Sped up my device drastically without rooting.

supremekizzle · Mar 11, 2014

If anyone is not wanting to root, but speed up your device just do what I did.

If you go into the app drawer and click the capacitive settings button, you can select the option to uninstall/disable apps. Some of the samsung and google ones are in folders within the app drawer. By disabling trip advisor, knox, news week, various Samsung apps, etc. I sped up a lot. No custom Rom or launcher needed. I actually enjoy using this thing now.

ZebTheCalvinist · Mar 12, 2014

Hmm... This is probably a dumb question, but if you can disable Knox, would you be able to avoid the issues that come along with rooting?

Have you noticed a difference in battery life?

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Ahmedmoataz · Mar 12, 2014

supremekizzle said:
If anyone is not wanting to root, but speed up your device just do what I did. If you go into the app drawer and click settings, you can disable stock apps. By disabling trip advisor, knox, news week, various Samsung apps, etc. I sped up a lot. No custom Rom or launcher needed. I actually enjoy using this thing now.

Well that's new.....nice work man

graewulf1 · Mar 12, 2014

How did you disable Knox? The option is grayed out.

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jonling · Mar 12, 2014

I do not even see the stock apps. Just my stuff. What do I need to do to see them. I cannot find such an option anywhere. Thanks!

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kkretch · Mar 12, 2014

jonling said:
I do not even see the stock apps. Just my stuff. What do I need to do to see them. I cannot find such an option anywhere. Thanks!

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graewulf1 said:
How did you disable Knox? The option is grayed out.

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You open the app drawer not app manager. Knox and some of the other apps are grouped in the Samsung, Galaxy Plus and Google folders.

Once you open the app drawer touch the settings button to the left of the home button. You will then see the option uninstall/disable apps, after you click that option the apps that can be disabled or uninstalled will have a red - beside them. System apps will be disabled and non-system will be uninstalled.

supremekizzle · Mar 12, 2014

kkretch said:
You open the app drawer not app manager. Knox and some of the other apps are grouped in the Samsung, Galaxy Plus and Google folders.

Once you open the app drawer touch the settings button to the left of the home button. You will then see the option uninstall/disable apps, after you click that option the apps that can be disabled or uninstalled will have a red - beside them. System apps will be disabled and non-system will be uninstalled.

This is what I did. Havent noticed a difference in battery life as this thing lasts forever as is.

DeBoX · Mar 12, 2014

Noticed a slight improvement in battery life, maybe a tad less lag ...?

graewulf1 · Mar 12, 2014

kkretch said:
You open the app drawer not app manager. Knox and some of the other apps are grouped in the Samsung, Galaxy Plus and Google folders.

Once you open the app drawer touch the settings button to the left of the home button. You will then see the option uninstall/disable apps, after you click that option the apps that can be disabled or uninstalled will have a red - beside them. System apps will be disabled and non-system will be uninstalled.

Ahh. You need to be using touchwiz to do this. I was using nova launcher and the option was not available. Now to see if they actually stay off. Business week and a few others have kept turning themselves back on without me touching them in the past.

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cantfindanick · Mar 12, 2014

nope, did not made any difference (at least significantto me) chrome still lags, touchwiz is still laggish

rushless · Mar 12, 2014

The main killer on this tablet is the display. From a weighted perspective it is about 30% more hungry than my previous tablets including the current Air and V11. The display seems very inefficient.

Seems only having the display really dim is the only significant battery saver, IMO.

Though I prefer Android, I may return this and wait for a 32gb model of the 8.4 that just got released. I will tinker some more, but battery life is bugging me compared to what I am used to, and current tablets to compare with.

lotus49 · Mar 12, 2014

ZebTheCalvinist said:
Hmm... This is probably a dumb question, but if you can disable Knox, would you be able to avoid the issues that come along with rooting?

Sadly not. If it were that easy, we'd all be merrily rooting away instead of having second thoughts about our purchase.

The problem would be rooters (like me) face is that flashing a new bootloaders blows the fuse regardless of whether the Knox applications are enabled or not.

tspatil001 · Mar 13, 2014

supremekizzle said:
If anyone is not wanting to root, but speed up your device just do what I did.

If you go into the app drawer and click the capacitive settings button, you can select the option to uninstall/disable apps. Some of the samsung and google ones are in folders within the app drawer. By disabling trip advisor, knox, news week, various Samsung apps, etc. I sped up a lot. No custom Rom or launcher needed. I actually enjoy using this thing now.

Can you please make it lucid & elaborate by attaching screenshots? I'm unable to find it in my device.

HtcDickson · Mar 13, 2014

Knox

For me if eh could disable knox friend, it is true that you can do from the touchwiz launcher, but when I open processes, there is Knox with 2 mb RAM usage in order is not much, but it should be one of its processes because eh Knox desabilitado

torickray · Mar 13, 2014

I wish to disable s finder and my megazine

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Elim · Mar 13, 2014

ZebTheCalvinist said:
Hmm... This is probably a dumb question, but if you can disable Knox, would you be able to avoid the issues that come along with rooting?

No because here are only the applications are disabled with manage the Knox container. This container is the way of Samsung to secure their Android devices so that we can use them also in a secure environment (some companies).

A part of this Knox container is the so called Knox-Flag (or -Bit) which is part of a secure-boot. And when we start to root or to flash not (by Samsung) signed firmware then this is no longer given. Therefore also the Knox applications will not run any longer and give warnings.

This is Knox and for more informations look here: Samsung Knox.

But what you means is that Samsung says that they link warranty also to this flag.

So, there are 2 issues when you root your Note. You will maybe have problems with getting warranty and the Knox container didn't work any longer.

rushless · Mar 13, 2014

Knox seem like one more thing to resource bloat the device with. Screw most of their customers over for the much smaller percent of enterprise customers they aspire but fail to so far get.

ZebTheCalvinist · Mar 13, 2014

rushless said:
Knox seem like one more thing to resource bloat the device with. Screw most of their customers over for the much smaller percent of enterprise customers they aspire but fail to so far get.

Yeah, it would be great if Samsung didn't burden their customers with extra apps that cost them money and that they'll never use. I saw that the Galaxy S5 comes with something like $600 worth of additional apps and service. I'm sure that the average user will use maybe $50 worth of those apps and wish that the rest could be uninstalled. I'd so much rather just save money on the initial purchase and buy the apps and services I want with the money I saved.

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