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Help My S5 is sluggish now, and often freezes momentarily??

rsarno

Thank Me, Im Irish!
Jun 6, 2010
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I dont understand it, I havent done anything new/different. I did install FB Messenger, but after noticing the lagging I uninstalled it but the problem persists.

A few things that are happening all the time ..

1. When im texting or typing, im whacking away and all of a sudden it stops printing what im hitting, but then eventually catches up. Like the phone is freezing, or stuttering or something.

2. Similarly, i notice the "freezing" when i pull down the dropdown notification window. Sometimes its snappy, other times it sorta freezes half way, then finishes the motion.

I think im only noticing these 2 things because its what i do most. I really dont use my phone for a lot or have many apps, and the ones i do have were there since day1, with the exception of FB messenger which is now uninstalled a few days ago.

Has anyone else had this happen? Any thoughts on resolving?

PS, im using NOVA Launcher, have been using it since day1.

Im also using SwiftKey keyboard, i uninstalled and same problem persisted with stock, so i put it back on.
 
I have done a factory reset, thought the problem might have been Nova launcher. Did not install it but had the same problems, reboots, freezes, etc. Also, after each restart it kept telling me the sd card needed to be formatted. I took out the card, 32 gig, put in another 32 gig, same problems. I have taken out the SD card and haven't had any problems since. That was this morning. Don't know what I'll do about a card though. Maybe a thought?
 
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