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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] inimaitimepass:
Pls check attached battery stats of s8+, this is pretty consistent since the past 3 weeks of owning this device. In comparison my 6p used to stay alive for 12-18hrs with 3.30hrs of SOT or 1.30hrs of SOT and an hour of voice call, only if the phone didn't shutdown abruptly from anywhere between 50%-15% of battery level.

Also these stats of s8+ were with no wifi, 3g/4g always on, calendar-gmail-keep-contacts-fb-whatsapp-pushbullet-samsung pay-samsumg account-ms office sync always on, location always on device only mode, display on WQHD, no black themes or wall papers. Not a single battery saving tweak used. Some times I do take 2hrs of voice calls and SOT will be around 5hrs then, standby remains the same.

Camera consumes more battery than anything mainly coz the display brightness is cranked up top when the camera app is opened and there is no way to disable this.

Wise decision. Since the launch of pixel 2, on average androidpolice is posting at least one article a day about a new issues/fixes on pixel 2 phones. Though I'm not using it, It's pretty frustrating as an android user. Pixel, a pinnacle of all android devices, plagued with new issues everyday is not good.

I dodged OP5 coz of the display. Hope OP5T comes with slim bezels. it would be a worthy choice. I'm skeptical about HTC though, mostly coz that brand is a sinking ship.

Using AdHell 2. I'm afraid DNS will keep running in the background and causes battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrohanjs:
Thanks again, for me now i just hope op5t cam is better than 6p in low light or else i'll be picking up the s8 plus and i hope i get the 6gb version(any idea what's the cost now ?), they haven't dropped the price of the 4gb version also yet, strange !

EDIT : is adhell only for samsung devices ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] antisp1n:
Surprised by the battery life complaints. I can regularly hit 6+ SOT. Netflix while traveling, lots of reading forums and Reddit, Apple Music, YouTube videos, and a bit of navigation before setting or for the day. I don't use Facebook though. Just WhatsApp.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
Friends can we add external microphone to Samsung devices while recording videos
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] inimaitimepass:
64500, also got 4k off on hdfc card which will be credited after 120 days.

Yep, price drop is scarce. May drop in Dec-Jan to clear the stocks for S9.

Yes, the app needs special permission using Samsung's developer system. You need to register yourself as a developer with Samsung and they will give you a code. You gotta use this code in Adhell to get system wide ad-blocking. The catch here is, the code is valid for 3 months only, you have to renew it every three months, for free.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
Finally the Nov. update is here
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] monetical:
yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusumit:
Any changes which you have observed?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
Any info on Airtel VoLTE support for S8/S8+?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vgowtham97:
Which is the best..? Oneplus 5t or galaxy s8(import from UAE)?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
S8 has the better camera, screen, water resistance, SPay, wireless charging and looks. One plus has better OS, RAM, battery and faster charging.

Yet if it costs the same I would buy the S8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] inimaitimepass:
It's the October security update...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
I have imported my S8 from UAE too. S8 any day over the OP5.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vgowtham97:
Only thing stopping me from buying S8 is it's RAM Management and repair costs..

I hate when phone lags when switching between apps..really makes me irritated when a 4gb RAM phone stucks while multitasking..

Have been a Oneplus fan till now..my past devices are op1,op2 and now I am using op3..but have really fallen for the looks of S8.

Heard that RAM management of S8 is not upto the mark..

And the repair cost I meant was screen repair charges.. I have broken displays of OP1 and 2 and have repaired it at cheaper costs..I know they r duplicate displays,but still not tat much bad.

But heard tat S8 is a very fragile device and it's screen replacement costs around 15k.

I have a strict budget of around 35-37k.

So again I cannot spend 15k for repair if something happens ( not negative thinking..but still, it may happen :D )
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Well then you have your answer :) Hope you enjoy whichever you choose.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiksood1:
How did u import.. dud u get it directly delivered here or somebody got it for you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
You have to ask somebody to carry it to India. S8 holds value in the resale market unlike the OP5 which has no value after OP5T.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mahirh:
Replacing the display also gets you a new frame and battery, I hear.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] charming.arpit:
No thats incorrect.

Also the display of S8 costed me 13k.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
They replace back glass when they replace battery or display. So basically you get new back glass casing if you are getting your repairs done at official Samsung exclusive service centres.

