My Note 3 is slowing down is it time to ditch it?

[Mark300zx]

Apologies about the noobie question, but it has been getting gradually slower and I am wondering if it is time to move forward to a refurbished Note 7 or 8 when it comes out, or is there a way of rescuing it?

 

[JJEgan]

Factory reset .
Reflash stock rom
Or flash a custom rom .

 

[skaif]

Depends on how long you want to drag it out. I told myself when getting the note 3 almost 4 years ago that I would run it for 2 years.

With the abundance of support from devs and 3rd party roms I have had it this long and only now am I starting to get a few annoyances with it. And that's only because I want to keep it up to date software wise - meaning running software that was never meant for it!

I will definitely be upgrading this year though, looks like it will be time for me to get the Note 8!

 

[Mark300zx]

Thanks for your patience with a Noobie, my only concern with a custom rom would be getting my banking app to work is there anyway around it?

 

[JJEgan]

Thanks for your patience with a Noobie, my only concern with a custom rom would be getting my banking app to work is there anyway around it?

You would need to search and read up on that . Banking is something i do not use on a phone .

 

[ShaDisNX255]

Thanks for your patience with a Noobie, my only concern with a custom rom would be getting my banking app to work is there anyway around it?

Depends if your banking app detects root (mine doesn't) but you can get around this with Magisk which would keep your root and bypass many root-detecting methods.
If you use an NFC-paying method however, it might not work. So yeah, re-search before you try to flash

One more thing. When updating to a Note 7 port, I couldn't download my bank's app anymore with Playstore normally. So I downloaded when I was still in stock, backed up with Titanium Backup, flashed the Note 7 port and restored the app. Works flawless, but yeah it's something to consider