hopefully, in the Q1 of 2013, both Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2 will get the Jelly Bean (4.1) update.

Anyway,today’s minor update (from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4)  is about 100MB.  So, please try to download through WiFi or Kies if your mobile data is very limited.

Any questions? please post the  in the comments section below or in the Galaxy Note Forums.

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  1. Som says

    Hi, I got an update for my note1. While trying to update it, I got an error saying that ‘Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem. Try later or try using PC Kies’.

    Kindly help me to get rid of this.

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  2. muzzaffer siddique says

    I’m facing a huge problem while updating the apps.
    It’s juz going on showing downloading but nothing is been getting downloaded.
    I’m facing this only while updating not while downloading a new app.
    Please help me

    Reply

  3. Dibyendu says

    when JB update will available in India? You told me earlier, Jb will be available in January. but why samsung not releasing yet?

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  5. bong says

    i just bought galaxy note gt n7000 pink color 1 month ago here in qatar and its 4.0.3 why until now its not yet update to 4.0.4 i try also using kies by computer and it says this is the latest firm ware pda:lpd/phone:lpt/csc:lp7(mid). but yesterday i bought again another galaxy note gt n700 white color 4.0.3 and after i open the phone its update to 4.0.4 via wifi why my pink note is not update plz help thanx

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  7. Ayman says

    please i want firmware compatible with mac or there are no support with mac system up date ics 4.0.4 but what about the betray and attached or not please provided me these information and this full version or not full version ok my friend

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  8. Dibyendu says

    Yes I reboot my note many times but same error. I used another camera application there has same problem. What to do?

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  9. Som says

    Hi, my note is already updated with 4.0.4. Today i got firmware upgrade. Can you tell me the version of the new update and the features that we get with it.

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  10. Dibyendu says

    Hi Dear, I am facing a problem in my new galaxy note. I open default camera application and take a photo and after that I view the photo from right lower side of camera application and when I back to camera option its show warning, camera failed and application closed. Please help me.

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  11. pratik says

    i succesfully updated my android version to 4.04 of nearly 110mb
    n aftr tat it is again showing a update of 85 mb
    now wat is tat for?

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  12. Dibyendu says

    Hi dude. I have purchased Galaxy Note. Its awesome. Battery backup is near about 1 day for medium use. I think this is ok for android phone. A small update is available for India. This is mainly performance update and N Note now available in N7000. Can you please tell me when JB update will roll out in India?

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  13. Dibyendu says

    Thanks for your answer. Tell me one more thing, in galaxy note having automatically restarting problem? and it has NFC? Thanks in advance.

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  14. Dibyendu says

    I want to buy galaxy note. Is it a good phone ? which ics version is in oem pack? all problems fixed in ics 4.0.4? Please advice. I am from India – Kolkata.

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  15. Sanket Kanherkar says

    Hi I am an Indian user.I bought a galaxy note from Singapore and I updated it from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 ics in India and unfortunately it is now network locked .what should I do now? Please help……thanks in advance..

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  16. thabune says

    Hi, i am from indonesia, now i am using ICS 4.0.3 i try to update but it keep showing “No update available”
    why my phone still not get the update?
    i also try from kies, but it always failed when connecting to my device.
    please help me.

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  17. dbez says

    I’m in Jeddah, KSA. But till now I can’t upgrade to ICS 4.0.4.
    I already tried using KIES on toolls –> firmware upgrade and initializing but it said, N7000 does not support initializing.
    Please help me…

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  19. aslam says

    sir i am from India i am having problem in updating 4.04, after updating 4.0.4 my pattern lock or any other lock not working. what i do now?

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  21. Samy Omar says

    Dear Sir,
    I have galaxy note model GT-N7000 from Egypt and I did not get any notifications about 4.04 update (or from Kies)
    When the update will come to egypt ???
    Thanks ….

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  22. Abhijeet says

    sir i am from India i am having problem in updating 4.04 , 110 mb file gets downloaded but while installing it stops n say try again later or download again & downloaded file remains in phone , i have reset the mobile but no use , plz help me

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  24. Kristen says

    I Have The 4.0.4 update and It SUCKS. It has made My phone sooo slow, My phone was Great before The update came. I Never wanted The update But It became do persistent That i had to do It. There are some new features i Like But My phe Is.so glitchy and slow That they don’t even matter. Im ready to Just smash my phone,because of this update

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  25. Tiken H says

    After upgrading to ICS 4..0.4, the photo editor has some issue. After selecting for copying to another image, the copy does not work. Is it only my problem or has anyone experieced this too?