Battery and frame is not replaced unless necessary.

The reason for expensive repair costs of s7 and S8 is the back glass replacement.

Technically it is possible to carefully remove it and re-glue it, but it won't be as perfect fit as factory, so they simply replace it with new factory glue fitted back glass and phone gets resealed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] archat68:
I have a dead pixel in my screen. Will Samsung replace the screen or replace the phone? Anybody has any idea?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Screen alone
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] karanaggarwal:
So this just happened.

nice
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawn_007:
Free of cost or chargeable?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Most likely free unless they find any external cause
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] midnightwolfy:
Hmm noticed today that S8 and S8+ India doesnt support Airtel Volte.. Do we have any solutions at all? Airtel is testing Volte in Bangalore and seems like many medium end and low end phones of Samsung are compatible but not their flagships. Even Oneplus 5 and 5T, Mi, Iphones x, 8t etc are compatible, except our beloved phone..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
I'm surprised to hear that. Since I'm considering getting this phone, I visited the Airtel Store in Mumbai and they said that VoLTE will work on all phones that support it. IIRC, when Airtel was testing VoLTE in Mumbai, it didn't work in S8. Don't know about the current status though.

Could someone please confirm if VoLTE works in Mumbai?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vin4yak:
I was in Mumbai few weeks ago. The strength was pathetic but the calls were going through.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
That is Airtel being douche.

And yes, currently the Airtel volte does not work on S8. It's not a hardware issue. It's restriction placed by Airtel at the moment. Might have something to do with network load balancing and custom network setting requirement by them.

It should come to all devices in the near future.

Right now you don't have to worry about Airtel volte. I have it on my op5t and trust me it's not great. Instead of quick call connection it takes 30-40 second for call to even connect and start ringing. Prior calling me complain that it takes long time to connect as well. Had to disable volte.

There is no clear improvement in call quality epithet like Jio volte to volte calls.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
Oh ok. Thanks for your review, at least now I don't have any expectations from VoLTE.

So I bought the S8 over the weekend, I'm in love with it. Surprisingly enough, it's not as slippery as I imagined.

I visited that shop in ghatkopar to get clear coat done but I was a little surprised when the shopkeeper told me it's only a scratch guard and does not protect against falls. So I wasn't sure if it's really worth 3k. Can the people who have done it shed some light on it?

In addition, which is the best case for now? I remember reading about Spigen but they have a bunch of cases so would appreciate if you could point me to the correct one.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
I m using Clear Coat on my Note8. Its just a scratch guard.Its good but wont protect against falls.It will just prevent scratches.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusumit:
On the site of mobile outfitters they says that's it protects against fall. There are couple of videos too on youtube but i was skeptical on them. Was thinking of getting one but now will stick to my spigen case
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
videos that u r refering to is something like tempered glass....the ones available in india are normal screen protectors.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
Possible. The guy told me about Clear Coat Fusion which is essentially tempered glass. It costs 5k, needs to be ordered from the company and doesn't have any warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] karanaggarwal:
There's an Instagram page just started by the name : teampixel_india. Follow it and show your support guys. Use #teampixelindia in all you instagram posts. P.S. Getting a Panda tommorow :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Wrong thread mate...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sp1312:
Why would some ond who own samsung s8 or s8+ will join pixel group.. by the way congrats for your panda.. we got our Panda long back..:D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] centaur31:
Hi,

In that case there is another option which is about 3k and is basically a fully curved tempered glass which needs some skill to apply. it comes with LOCA (Liquid Optically Clear Adhesive) and a mould kind of thing which helps in positioning it correctly and is supposed to be case friendly too. the problem normal tempered glass users face is that the case keeps pushing it up and that makes the touch messy.

the one above doesn't have that issue because it is pasted on kind of like the glass only replacement and thus forms a strong bond without having touch issues.

if anyone has tried this one out please share your experience. it is sold under a brand name that I can't recall. I will post a link once I find it again. one other thing they say is that if your actual display has cracks on it is glass damage this tempered is effective in filling them up with locawhich supposedly makes them disappear once the tempered is applied.

cheers.. I'm actually looking to swap my S8 with an S8+ 128gb or a note 8 128 th if I find a good deal on a used one.

