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  • So you all know the gameloft deal for free gems in dungeon hunter 4 is a con as they have made the game only the on place to download the game to get the gems from the gameloft app. This app will only download a very old version of the game which has bugs that stops the game working a quarter in. This is a known issue they fixed for play store. If you contact them they will say they are working on the issue which is bull be cause they have engineered it. And if you contact samsung they will say it is 3rd party deal so it is nothing to do with them. Would love for some advice on who to go to now but would thought would share this

  • We’re very happy to have AmpliTube for Android on this list of gifts as well as being able to offer guitarists a great digital audio interface to get the best possible sound quality with virtually no noise http://www.irighda.com – We look forward to moving forward and expanding the Android mobile music platform even more.

  • I’m confused, how does one go about activating these on a Note 4? I got mine early from pre-order but none of these “gifts” are active?

    Edit: I see I’m not the only one trying to figure out how to redeem these.

  • You also get a 50% off code for an accessory under 50 bucks at the Samsung store when you register your galaxy

    • They arent playing that game again like last years note 3 deal,
      after slickdeals got ahold of the “enter your MIEI number and email here for your free $50 dollar credit” and people were generating random MIEI numbers and racking up thousands in play credit.

  • Said it before and ill say it again,
    Seeing the app Amplitube on that list is a HUGE deal for Android.
    This means low latency audio finally has arrived on Android.
    now, time to play catch up in terms of Music production apps.

  • I have yet to receive ANY of these offers or notification that they even exist for Verizon’s Note 4 owners. Dropbox offer does not apply to Verizon owners either…

  • Just give me the $50 playstore credit like they did back with the Note 3. I still have $5.60 left from last year. They can keep all that other crap.

  • To bad if you have already had a previous Samsung device and used the free space from Dropbox you can’t get the free 50GB offered with the Note 4.

  • At first I thought this would be about the always nonexistent accessories on device launch.

    I just dont understand why with EVERY Galaxy S / Note launch Samsung sends everyone who buys them a 50% off accessories coupon code then has almost no accessories available to buy for months! This is aside from a select few (usually 1 or 2 s view cases, as is the case right now with the Note 4).

    Just so damned irritating!

    All I want/need for my Note 4 is the battery charging system (on indefinite backorder as usual) and the wireless charging back cover (not even on their site any longer and when it was, on back order, as usual).

    Grrr Samsung, why do you ALWAYS do this?

    • At least Samsung eventually releases those accessories for sale. LG still hasn’t put the spare battery kit on the US store yet. I don’t really feel like ordering from Korea on eBay.

      • Ouch, didn’t know that…glad I didn’t go with the G3 (the swappable battery did interest me on that)…But didn’t they offer it for FREE for buying the G3 recently?

        • I bought mine on release day for Verizon – July 17th. That offer wasn’t available then.

  • Anyone experiencing a pink/purple tint/hue on their Note 4’s display? It’s noticeable when screen is dimmed or on a white background. I obtained a replacement and still have the same issue :/

    • Nope…but my battery life hasn’t been good…thought I got a DOA pre order and had Verizon swap it…didn’t fix it. My only guess now is with the low 4g signal strength at my new house it drains the battery faster, and being that I work from home, drains it super fast. I always have it on WiFi, but doesn’t seem to help…max I can get is 4 hours SOT and from 7:00am to *maybe* if I’m lucky, 8pm; then its dead.

      Android system is almost always biggest battery use in battery stats and display and android os swap for 2nd.

      Since I had the phone swapped, I’m now worried I won’t get the samsung pre order rebate.

        • Already swapped it once…same.

          I really think it’s got to be my low 4g signal here at my house (2 bars most of the time, sometimes only 1, sometimes 3).

          Signal under mobile networks is usually between -98 & -106 dbm and 34 asu (which as I understand it is not good).

          • That dont make no sense. odd..
            My old G2 in my garbage middle of nowhere area, got 0-1 bars of 3g.
            Now the Note 4 is paking 2-4bars of LTE. without this phenomenon.

          • I’d rather have it get 3g only, at least then it wouldn’t be killing the battery trying to hang onto 4g.

  • And how can I uninstall all of those or at least all of them or have none of them on my device?

  • only thing good on this list is sketchbook pro, unless your 70 years old and want to read business week

  • Don’t forget that you have to install many of these from the Samsung App store, not Google Play, to get the credit. If you already used your 50GB from Dropbox through another device from Samsung (ie, S3 or S4 deal), you can’t get it again OR 50GB more. Finally, most of these will require new accounts on the app to redeem. It’s a pile of crap from Samsung.