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  26. amer obied says

    today i just got ics 4.0.3 .. i checked for update it says it has 4.0.4 so i updated it to it .. then after finishing downloading it froze and started saying “unfortunately, application installer have stopped ” and i don’t know what to do i tried “kies” it gave me no options about the frimware and i tried to reset factory sitting .. still the same HELP !!

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  27. Alan says

    I tried two OTA updates and locked the capability to update this way for 24 hours. I downloaded Kies and given the message under “firmware” …”Your device does not support software upgrade via Kies”

    Any idea why this would show up or is it due to me failing at the OTA update?

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  28. Rod says

    Good day,i already updated my galaxy note to ics 4.0.4 but when i want to watch movie online,thru my note there are no media player.can you help me to fixed this. By the way im from qatar.

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  30. mustafa says

    Sir i cant update my android 4.0.3 , every minute m trying to update its showing no update available , but my frnd have same note n he already updated, i tried kies on laptop but no result n i unable, wat i do n how i update my galaxy note

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  31. ellisj says

    Samsung is slow in releasing android OS upgrade, and is even slower in releasing the needed user manuals. Samsung’s web site in US continued to show only the original Feb 2012 version of Galaxy Note user manual throughout the May ICS 4.0.3 upgrade and July 4.0.4 upgrade. Finally, Samsung web site released on 9/10/2012 a new user manual that is back dated to 7/13/2012 (apparently the 4.0.4 date). The new user manual has 273 pages (much bigger than the 223 pages of the original version). The printed user manual is available on ebay for those who want a physical book at hand.

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  32. Sanjay R Nath says

    Hello , Ive heard the new update is rolling out for GNote and its rolled OTA at Germany with new UI like S3,Performance improvements and New Gallery.
    Why Samsung always starts their updates with Germany ? And when will the update roll out to India ?
    And When can i expect Jellybean for my Note ??
    Thanks
    Sanjay

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  33. abhinay says

    Hello, I have Galaxy Note, and i upgraded it to ICS 4.04, after that i am facing lots of issue with my phone…like having lots of problem while charging the phone. phone gets restarted unforcefully. Some times phones goes to car mode automatically….there are lots of battery issue with the phone…cloud you please suggest what can be done…or how can i downgrade to ICS 4.03 or 4.0..
    Looking forward for your reply…

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  34. Ormazd says

    i got a galaxy note GT-N7000..
    i dont know whats the problem, but when i wanna check for update 4.0.4 on my phone, it says ” No update available” and my android is still running on 4.0.3 version! could you please help me?

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  35. Felix says

    Galaxy Note GTN7000, PHE Code from Spain….nothing about update 4.0.4.
    Why Sansung?

    Someone in Spain with my same phone that is updated?

    Thank´s

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  36. amr says

    i have updated my galaxy note from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 from the internet through odin everything works fine with me but cant install arabic language, alsa i wanna ask u if i want to download the normal ics 4.0.4 when it is available in my regioin what shall i do , thanks in advance for ur help 🙂

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  38. bluedragon says

    Hey!!.

    My phone keeps rebooting itself randomly after i updated it to ICS 4.03. I hear it could be a hardware or a software related issue. I hope that the new software update can fix this.

    However, i really need to to know what happens if the phone reboots/restarts itself while the phone is undergoing a software update?

    Any suggestions, for any fix if it so happens coz now that the update is available I would really like to update the phone.

    Thanks

    rgds

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  41. JuNaid says

    I was trying to update my note thru Kies from Qatar. it says “your note doesn’t support intializing”….what does it mean? please explain.

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  42. J says

    Hi, I’m J from Indonesia. I’ve tried updating the firmware using both options (wifi & Kies) many times and always failed. Is there any other options? Thanks.

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  43. JuNaidD says

    Hi, i dont have internet connection in the office. Can i update to ICS 4.0.4 via mobile internet (data package) from the same mobile which i am going to update?

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  44. andy says

    i have problem after download firmware 4.0.4
    process install just 15% and then… i have information from GNote ” failed upgrade data. try with kies or go to service centre… ”

    i try with kies, but can’t work and kies give me information ” erro found in the download file “

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  45. Mina Nasr says

    please help me
    PROBLEM :
    I had format my galaxy note after updating it to android 4.03
    After formatting my galaxy, many of the application cannot be disabled and when disabling them and reboot the phone, they begin starting again like maps and voice search
    also after formatting my phone, there are some problems like delay in the animation ( slow animation ) when opening or switching between application,

    so what i have to do ???
    ( i already formatted it using three different methods but the performance is the same ( slow animation ) )

    please help me

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  46. amr says

    does the 4.0.4 update for galaxy note made any ui improvements as the s3 effects i mean ????
    when moving between pages and home screen ,etc.

