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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Talked with Samsung Dealer from villivakkam chennai. 15th april preorder starts for samsung galaxy S8. he was damn sure about it.. [MENTION=2352243]allyrocky[/MENTION] thanks bro
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheSilentBang:
+1 . he's so confident
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] silentwitness1:
ok cool will give it a try on the s7 edge and see before i make the mistake on the s8.

On a side note the Spigen covers are now available for order on amazon.in, just ordered the thin armor.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Camera - N8 but not that great leap from S8+

battery life - Both are same as per the initial tests

ease of using the phone? - S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
Price is a major factor also. With the price drop s8+ is more tempting now. If s-pen and extra lens is ur priority for for note else s8+ makes more sense.

And battery life is a major issue.check MKBHD review of note 8 on you tube
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Lifetime warranty once? or every replacement?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
u have to just pay only service fee....I will be going there on monday...will let u know exact cost...

Apart from this...purchased Note 8....its a gem...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Please post your bttery life stats using S8+ in dual sim. Also, how much SOT?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Looks like Bixby is finally available for India.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
Bixy Voice still not available on note 8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
It's available update it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
Yes...updated just nw
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kulwinder Singh:
SOT is funny word now,thanks to OmParkash Mishra :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunvats33:
Hi..I m using s7 edge..

Please provide me latest india updated all bixby apk..so that I can install

Thanks

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Hi.

Please tell the versions of all bixby app available in India today
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
Pm me I will give all latest Bixby apks

Voice working in India :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunvats33:
Hi

I have Pm you..

Please provide the apk.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
SOT on Note8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Anybody here using a skin on their device?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeeppandey:
Dbrand carbon fibre
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Where did you buy it from?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeeppandey:
From dbrand website. Took one and a half month for delivery without any tracking information. You can try skinnova, those are also good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Darshan50283:
Dbrand Black Dragon

Took exactly 30 days to reach me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Please post your battery stats of S8+ (no root). Along with Screen-on-time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mandark52:
I live in India and have a unlocked Galaxy S8 SM-G950U (T-Mobile). While checking firmwares on sammobile I ve found a firmware with country saying 'Unknown'. Can i flash this firmware? Is it safe for an unlocked phone to flash this Unknown firmware? Any help is appreciated thanx
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Why on Earth u want to flash a firmware with unknown country man ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
U mostly will end up with a unknown phone with unknown problems
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
If I order Screen Guard from Ebay for S8+, will it get delivered to India? Has anyone imported it from ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...hash=item3aebd29613:m:mKzgcXNtqL4JjifHWKuJzsw
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whosaysjohn:
I use slickwraps and it takes 7 days to reach Delhi... Also purchase Whitestone for S8+ and shipped to friend in US. will get by month end.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
All the offers mentioned are applicable. The red ones are in addition to those available on regular estore. The 3k was as cashback, to be credited next month.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
bought s8 plus coral blue
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Has anyone used cahify to sell mobile? what is the review?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] anmolbedi:
Positive experience in my case. Used IMPS option and money was in my account within a minute once it was picked up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Good service. Poor prices.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bala_gamer:
congrats
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
What to do if Android System eats up the most battery? It is eating up more than the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dsvictor:
upgrading to note 8

I tried to buy note 8 exchanging with S8 in Shop Samsung. but could not. some error msg appears. I think exchange offer is not available in my region. I am from Guwahati, Assam. Talked to customer care they said it is available in my region.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeeppandey:
Got an update of around 400mb but the security patch is still August. Anyone got the update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Yes the security patch is still August because only the recently discovered Bluetooth vulnerability has been fixed in this update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manekbhavin:
I just installed the August security update and weirdly, my GPS doesn't lock anymore. Tried factory reset too but to no avail.

The GPS tool box app doesn't even list any satellites, let alone connecting them.

Could some one help me out?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Check if your gps is set to 'battery saving' or 'high accuracy'.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manekbhavin:
GPS is set to High Accuracy. Reconfirmed it.

1 strange thing I noticed is that my Baseband version is

G950FXXU1AQI7 after the OTA update which, as per sammobile, is a Netherlands version.

Did any of you guys receive this update or is this just a glitch? (I purchased my phone from India at a Croma store)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Your baseband is same as others and it is gonna be the same for all OXM packages whether it be India, UK or Netherlands etc. None of us has tested so maybe a bug in the latest build.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] violin.siva:
GPS works so fine. No issues here or with the new firmware update. Check your hardware. Did you drop the phone anywhere? And one more are you using any aluminium case?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manekbhavin:
The phone is just 10 days old. Haven't dropped it anywhere. Not using any case either. The GPS did work initially when I had checked after the purchase.