Found the original thread here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/accessories/screen-tempered-glass-manualy-applied-t3624450
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] roddysinghis:
Hi

I bough Samsung s8 in August 2017 and have not recieved my Rs 3000 cashback yet from Samsung.

Also, it was purchased on No Cost EMI offer but HDFC is still charging me interest and Samsung has not responded to me if they will refund the interest charged by bank on EMI.

What to do?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] karanaggarwal:
Sorry posted in the wrong group. New here so didn't know how to remove.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
No cost EMI work differently.

Samsung or store actually bills you lower by interest amount than actual cost of the phone.

Your card statement will show both principal and interest part as banks are technically not allowed to charge 0 interest as per RBI norms.

So it's billing amount that is adjusted under these offers. E.g. those who bought at launch when s8 plus phone was priced at 65k with 0% EMI offer from Flipkart, the Flipkart actually billed only ₹60500/-

Cashback date is usually mentioned in terms and conditions details. Check that. It's usually 3-4 months for the line.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] supersepian:
Got November security patch on my S8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Nothing for the + yet !

EDIT: Got it around lunch time today
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
How much time is it taking for Galaxy S8+ to charge? Mine is taking 1h 40min to charge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mzmmlvk123:
I use Samsung S8 plus. Going back to using audio recording at WhatsApp is going to be canceled. What's this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] supersepian:
Give whatsapp required permissions in phone settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] suryakiran_r:
Could you please check if Airtel VOLTE is working?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amarnath135:
Not working for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
The Airtel site doesn't list S8 as a compatible phone for VOLTE so it's not gonna support
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mohitgalaxy3:
Hi Guys, I bought galaxy S8 3 days ago. I was using galaxy S7 Edge earlier and getting around 4-5hrs screen on time with decent battery backup.

With Galaxy S8 I am barely getting 3hrs screen on time and I am playing less games I used to play on S7 Edge.

Is galaxy s8 battery backup is really bad or is there something wrong with my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kuduku:
Check with gsam battery monitor

Same issue with me. Found Dex launcher was the culprit

Uninstalled it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] monetical:
beta registration started
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mohitgalaxy3:
Yup registered few mins ago.

Please post here once you get OTA.

Edit : Downloading OTA Now.

Edit : Downloaded noticed very few changes...its a bit more smooth but nothing amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Let us know in detail on the stability and battery life.

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How did you uninstall it? I am not able to disable Samsung Dex Launcher. ?

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How did you uninstall it? I am not able to disable Samsung Dex Launcher. ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sendhiloo7:
Is this latest built or old one (beta 1 in U.K)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] supersepian:
Oreo beta is amazing. The fluidity and smooth animations make it worth the long wait. Loving it.

No bug found so far
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akram.:
Hi guys, i have indian sim but i am in uae. Can i get the beta, if so how? I have g950fd
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fundoozzz:
updated it just now.. the smoothness and fluidity is amazing... much more fluid than nougat... was definitely worth the wait.. no bugs encountered in my short testing span of an hour.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
I have registered but not yet received the ota. How long does it usually take to receive an ota?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FakrudeenAhamed:
Hey, after registering ,I didn't get update immediately. But then I restarted my phone, and when I checked for update manually, I got it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
Is a factory reset required after updating to beta?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
No.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kuduku:
battery life didnt improve so odined to latest firmware then uninstalled most bloatware and apps i dont use

Major change in battery life . Drastically improved .

https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
Your signature is pretty huge. I have wrapped it for now, please edit it asap. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fundoozzz:
the iris and fingerprint scanner are much faster now after the update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
Guys are you seeing this update with smart switch? its around 3Gb in size and checking for a new update on phone shows nothing!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mohitgalaxy3:
Smart switch will show latest nougat update not the beta update. Beta is only available through OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
Daydream doesn't work in Oreo beta. Gives me an incompatible phone error. Raised it in the beta community forum and submitted an error report. No response yet.

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Did you lose your data when you rolled back to Nougat?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kuduku:
I was on Nougat only , just reinstalled my firmware . Both are available keeping your data or deleting it

I wanted to start from clean slate . You can odin again while keeping your data safe
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] antisp1n:
Are we getting Beta 3/4 that the US has? Or are we starting from 1? Logically, we should be getting the latest, but you never know...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
I think we are getting the latest beta. The version is ZQL8 and I had read on gsmarena that it's the 4th beta

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Oh ok, so not a roll back then. I have read on some other forums that there's a chance of data loss so wanted to confirm with someone who has done so.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] antisp1n:
Yeah just read the same thing on Sammobile.

