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Galaxy S4 update causing problems

Puma911
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So a few days ago my S4 updated which is the first time it has received an update in a while. But now I have little or no wifi and little or no data connectivity.

Also I haven't tested this but it appears my battery life diminished as well for some reason.

 

Any other Verizon S4 users have this issue lately or is it just me?

I wonder if it is possible to restore to any earlier version or anything... I don't know much about phone operating systems to be honest.

I know that as far as Android goes different companies have different versions of it but that's about it.

 

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Did you update to 4.4.2? I'm on that with verizon and haven't had issues. Samsung advises to do a full reset of your phone after updating, and no you can NOT downgrade firmwares

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Did you update to 4.4.2? I'm on that with verizon and haven't had issues. Samsung advises to do a full reset of your phone after updating, and no you can NOT downgrade firmwares

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Yup I'm on 4.4.2. Sitting here at work I noticed that my 4G connectivity is suddenly great again. I''l have to wait till I get home to check wifi speeds. I did do a full reset and even removed the battery just to be sure.

 

The tin foil hat wearer in me thinks they nerf old hardware so I have to upgrade  :ph34r:

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I've had 4.4.2 for a while and I received a small update with no Android version changes. I don't know what the update did, but I've had problems twice in maintaining a cell connection. A restart fixed it both times, but I think I'm going to need to do a full reset. This is on an AT&T S4.

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Yup I'm on 4.4.2. Sitting here at work I noticed that my 4G connectivity is suddenly great again. I''l have to wait till I get home to check wifi speeds. I did do a full reset and even removed the battery just to be sure.

 

The tin foil hat wearer in me thinks they nerf old hardware so I have to upgrade  :ph34r:

thats iphones silly :P

Case: NZXT Phantom PSU: EVGA G2 650w Motherboard: Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) CPU: 4690K @4.2ghz/1.2V Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Ram: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 1866mhz GPU: Gigabyte G1 GTX970 Storage: (2x) WD Caviar Blue 1TB, Crucial MX100 256GB SSD, Samsung 840 SSD Wifi: TP Link WDN4800

 

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