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  48. amir says

    still no update fo UAE (XSG)
    i realy started to hate samsung first it made as like a presoner by the emmc bug ..
    second for the 4.0.4 update …..

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  52. amr says

    still update for 4.0.4 not available here in qatar or ksa , i have seriuos battery issues with the 4.0.3 , any idea how can i get the 4.0.4 update is there any other way rather than waiting

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  55. zieyla says

    Hi. Currently am using android 4.0.3. Update has been released and i’m trying to upgrade my note to 4.0.4 but it keeps on saying failed to update firmware. Use kies(pc) etc. Tried with kies pc but didn’t work. Any suggestion to solve this problem ? Been trying several times.. but it didn’t work. Thanks !

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  56. andy says

    i have problem in GNote . my oS 4.0.3 and i want to upgrade 4.0.4 . after finish download 109Mb and then install. only trouble . can’t upgrade , must be keis or visit samsung centre .

    how ?

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  57. patristox says

    hi, writing from France
    note runned perfectly under 2.3.6
    now moved to 4.0.4, and 2 things run worse :
    Facebook crashes often, specially when trying to upload pics or vids ; and the videoconfs ( talk ) do not work any more
    some idea of what to do ?

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  59. norison says

    hi, i gonna reset my phone, its harm to phone or OS, i don’t mind of data, every time im getting error unfortunately twlauncher stopped, it will be ok………….

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  61. leighxx says

    Hi. Im writing from the Philippines.

    I received an update to 4.0.4 via OTA for the last 3 weeks, been trying to update it and even thru kies but always saying “Failed to Update Firmware.”
    In OTA, the firmware finished downloading and when it reboot, the green robot’s blue meter only ends up at around 10% and will reboot again normally and a pop up will appear saying failed to update.
    Im so tired of this, and when i tried kies, when it finished downloading the firmware for almost an hour, and after my phone reboot, it stucked on the Green Robot logo, saying “Downloading…. Don’t disconnect…” and its just there for an hour.

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  62. Zeon says

    Hi i am running GB 2.3.6 on my note N7000 now…..my kies i saying i have a firmware update available which is “PDA:LRK/PHONE:LRK/CSC:LP5(XEU)”…..now i cant figure out if this is ICS 4.0.4 or 4.0.3….i really dont like the ics 4.0.3 update and i was hoping to go to ics 4.0.4 from GB so can u tell is this firmware version ics 4.0.4 or 4.0.3….
    If it helps i am from bangladesh

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  63. amir says

    i am using galaxy note UAE version and i cant get 4.0.4 update
    Dose any one know when it will be relase for my are
    Galaxy note gtn7000
    White
    N7000xxplt

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  65. Felix says

    Hello

    I write from Spain.
    Anyone know when 4.0.4 arrived to my country?
    Now I’m on 4.0.3 with my Free Note, I tried then updated via OTA and nothing. Kies says “The device does not support initialization.”

    Thank you very much for the help

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  66. Aman says

    Hi,

    Can users pls update if ths battery drain issue with the earlier ICS version has been resolved completely? I had downgraded to GB owing to severe battery drain on ICS.

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  68. Mike Roper says

    I was never happy with the ICS upgrade from Gingerbread but this ICS 4.04 has solved all my issues. My Note now works great, better than with Gingerbread and with a couple of cool new features.

    Reply

  69. dirga says

    Hi, I live in Indonesia. I tried to do the firmware update to 4.0.4 from the official 4.0.3 using OTA. I tried several times downloading using wifi and GSM. In all occasion, download was successful and the phone rebooted itself, but then it says “failed to update firmware and try using Kies”.
    I tried connecting to Kies, but it never tell me that there is a new update available…

    Now I am stuck in 4.0.3 and really don’t know what to do next to officially upgrade it to 4.0.4. Could you give me any advice?
    Thank you very much.

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  70. Viv7162 says

    Hi – I am using the UK Note and since it did the update to 4.0.4 my phone won’t sync with KIES on my iMac – I ported my number over to t-Mobile when I had the phone back in June and have had no problems but have noticed that following this recent update, the phone number stored in the phone status is not my current number (and am assuming it is the original number that was issued with the phone) – I am therefore wondering if this is why the phone won’t sync – my iMac doesn’t even recognise that there is a phone connected and I can’t upload my photo’s through iPhoto which I was always able to do previously…. Has anyone else experienced this problem or is able to shed any light on this please? I’m not very technically minded!! Thanks

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  71. BM says

    Would like to know Indian user reviews on the Galaxy Note ICS 4.04 update. Am wondering whether i should opt for the update. Have heard some are having signal issues, constant self-rebooting issues, etc. Is this true? Guys, please post your reviews upon using this update. Would be obliged.