But apparently it's not Google Play verified. So some banking apps and Netflix might not work.

Anyone here using Netflix and HDFC app? Can they check if they work under the beta please?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
It probably isn't. Google Daydream and Prime video don't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
I suppose you are on Oreo beta. Smartswitch will revert back to Latest Nougat. Its download of Nougat, thats why file size is huge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
My Airtel outgoing has stopped working. Only incoming and I am on prepaid. So irritating. Even Airtel is not able to fix this. Whereas Jio sim is working fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] antisp1n:
Can someone on Oreo Beta comment if their HDFC Bank app is working? That's the only app I'll miss, if it's locked out
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Yes for me it is working.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] user28:
Can somebody help me with these for S8?

1) UsB drivers for S8. Can't find them in Samsung india website. Google search is showing some third party sites but not sure if they are safe to download or not.

2) An app to switch off the screen(lock the phone not needed). Currently using the app Off+ . It switches off he screen but the side tool bar is still visible.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amarnath135:
Airtel VOLTE working on Oreo Beta
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiksood1:
I use this... been using it for 5 years.. or more

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kennethcheng.com.lockscreen.free
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sp1312:
Hows the battery backup on oreo beta? I have registered for that and got the update as well.. but i have to travel a lot and i cannot bear unexpected battery drain. (Thats a different story s8 has worst battery backup ?)

If anyone using it for few days nd anyone can just post it.. it would be helpful
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] batmobile_bang:
Nothing worth updating to. Have had some inconsistent drains which got ok with restart. Idle drain is slightly better.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
In which city is it working? And can you tell me where do you see this option?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amarnath135:
Hyderabad.

You can find volte option under Settings.... Connections.. Mobile Network.... Volte.... Either enable or disable
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
Hmm I'm from Mumbai and I can't see that in my settings. Maybe it's not launched here yet
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
Great hear that, can you please post a screenshot?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sp1312:
Thanks... downloading now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Can see it in Settings Airtel-Hyderabad
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
New beta update is up
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachinfan:
guys just wanted to ask about the performance of the phone......is it lagging or has samsung fixed it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
installed the update phone was working fine, got a call after which the phone froze rebooted and now its stuck in a bootloop it starts goes to android is updating reaches 106 of 106 and reboots. Have tried clearing cache but no luck. Anyone else faced the issue and has a solution?

edit -

contacted samsung who say they are very sorry for the inconvenience caused and since this is a premium phone they will come to my office and take it and get it repaired for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusumit:
Phone is now more snappy. No issue face till now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
Hey guys, anybody experiencing "android web view has stopped" in truecaller?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
I'm facing problems with connecting a WD hard disk with OTG. Using ES File Explorer, I can view the contents of the hard disk and copy stuff from it on to the phone but I can't copy anything into it.

When I try to view it from Settings>Storage, I get a drive is corrupt error.

I'm on Oreo beta v. ZQLE.

Are others facing this problem as well?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PiggyReddy:
I'm planning to get a Galaxy S8 from Saudi. Will I get OTA updates or do I have to root it? I don't need Volte. As long as LTE 4G works, I'm good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kuduku:
I have s8 from saudi , exynos processor

JIO volte etc everything works with OTA

no warranty in india thats all
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sourabh.note:
It will be awesome if that's true. I've lost faith in Samsung launch dates as it is.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] raunak.0731:
Does anyone have any tentative idea of the price.. I'm too thinking of getting one from Dubai...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
My dealer says it will be available on 1st may for sure
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dj_richard05:
Where r you planning to book bhai?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
My dealer is based out of wanowrie in Pune

How about you ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dj_richard05:
I have no contacts as such but the closest to me is Phoenix mall or kharadi...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Did u try asking anyone of them...What date they giving
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dj_richard05:
Nope not yet.. Will be checking with Kharadi tomorrow. Was waiting for the official announcement by Samsung India..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Samsung India is most useless they will never give proper attention to indians