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I read through to the bottom and the update was "updated" on Jan 29. So I figure that's why i didn't see it until today.  I knew I had checked for updates when all of this was going on and thought it odd that i didn't see the update for Jan 1.  Hmm.  Maybe the patch wasn't available to me until Jan 29?  What would be nice is if Verizon would notify a phone when there is an update for a patch available. Sure would save time and grief.  However... still won't know if this patch fixes my situation for a while. I went two weeks without a shutdown last time.  Also, while i'm here,  I get a notification, from Samsung I think, telling me that i haven't restarted my phone in 7 days. I get this weekly. Is that normal? @JuanD_VZW

I just checked and apparently Verizon has a system update for my phone.. from 1/1/18. I had no clue it was even there until i checked.  It's a security update and should have patches to fix screen freezes and a few others. It didn't say anything about a fix for the phone shutting down by itself.. but maybe it will help.  Can't believe how difficult it is to get an answer on why this is shutting down. 

That lasted about 2 weeks and here I am again...  jacked up phone.   No damage at all to my phone.  I only download apps from the Google play Store...   No clue why it keeps doing this.  I'm even closing all the windows several times a day.  Is this a known issue with this phone? Maybe Samsung has a patch for it that I need to know about?  It shut down yesterday during the day and then last night while i was asleep. 

It worked for a few weeks and then shut down in the middle of the day yesterday and then again last night while i was sleeping. Luckily I woke up before the alarm was to go off or I would have overslept.

I've been researching and I think i'm going to wipe the cache partition.  See if that does it.  Supposedly it gets rid of the "black screen of death" and other issues.  I read that we should be doing this after any updates and that it would not wipe out the apps or data..  just the unneeded junk.  I'm finding that this is happening to a lot of Note 8 phones.  Shame Samsung can't get it right.

Never mind. I compared them side by side and I don't think the Stylo 2 comes close to the Note 3.  So maybe I should bite the bullet and go for the V20.  If the S7 Edge had a 5.7" screen.. then I may have gone for that.  (Insert another sigh)

TamaraH ,   What do you mean by entry level?  Is it better than the Note 3 or Note 5, at least?  The Note 7 screen was beautiful! Does this Stylo offer a clear, beautiful, vibrant screen like the Note 7?  How about the pictures?  I am so impressed with the pictures taken with my Note 7, compared to pics taken with my Note 3.

Well,  I wanted something new and to just have until something better came out in about a year.  BUT.. i just got off the phone with a Verizon Rep who told me that the annual upgrade for Samsung is not available. Get the 7 Edge and be stuck with it for 2 years.  No thanks.   They are definitely supposed to get the LG V20, the Rep said, but he did not have a release date yet.  So..  I will hold on to my Note 7 until then.  (I think)   

I just checked and this is what I got from your link: Purchased and activated an eligible Samsung device on a Verizon Wireless device payment agreement. All versions of the Note7 have been recalled. Please power off your device and read our FAQs for the latest recall and return information. Samsung Galaxy S7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 edge purchased on a device payment agreement on or before 9/10/2016 Do you not get an annual upgrade with it is now past 9/10/2016?    I would consider the 7Edge if i knew i could get out of it in 12 months.  I'm not about to pay $800 plus taxes for an older phone over the next two years.   If they can't come up with anything better than the currents offers...i'm just going back to my Note 3 until the LGv20 appears.