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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mla123:
This offer is applicable for all S8 and S8+ but sadly not all are eligible... If you go to Samsung India online store, there on the S8 page this offer is mentioned. Its the Mid June offer and it is applicable for S8 and S8+ purchased between 16th June and 30th June and activated before 10th July.

So I guess people like me who purchased S8 after pre booking period and before 16th June are not eligible for the wireless charger offer.. :(:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vin4yak:
Don't keep your hopes high. I ordered the phone on day 1 of the pre registration and didn't get the wireless charger. I've registered a complaint with Samsung care 3 times and they always tell me they'll get back to me which they never did till now. Hopeless service.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
I bought S8 this Friday ie 23rd June from a retailer and I have received the free wireless charger offer.

You've got to keep checking the ticker in the My Galaxy app for the offer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nschopra:
Hey Guys, Please answer my query.

I've been using Galaxy S6 since last 2 years that was rooted on the very first day I bought it. The Knox Tripped but the phone is still working fine and never got any issue. So I didn't have to visit the Samsung Care.

So my question is Have you guys have rooted your Galaxy S8? and Have your phone even been rejected by the Samsung Care because it was rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
In continuation to my previous post.

When trying to install sd card, it's not sitting flush in the the slot.

*see attached picture*

Though the tray is going in like this also but it fits pretty tight in there, I fear it might do some damage in the long run.

Anyone facing similar issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Something is really wrong. Either with your sim tray or the sd card. You'll damage the sim slot with prolonged usage and might require a Motherboard replcement. Visit a SC at the earliest
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
Why doesn't Indian S8 have the double tap to launch camera feature?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] funtoosh:
It is disabled due to Indian regulations/law

Indian law requires that when the power button is clicked 3 times in a row it should call emergency number 112

If they enable 2 click camera launch many users will be accidentally calling emergency number.

I personally think 3 click emergency number dealing is a good feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
But launching the camera as quickly as possible is also needed. There should be an option of choosing what we want.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] funtoosh:
I agree they should have made it optional
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
You wanting to take pictures Vs a girl threatened on the unsafe streets. - You decide!

We all know, making it optional will have its drawbacks. I think it's a great feature and finally at least some regulations are being strongly enforced.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] funtoosh:
Three clicks emergency dialing is a great feature and i do appreciate enforcement of law here, it can save many life's.

Making it optional has it's own drawbacks I even agree to it.

Yeah considering our careless nature and giving it a second though I think it's actually good to even not make it optional.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
Well, that's my point of making a user choose which one is more preferable for him/her.

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Paying almost 60k for a phone and not having a key feature is also not good in my honest opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] deepak179:
I bought S8 on 19th Jun and Got a wireless charger. So they extended the offer time even for S8.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Anyone updated the Launcher feel the reduced Lag as mentioned in the change log?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mla123:
they have not extended the offer for all. Currently this offer is only for people buying S8 / S8+ between 15th June to 30th June. I purchased S8 on 27th May and did not receive this offer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotResponding22:
I got this, I kept on the ass of Samsung care through emails and finally got my charger recently though i recieved the device on may 3
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vd1900:
Yes looks a bit faster

But yeah Dil maange more [emoji1]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] deepak179:
I use Nova Prime and it runs flawlessly fast with so many customizations !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Got an update but not much changed its still laggy plus ever since I have cracked my display the touch lags for a fraction of a second above the crack. Lets see if a tempered glass protector will help.

Also am open to to see so if anyone is interest PM me, The S8 works fine and just has a cracked on the screen am sure with a tempered glass protector it would be all good.

Pics: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72785966&postcount=2239
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whosaysjohn:
Only 18k + depriciation cheaper
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
There are loads of updates from the Galaxy App Store as well. The device manager now has an always sleep for Apps maybe useful if it works well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajarshi10:
Anyone got a 34 mb BIXBY update? If yes, did it add the voice functionality for you?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Yes

It's smooth now for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manikumary:
Hi all, anyone ordered from Samsung estore? what is the transit time? I have ordered yesterday from Hyderabad.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] msri3here:
They usually deliver within the time line they provide.