    • I don’t see Dropbox in the Galaxy Apps app. A lot of these offers are not actually available. But if you search for details on Google, all you get is the same article announcing this crap over and over. Maybe this all worked for the S5, but a lot of this doesn’t for the Note 4.

  • Take a look at the full list below.
    Audible – Free 3 month subscription to Audible
    The Wall Street Journal – Free 6 month subscription to The Wall Street Journal
    Kindle for Samsung – 1 free eBook per month through Samsung Book Deals
    etc….

    To apologize for touchwiz.

    • They aren’t pre-installed except Hancom you’ll have to download the ones you want. So much for not knowing

  • Soooooo…. are we going to get a Note 4 review or….. does DL hate Samsung that much that we are going to ignore it. I, for one, would actually like a review.

      • No, he’s right. Review is taking way too long. Especially for a premiere device like the Note 4.

        • Because rushed reviews like you get on The Verge are soooooooooooooooo helpful…

          • No, that’s an excuse. The phone has been out 3 weeks or so. There has been plenty of time to write a review.

          • why dont you review it yourself and tell us your findings?

            no?

            then the people who write reviews for you to read on the internet, for free, dont need to pay you ANY heed.

          • I don’t run a tech site that is geared around reviewing devices. Why the hell would I do that? That is why I come to these sites.

            BTW, they don’t do this stuff for free. See those ads that pop up on your screen when visiting droid life? Yeah, that’s what is called ad revenue. You’re an idiot if you think these guys aren’t making money.

          • How so? We already know they hate large phones, we already know they hate Samsung and we already
            know they hate Touchwiz. I wouldn’t be surprised if they pick the 2014 Moto X, Droid Turbo and even the Nexus 6 over the Note 4. I could even see them picking the Nexus 5 over the Note 4 just because of the size. So I would not hold out on a Note 4 review from DL. Just watch all the negatives; large phone with Touchwiz.

          • I’m not worried about it anymore. I’ve been enjoying my Note 4 since release day lol I just value droid lifes opinion. It’s actually a compliment to them.

        • It’s cause they’re pretty much slow on everything that’s not Moto. I’ve been here since this site first started and you’d think they’d grow out of that fan boy phase by now. Nope.

          • But they do great reviews on every device and very in depth, so it is worth the wait. I enjoy reading their samsung device reviews even though I hate TW and will never own another samsung device with TW. And I have never found any Samsung device review to be bias. I do like to see how they innovate though. I would buy a samsung device if it had vanilla android because their build quality is very impressive. I have dropped my S3 so many times it should be destroyed but it works perfectly compared to any other phone that would have gone through the same actions.

          • They’re not the only ones that do great reviews though. We can’t take away from the good reviews other Android sites post up (Note 4). So really I don’t see any reason why it is several weeks late.

    • Tim said on the last droid life show, I think it was the nexus special one that he was working on it. So relax, take a chill pill and it will come in due time.

      • lol I just get so excited for their reviews! I really respect their opinions… but ok, i’ll take more of my meds and relax a bit for everyone lol

      • The nexus review comes out before the note 4, really? The note 4 has been out for a couple weeks now, why is the nexus getting the special treatment, oh wait it’s moto this shouldn’t surprise me at all!

        • Where is the nexus 6 review? I haven’t seen DL post one yet. Or did you mean the nexus 9 which is made by HTC? & reviewing a tablet does not take as much time as a smart phone.

          • He said “nexus”. His point still stands. The Note 4 has been out for weeks. DL is either slow, don’t care or both. It reeks unprofessional.

          • I’m waiting for their note 4 review as well, even though I already have one, interested in their take on it. But thing is; it wasn’t just the note 4 that launched recently, it was also the n9, n6, droid turbo, new x (though, OK, that’s been a little while now), z3 compact, alpha, z3v AND Android 5 lollipop…all in the last month…and, they reviewed the iPhone 6!

            That’s a LOT of stuff keeping them busy and DL is a small outfit (one of the things I like about them).

            So yea, I’m cutting them some slack.

          • And the Note 4 should have been reviewed before pretty much EVERYTHING you said being that it is a top tiered phone if not arguably THE top tiered phone out right now…

          • Yes, but later states “moto” is getting special treatment, so obviously he is talking about the nexus 6. On regards of the Note 4 they are taking longer then usual, but they were also reviewing the z3 compact and the note edge. Kellen as stated time and time again that they don’t like to rush reviews so they been workig on those two phones lately and now the Nexus devices have piled on.