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  73. Rohit says

    Hi all,

    I received the 4.0.4 update via ota. The update downloads successfully, and however when I hit install after a few seconds it reboots the phone. It goes to the install screen & reboots again. I get a failed to update firmware message. My note is completely stock No rooting etc. What seems to be the problem? Pls help.

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  74. rose says

    Hi when i done my update for 4.0.3 my 3g connection is very slow im happy my old one or till me what can i do .I need my 3g because this the only i have i dont have wifi at home. My internet is only my phone so please help me how to fix this.there’s available update but i cant do it coz i lost my connection and i cant do to pc .thank u.

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  75. Anna Lim says

    Hi, my Note fails to install the update though my phone prompts me daily re: the new update. Tried connecting to Kies but Kies says firmware is up to date. Any idea on how to update please? Thank you!

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  76. mike giletto says

    Wish I never updated..it took some features like crackle movies and zoom in. Unless you’re having issues, leave it like it came.

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  77. mohini says

    My galaxy note notified me about the 4.04 update today. After 25 % completion i cancelled it…. Now when i recheck for the update …..it says no updates …..what should i do???

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  78. norison says

    every times am getting an error box saying `unfortunately twlauncher stopped`and a black screen phone is unresponsive after 15 or 20 seconds to show the home screen after pressing the back key.please advice how to resolve this problem

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  79. ashish says

    After updating ics 4.0.4. i have been facing a problem.When i change my sim card and start the phone.Gps and wifi started automatically.when i closing the wifi this is not closed after few second it will start automatically.please help.

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  80. Freud says

    Hi!

    I’m from Philippines and I recently updated my GN to ICS 4.0.3. I tried to update it again via OTA with a total update size of 86MB. During installation, it suddenly rebooted and prompt me that it fails to update to ICS 4.0.4. I tried to update it a lot of times and it resulted to the same failure.

    Kies, however is not working in my PC for such a reason that I don’t know.

    Now, is there anyone here who can give me some advice or perhaps a decent explanation on why this update always result to failure?

    Thanks!
    Freud

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  81. Som says

    I don’t see any improvement in battery life after upgrade to 4.0.4. Still I am facing the same batter drain issue. Very much disappointed with the update.

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  87. varad says

    is it safe to update the galaxy note to 4.0.3 from 2.3.6 by using mobile data? i have unlimited mobile data plan and update is of 319.5 mb…
    please rply fast.

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  88. Andrei Savescu says

    Hello. I think I have another problem with my Note. I’m playing Dead Trigger and 1 hour of play means 40% battery loss. Is that ok? Please reply becouse i’m worried 🙁

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  89. Andrei Savescu says

    Hello. Today i saw an update in Kies, like u said for XEF-France. I don’t know what to do. To update now or to wait for some users opinions. Thanks.

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  90. Sami says

    if you knew about problems with 4.0.3 why you gave us this update yesterday for Galaxy Note??
    it’s very bad,touch problem,Wifi problem,call problem,it’s not reading my saved number if the call comes with + or 00 ,,,damn,,
    Gingerbread was pretty good,please send update to U.A.E and fix this errors,,
    i don’t know why i have to say,i’m very angry,,,,

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  91. Rakshit says

    i have updated my note to 4.0.3 but i m unable to upgrade to 4.0.4 or 4.1.1
    it only shows update not available……..:-[

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  92. Gino says

    My unit updated to ICS 4.0.3 OTA. I have not received 4.0.4. My rom is Open German. How come I am not getting the update?

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  93. Shaaswat says

    Hey!! i am living India and waiting for Samsung Galaxy Note 4.0.4 update.. Can anyone confirm if it is released or not. Desperately waiting for pop up play..:)

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  94. Andrei Savescu says

    Hello. I’ve found out that “No data connection” and “No or unknown signal” stop counting when i have data plan activated.
    Also i forgot to mention in my first post here: i have all bars in signal in 2G/3G mode, those 2 things are shown in BBS.
    My SIM was used in my ex 2 phones : iPhone 4 and 4S without any problems and the adapter i got from my carrier store.
    At the moment i read something about CSC and the eligibility to get a future update. I dialed *#272*IMEI# and a pops up a screen with following information:

    Preconfig
    Sales Code XEF

    At the bottom of the page i get 2 options:
    Install and Cancel. What should i do?
    Thank you very much.