I recently ordered and it said 2-4 business days for my pin code. Order was delivered on 4th business day.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] anmolbedi:
Samsung is now offering wireless charger free and 3000/- cashback on hdfc cards... good time to buy!

https://shop.samsung.com/in/galaxy-s8.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotResponding22:
What's the difference between the Case Fit screen guard and the other one from GadgetShieldz?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
I got Galaxy S8+ yesterday and I find that the cellphone signal reception is not that great when compared to my older Nexus 6P and other phones like Asus Zenfone/ Redmi Note 4. Anybody else notice this on their Galaxy S8+?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Don't just go by the signal bars. Every manufacturer has different levels across to display the cellular bars. Have your compared the cellular reception in actual dbm for both the handsets?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
Yes I have compared the dbm. I find that for Airtel for Asus Zenfone 3 it is -80 whereas for Galaxy S8+ it is -110 dbm. I will post a pic in sometime.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
The cellular reception capability on S8 is superb. You get a lot lesser battery drain on even weak signals. As Zenfone 3 is an old phone so by now the network profiling has been stabilised by the Airtel backend team. S8 is a new handset and they might still be stabilising and finding the best profile. Moreover, Zenfone 3 might be connecting to a different band on the same Airtel BTS. Use your phone with the same sim for the next 48hrs and if still you get a weak signal raise a ticket with Airtel. Network profiles take time to be updated and get stabilised at the server.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
My S8 lost the airtel signal yesterday at night this is the second time this happened I had to manually select it later in morning but there was no signal all through the night. Its now the second time this has happened, for 4G LTE I always have low signal but 3G and 2G are fine as ever.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
happened to me couple of times but after the new update didn't c happening yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
It has nothing to do with S8. Either Airtel was testing or trying to implement a new feature or while polling/switching from 3g to 4g the server wasn't able to assign you an IP bcuz the nearest 4g BTS was overloaded or the server wasn't able to offload the free IP's.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NotResponding22:
Can someone help?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
The reception seems to have improved from yesterday night and it was fine today. No difference with other phones. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manikumary:
Thank you, but my case is linked to gst. Cause of gst they still not dispatching items
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
I think I fall under the same case.

I ordered on 24th June and it hasn't been dispatched yet.

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Has anyone tried the scheduling in the AOD settings?

I can't seem to find the way to change the end time for the schedule. It's stuck at 9pm.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
[/COLOR]Has anyone tried the scheduling in the AOD settings?

I can't seem to find the way to change the end time for the schedule. It's stuck at 9pm.[/QUOTE]

Scheduling works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Scheduling works for me. [/QUOTE]

Works for me as well. But how do you change the end time of the schedule?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Works for me as well. But how do you change the end time of the schedule?[/QUOTE]

You have the option to choose start and end times
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rohank1009:
Does anyone know where to buy the Samsung Clear Cover for S8? I check the site everyday and it says out of stock since a few weeks now (at least the black one). The Samsung retail stores don't seem to sell them.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] anmolbedi:
Orchid grey introduced for S8 and S8+ in India
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
the only difference is the case compatible ones supposedly let you use any case with the screenguard without the screenguard lifting off the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
You'll have to wait patiently. I was also in the same boat a month back but luckily the stocks came back. Samsung retail/Smart cafe's stores usually cary the Clear Case but the clear cover is exclusive to online shop only.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rohank1009:
Which is the Clear Case? I could only find the clear cover (https://shop.samsung.com/in/ef-qg950cbegin.html) on the website and not the clear case.

I got tired of waiting and bought the Spigen Ultra Hybrid Jet Black. So far so good. No rainbow effect on the back. May still buy the official cover if I ever find it in stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
I was told its 20k to change the screen and if I wait I wont get a good price for the S8 but after seeing the supposed Note8 I am not sure it will deliver 4k screen so no awesome VR. In any case I got 38k offer for the S8 which is not bad since 38k+20K=58k which is around the amount I gave for the thing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Well those holding out for an s8+ with 6gb ram have the right opportunity now... It's been sold for 70k now at Samsung e-store... And we also get a 3k cashback from HDFC along with wireless charger and some stupid Jio offer.... And the EMI being 0% for those taking that route....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
And those, whose organizations are registered with Samsung byod, can grab it for Rs. 66405/-.