          • Yes, but later states “moto” is getting special treatment, so obviously he is talking about the nexus 6. On regards of the Note 4 they are taking longer then usual, but they were also reviewing the z3 compact and the note edge. Kellen as stated time and time again that they don’t like to rush reviews so they been workig on those two phones lately and now the Nexus devices have piled on.

          • I can understand that the Note 4 has a slew of features which might take time to get used to but they just did the Droid Turbo review, a phone which just came out. Maybe that was rushed? Meanwhile, most other Android sites have their Note 4 reviews ready for consumption. DL fails on this one.

          • Well kellen has had the turbo for about a week and a half. Plus Tim has the note 4 & If I’m not mistaken DL did not receive a review unit or at least before it was launched for the note 4 like the turbo & Nexus.

          • I don’t know what these guys hate more; large screen phones or TouchWiz. But I agree; the Note 4 review should have been out weeks ago regardless of which phone is coming out.

        • Nexus is much more important than a company who will be moving from android to Tizen soon. Yes, you are correct.

    • I’m surprised you don’t know that this site is bias towards Samsung. They love moto anything related to moto news they cover it right away.

      • Trust me, I’ve been here since day one so I know the bias is real… but they’ve typically done well reviewing everything flagship in a timely manner. Was just seeing what was up, didn’t mean to cause such a ruckus!

        • You are just bringing to the attention what I’m sure many people who care about things other than Nexus or Motorola want to know. Save your meds my friend…

      • i don’t think it is a bias. i think they don’t like samsung because their software sucks. and their build was horrid for a long time. and to an extent… it still is.
        if samsung was as good as the competition in those aspects, then it would be a bias.

        • Those are all subjective. Not everyone cares about “build quality” and/or “materials” hence the reason Samsung sells millions of phones. I’ve played with the S5 and it just feels nicer than all their other lineups (besides Note series). So yes, they’re still bias and it’s quite obvious they don’t hide it.

          • Exactly. Hate Apple or not…them and Samsung have the exact same model year in and out. Stick with what works and sells and make small tweaks and additions every year. And guess what…THEY SELL!!! Hell…idiots are sleeping outside for iPhones for days for what…? Accessories, cases, marketing, apps, celebrities….I mean everyone does not agree with it and thats fine…but like it or not…if you are not on the Apple or Samsung bandwagon…you are basically in the minority. Its not a knock on other companies or saying they dont have good products…but that’s how things are rolling right now.

          • Most people care more about what is popular/commercialized, hence Samsung and Apple’s success.

        • Your comment does not currently hold any water…whether you like the Note 4 or not…the build quality is MUCH better than it has been and short of touchwiz which is what it is (and can be covered with another launcher) the Note 4 is equal or superior than any current phone on the market…even the beloved Nexus. So bias is everyone saying what they hate about Samsung…but the specs don’t lie and not everyone who comes here wants just Nexus and Motorola coverage all day and night when YES…the Note 4 did come out almost 3 weeks ago and some loyal followers look to DL for a review or anything at this point (not just a bothced comparison video saying the Note 3 is the 4). And the last time I read the about Droid Life on the bottom of this page it said “If you were looking for the best place to learn about Android and talk with like-minded folks about all things tech, then Droid Life is for you.” Bob’s Bilderbergers was just bringing to the attention what I’m sure other people are wondering about…

          • “.the build quality is MUCH better than it has been”

            Much better than awful doesn’t mean it is good or equivalent to other phones. Much better than the awful standard they have set may be ‘bad’ or ‘mediocre’ or anything else that isn’t ‘good’.

          • ‘So bias is everyone saying what they hate about Samsung’
            perhaps you should look up the definition of bias. i can list reasons/examples/comparisons to back up my claims. i also did not respond to bob.

          • ‘So bias is everyone saying what they hate about Samsung’
            perhaps you should look up the definition of bias. i can list reasons/examples/comparisons to back up my claims. i also did not respond to bob.

    • 9to5 Mac actually had a lot of good things to say about it, shockingly. Even admitted what it does better than an iPhone. They didn’t care for the UI very much though.

      • Well good to know, and one can hope that they scale back touchwiz with the update or at least optimize it somehow.

    • Awesome CPU, storage, card slot, removal battery, SPen, etc, all things we have heard in every review. One thing I really want to hear about is the quality of the GPS and cellular radios. My friend’s S5’s GPS is kinda crappy. Unless he has a lemon. It’s a work phone and he’d rather bitch about it than try to exchange it, but I digress. I’m just saying I haven’t heard about these two things anywhere.