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  97. Andrei Savescu says

    Hello guys. I have a problem with my Note.
    It’s screen turn on and off over and over just like i hit a button and let the screen turn off again. I have installed CPU Spy and BetterBatteryStats, so if you need any information from those apps i can provide but please help me. Thanks.

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  98. c.boutin says

    Well were to start, version 4.0.4. The graghic did improved. I think my phone choque on it.
    It so bad now and i meen really bad. Never haves any problem for months and then that update arrived.
    LTE to 4G go crazy , text curser jump every where, stuck with new used less application tbat consume battery life like crazy. Need to restart often.
    Erased all my bookmark, changed phone rang.
    Need to recharged midday and night ( no games ash video). And more
    I.m just very unhappy.

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  102. Andrei Savescu says

    Hello. I have a problem with my galaxy note. I’ve unpluged the phone from the charger and in 1h48m5s, No data connection and No or Unknown signal are 1h48m5s. What is happening with my phone? Thanks in advice.

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  103. Hilmir says

    Are there any plans for future implementation of BLN (backlight notification) on the stock roms for the Galaxy Note? What about 180° screen rotation? I was also wondering how can the pop-up player feature be activated and if it is supported by mx player.

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  106. sammy says

    Hi does any one know whether samsung will release jb 4.1 update for note.some forums say that samsung concentrates on new products.any idea

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  107. sammy says

    hi i tried to update using wifi and pressed software update it says failed to update firmware and try using kies.i havent rooted or did anything what would have been the problem

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  108. sanjeet singh says

    when is 4.0.4 coming to indian galaxy note users. I have been waiting since the past 15 days. Thank u. .

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  111. ashish says

    Hey,
    My note has rooted when i saw a video on youtube.this video tell about that how we root aur galaxy note without using computer so i did it.then it root my mobile but kernel version baseband etc are changed into feranciso version.can you tell me my galaxy note will get update ics 4.0.4 or not?i m frm india.
    Thank you

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  112. Aman says

    When 4.0.4 update be available in InDIA and are we the note users will be getting jelly bean update later in 2013???

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  114. Superman Android says

    Mabuhay! I have this note with ICS 4.0 upgraded using Odin, and wanted to have 4.0.4 is it possible? Or I must downgrade first to Gingerbread and then to 4.0.4?

    Thanks!

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  116. Rajaganesh says

    I rooted my Galaxy Note. Can you please tell me whether i will receive official firmware update through OTA or Kies by automatic updates OR i need to update by manual in my rooted galaxy note. Thanks

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  117. Rakesh says

    after Downloading Ics 4.0.3 i am getting a flashing red border box on screen, i tried unchecking strict mode in Developer option still it exists, pls help to fix this.

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  118. SGNote says

    Could you inform me of the possible date when the ICS 4.0.4 upgrade will be released for the Czech Republic?

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  122. kang mastrie says

    Hi, i’ve just upgraded my galaxy note to ics 4.0.3, i got the new feature such S note however there’s no formula-match functions. i tried to download it via kies air, but nothing happens. somebody can help me?

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  123. Jose says

    Hi…how’s the battery life so far for the new update?
    When will be the 4.0.4 update available here in Jeddah, KSA?

    Thanks.

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  124. Norison Urendra says

    hi, thx for previous information abt ics 4.0.3 , now im trouble with battery life, so when is arrive ics 4.0.4 for srilanka, i checked with kies no new updates there, thank you and your doing great job………….

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  125. sammy says

    hi i have a hong kong galaxy note but when i try using wifi on software update option in my galaxy note it says no update .when tried via kies too it says this is the latest firmware.is ics 4.0.4 released for hk.

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  127. selly says

    the whether secril_fd-interface wakelock normal consumption?
    since 12h 19m 40s
    “secril_fd-interface” <–(What process)
    1m 8s (68s)Cnt:(c/wc/ec)48/0/0 0.2%

    partial wakelocks
    Since 12h 31m 27s
    ActivityManager-Launch <–(What process)
    36s (36s)coumnt:187 0.1%

    thanks

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  129. Willy says

    It is really sad to see Samsung releasing ICS updates for version 4.0.3 first and now ICS version 4.0.4 everywhere but Australia. What is going on Samsung Australia?…We are down under…we exist! DO NOT FORGET YOUR AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMERS!!..

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  130. Jack says

    I already have version 4.0.3 on my Galaxy Note – will this update fix issues such as slow response, crashing, poor battery life or will it make them even worse?

    My phone was so smooth with Gingerbread, regret moving up to ICS

    Reply

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