Check out here.

https://shop.samsung.com/in/byod/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
****....i am eligible for that ... crazy pricing strategy of samsung why these are kept secret

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This Boyd corporate discount is for every phone and tab .... damn didn't know about it earlier
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dhiru1602:
I really feel Samsung India should provide a complimentary replacement like they provided to UAE buyers. I bought my S8+ for 20k less than Indian price (44k) in UAE and I also got complimentary damage protection which is a one time repair of any kind of damage including broken screen or liquid damage on payment of AED 200 towards service charges (3.5k) and is valid till the warranty of the device expires which is 1 year. The pricing of the device is high in India to begin with, let alone the ridiculous cost of repair.

http://www.samsung.com/ae/newsletters/2017/250517adh/premium-viewonline.html
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Yup Boyd is valid across a range of contemporary devices. S8+ 128GB being my third purchase from there.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
Did anyone get any new update after AQF7?

Weirdly yesterday I had system update available notification. But when I clicked it few hours later, it failed to detect any update.

This happened on S8 plus..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
I am already on AQF7
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
These are ghost/sudo test update notifications that people usually get before an actual update rollout is about to happen. Highly likely, an update is eminent coming week.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Again for the third time now Airtel signal went missing in the night and I had to manually select it again. The phone was at low 4G signal "1 bar" but that's what I get always at home, for the few days I was using JIO with the S8 signal never went missing even if it had low signal but JIO generally has better 4G coverage than Airtel and with Airtel the phone switches from 4G to 3G to 2G all the time.

Am at a lose if its a handset fault or low signal fault or have I disabled something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Airtel has worst network,it's not phone it's horrible airtel

Switch to Vodafone etc
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
Eh, that's what I am asking if anyone got any update "AFTER" AQF7.

Everyone is on AQF7 efficient brought June security patch last month.

I had update notification on my phone efficient was already on AQF7 but it updater said no update.

Hence I asked if anyone got any update this month
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vickysud:
July Update either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
My Stock Deodex Rom in works :laugh:

My ROM has only

Phone, Message, Camera, Magisk And Play Store

Other Apps around 900mb Moved to Aroma:cool:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Cool deal.... But u am waiting for a stock lineage os like we got on s7edge.... Have it running on s7edge... Would probably wait for another 3 4 months for the same on s8plus as well...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Good:D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krumbs:
Anyone here using a S8/ S8+ exclusively with a Jio SIM (not in dual SIM mode)? How has the experience been?

I am on an Airtel connection and in my area (Palm Beach Rd, New Bombay), connectivity is atrocious. 4G rarely works, and my S8+ is usually on 2G mode. But even with that, there are patches when the phone has no connectivity. I usually find out about it when someone pings me on Whatsapp to tell me that my phone is "out of service area"!

Thinking of porting to Jio, but don't want it to be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the fire! I know Jio has its own set of problems, including limited towers and interconnects with other operators... But have things improved over the last few months? Is Jio now on par -- or perhaps even better -- than competition?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
TBH, no one except you can help yourself. I use Jio in a single sim mode but my review/experience won't help you as the service in your area could be even better or worse. Jio service is not uniform across entire India and varies from region to region. I ported from Airtel to Jio because of the 2 reasons below.

1. I prefer crystal clear conversations over data speed and Jio VoLTE was what i really needed

2. In my vicinity, i faced a real bad signal on Airtel 4g and had to use my phone in 3g mode to avoid battery drain.

"including limited towers and interconnects with other operators" I don't think this exists anymore as i haven't faced any problems offlate and new towers have been installed with leaps and bounds.

Advice : Do some reckie on the Jio towers nearby your location and get a second jio sim to try and see the available cellular strength in your home or office. Data speeds are not at par with Airtel but still you could expect anywhere b/w 6-16mbps on LTE on an average on worst come basis. This again depends on lots other factors and your personal experience would only present you the clear image.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
I ported from Vodafone to Airtel last month. Believe me Airtel is the worst operator in Mumbai. I used to stay on Palm Beach Road and was with Vodafone where signal was pretty good in 3G. I am not sure of 4g though, but I believe it should work in a similar way. I now stay in the Western Suburbs, where Vodafone 4g avg speed is about 6-8 Mbps download and 3-4 Mbps upload. I made a mistake of porting to Airtel and now am planning to re-port to Vodafone after 90 days. Its better to have a stable but slightly lower speed connection that stupid Airtel whose connection drops off randomly. My two cents, try out Vodafone or Jio.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Staying in Shimla, HP but experiencing a similar thing with the S8:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how...ian-thread-t3578711/post72720361#post72720361

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how...ian-thread-t3578711/post72884901#post72884901

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how...ian-thread-t3578711/post72960216#post72960216

Its been three time that I have woken up to find no signal at all in the phone and its a issue since my work requires me to be call available 24/7. I have actually ported my main number to Jio but sadly other operators are still not playing properly with them and inter-connectivity is more problem than lack of signal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] komalasu:
My s8 has gone dead since last two days.