      • Radio equipment vendor was replaced per Note 2 and S4. The other night my best friend’s Turbo couldn’t match my note2 on LTE or wifi sitting next to me on the couch. Same story with my old Bionic or Razr MaXX HD, I don’t buy the monikers that fly around this site until I see evidence they’re true.

        • I thought it went like this: GS3 had poor radios, Note 2 was great, GS4 regressed and was lousy again ( at least on VZW), Note 3 was still lousy, GS5 improved a bit and Note 4 improved a bit more.

          • I think you pretty much hit it right on the head. I’m not sure why it would vary so much. Also crazy that Moto is all over the place too.

      • I never had any issues with the GPS on my S5, and I’ve had absolutely no issues with the GPS on my Note 4.

        As for reception, the Note 4 has been top notch for me. I live in a fringe area, and the Note 4 has consistently had reception that is as good or better than any other phone I’ve owned (which currently includes the Droid Turbo and has recently included the S5, M8, and iPhone 5S).

      • I never had any issues with the GPS on my S5, and I’ve had absolutely no issues with the GPS on my Note 4.

        As for reception, the Note 4 has been top notch for me. I live in a fringe area, and the Note 4 has consistently had reception that is as good or better than any other phone I’ve owned (which currently includes the Droid Turbo and has recently included the S5, M8, and iPhone 5S).

      • From what I have read on XDA and elsewhere, the Galaxy S5 is slightly better than the Note 3 for RF and, in turn, the Note 4 is slightly better than the GS5. It’s definitely a notch above the Note 3, from what I’ve been able to read. I went from a Charge to a Bionic to a GS3 to a Note 3. The two most recent devices have been extremely underwhelming from a signal strength standpoint, but I’ve had very few issues with GPS on the Note 3 at least.

    • You don’t want a Samsung review from DL. I love the guys here and their reviews are pretty solid otherwise but you’re not going to get a balanced review on Samsung devices from them.

    • As much as I defended them on this in another post in this thread, I just realized, when Kellen was comparing the phones sizes to the N6 he at no point during the video realized he was holding the note 3 instead of the note 4 – I know Kellen hates large phones, but he should of at least known the difference between the two to catch that and correct it in the video instead of only realizing it later.

      I’m not a phone blogger/reviewer and when I was helping my mom move her stuff from her note 3 to her new note 4 (same color too) I never mistook one for the other; I knew the difference between them immediately.

        • There’s a big difference simply with the in-hand feel between the Note 3 and the Note 4. There’s also a substantial difference in screen quality. Neither of those defining features are lost due to the software, and both of them are enough to clearly differentiate the two.

        • There’s a big difference simply with the in-hand feel between the Note 3 and the Note 4. There’s also a substantial difference in screen quality. Neither of those defining features are lost due to the software, and both of them are enough to clearly differentiate the two.

    • I posed this question a couple of weeks ago and the DL staff said a review is coming, but they got their device much later than other sites and that’s part of the delay.

      I cant help but think that was a calculated move on Samsung’s part. Samsung knows DL pathologically hates on all things Samsung, so they probably held off giving DL a review unit to avoid a bad review. As it stands, all the Note 4 reviews from other sites have been very positive. Ars Technica’s review is the only one that seemed to be negative..

    • Watch the Note 3 review. It’s pretty much the same phone with a slightly improved quality case. My friend bought a Note 4 and even she said that the differences other than aesthetics are almost negligible to her Note 3.

  • 120 points of Evernote, which can be redeemed for a one year subscription. I got it on my Galaxy Note 4 via T-Mobile. The interesting part is I had the same deal on my Note 3 and it still carried over. Gotta love Evernote.

  • Interesting there’s nothing for Evernote since when I got my Galaxy Note 4, I downloaded Evernote and it prompted me to upgrade to premium for free for 3 months (can’t 100% recall the length) since I had a Galaxy Note 4.

    Also loving the free 50GB for Dropbox. My free 50Gb fro two years from my S3 Is about to expire.

  • OnLive – Free 3 month subscription to OnLive
    100% Games – 3,250 free gems in Dungeon Hunter 4 game

    Have not gotten these to work. So stupid. Gonna have to call customer service.

    Has anyone else had these issues?

    • I’m pretty sure the second one doesn’t work. Yet all I see on the Internet are the same article over and over declaring this offer.

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