Given to samsung for repairs.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] charming.arpit:
Hi Guys, I was the first person to have got S8 in Ghaziabad. I traded out my S7 edge to get S8. However, just 3 days back i slipped my phone on the wooden floor which left the front glass of the screen broken. It was really shocking. I had dropped my s7 edge atleast 3 times but the glass never shattered. In S8, it was broken in the first drop itself. I finally got it replaced for 13.5k from samsung itself.

Just want to let everyone know that for the price S8 is a piece of ****. Stay away. It is too fragile.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiksood1:
Scary... and sad
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akrdbest:
I got a case friendly Tempered for ₹800 earlier for the S8. Today, S8 fell down my pocket in gym (inside TUMI case) and the tempered glass broke from corner. I think I have to buy another one. Can anyone recommend a good case friendly tempered in Delhi at a better price? BTW if anyone wants it, I got it from Kamla Nagar. Totally Recommended. Saved my expensive screen today.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Today Airtel is upto something my net has been vanishing all day and now I am noticing much better signal strength in 4G at home "From 1 bar it has gone to 3max and 2min :)"

Also I had re-enabled almost all the services "Except Samsung apps and Brixby" I have switched off and noticed a drain of 3% over night.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Surprisingly leaving all the bloatware on is best way of maximising battery life on a Galaxy lol. I am using the always sleeping apps to freeze some apps and can also report around 3% drain over night almost the same as having Tasker turn off wifi in the night.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Agree....I also learnt this since S6 and S7 was no exception. I had a paid PDP app that i now find useless and the more you fiddle with the system, the more problems you'll have to face. At the best, if someone wants to disable anything, he can always use the Internal application manager for User+Sys apps to disable. Samsung only allows certain Sys apps to be disabled that don't interfere in the system stability and don't cause unnecessary battery drain. I have disabled few Sys apps from the application manager and i do get a 2-3% drain during the Night (10pm - 6:30am) with Wifi and Data always on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ajai_dev:
Are you people keeping WiFi on all night, in my case 5Ghz WiFi AC eats a lot of battery 8-9% overnight have not tried it with Wifi N though.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Yes I use my router with the same SSID for both AC and N. Battery drain with WiFi On and Cellular Off or WiFi Off using Tasker between 12-8AM is around 3-4% with a morning alarm included. If you find the drain bad set up a Tasker profile overnight for automating WiFi On/Off and see if drain reduces.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] darkandroid13:
Anyone having problems with google maps navigation mode's compass not working?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Yep ! I never turn off the WiFi and i am using it on 5Ghz AC. My router is placed 2 rooms adjacent to my room.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
Just ordered : http://www.amazon.in/dp/B072QV2TFJ/ref=pe_3025041_185740121_TE_item_image - I hope its as good as the reviews.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shivaranjan:
Provide your feedback once you get it. I am currently using Spigen Neo Hybrid screen protector. I would like to have a nice tempered glass screen protector that can work with Spigen case for my Galaxy S8 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kulwinder Singh:
i had bought a nillkin tempered glass from ebay last month but removed it after 4 days.the touch in the middle of screen was not working at all.now am suspicious about each and every tempered glass for s8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drrkgupta:
Since the S8 + has a special place for putting the apps to sleep is it advisable to also use greenify ? Any one any experience?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
I have never used these battery saving apps and i have always had great SOT's. The internal feature is already well baked and i don't think there is a need for any third party app.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drrkgupta:
I still have not received the code for free wireless charger.

I had activated with Jio SIM but mistakenly added the BSNL number in My Galaxy app, again made new account with Jio number 3 days back.

What is the average time you all received the code....... website says upto 4 days

Any workarounds for speeding it up?? Some people have got two wireless chargers here.. may b they can share their secret !