Attaching my software information Screenshot along with sammobile one which I'm referring to.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] violin.siva:
The screenshots you have posted represents G950FD which is a Galaxy S8. Do you own a S8 or plus?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manekbhavin:
Galaxy S8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] violin.siva:
I think you can try doing a complete factory reset and check again. If your problem persists then it's a hardware fault and that's the time visit service centre .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
The sammobile page for India hasn't been updated because the firmware files for the latest firmware haven't been released till yet. They are just OTA for now. As said before, all OXM packages would be same. The India firmware would be no different. There should be an internal service menu to test the GPS, google on the code to test it. As a last resort, do a factory reset and if that doesn't help, you'll have to visit the SC.

Another possibility that I can think of is the OTA file would have gone corrupt while downloading but that is highly unlikely. You can download the latest firmware and flash it manually but it you're not an expert, you can visit the SC and they'll flash it.

WLAN, GPS and Bluetooth Test Codes

*#*#232339#*#**OR**#*#526#*#**OR**#*#528#*#**– WLAN test;**#*#232338#*#**– Shows Wi-Fi MAC address;*#*#1472365#*#**– GPS test;**#*#232331#*#**– Bluetooth test;***#*#232337#*#*– Shows Bluetooth device address.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] manekbhavin:
Tried doing a factory reset. But didn't help.

I'll have to visit the SC. I used to fool around with Odin etc when I had my S2 and Note 2. But I don't want to take any chances with a 10 day old phone.

In case the Firmware flash doesn't help, what other recourse do I have? I don't wanna really use a phone that needs repairs that's only a few days old.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Don't fret ! Samsung SC can issue you a DOA certificate (you get a new device) if the device is under 14 days. Just visit a good Authorised SC and ask for a DOA certificate if tell you that something has gone corrupt but most of the times it is a software issue
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiksood1:
Guys, dropped my S8 and cracked my screen at bottom right corner .. any one knows any way i can get it repaired at a discounted/ good price.. thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Er. Aditya:
Probably SC for about 13k
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hnt.hardik:
Anyone having a problem of the back glass panel getting easily scratched??

Its just been a month and there are a lot of scratches..

I keep my phone in the pocket only, nothing along with it..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] srinivas07:
My S8 screen just broke, how much does it cost for replacement in Bangalore? Anyone replaced their S8 screen?

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That's too much :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Yup, the back glass of my S8+ got scratched, in one instance at several places while I put it on a wooden table for installing front screen protector. It literally lacerated my heart. I always keep it inside UAG case, but in that one single instance, it got scratched.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hnt.hardik:
Sad ya.. I thought Gorilla Glass doesnt get scratched so easily..

Interestingly only the back panel has got scratched, not the front in my case..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Er. Aditya:
SC in my city has this price
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
In Bangalore it should be 15k
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
My new Galaxy S8 Plus took 2h10m to charge with everything disabled and screen off. I am feeling it is taking longer time to charge. How much time is your phone taking to charge? Please let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
That's normal time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
Guys I'm considering selling my 2 week old Note 8 in Black colour. It's obviously in immaculate condition with no signs of use. All the accessories are sealed and paper work etc. All there.<br />

Also comes with 2 original Samsung cases with boxes. 1) protective cover with stand 2) grey colour alcrantra case not available in India.

Let me know if anyone needs it, Wednesday will sell to my dealer.

Reason - Getting Pixel.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Cool...did u also get the iPhone 8 plus buddy
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nishant786:
No bro didn't find it worth. May get the X let's see.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] saj2001ind:
Yeah since u r an old times iPhone user iPhone 8 won't appeal to you

Good luck with pixel
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
I tested with my s6 edge charger. It charged in 1h 20m. So there is a problen with my charger. Will check it again today. If your is so, there might me a problem in ur charger too. Try with a different one and check. ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Bro did you get the interest portion cashback in your HDFC Card, against the NO COST EMI?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Yes, At the start of September (Around the 5th). My date of transaction was on 22nd April with the first EMI in the middle of May (Statement Date) . Around 4 (~5 Months) EMI payments was the turnaround time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sstiwari:
Thanks for info. Seems I need to wait a bit more.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Any of you use a live net speed monitor app on your S8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] inimaitimepass:
Query regarding FPR placement

Hey guys,

I've a query regarding FPR placement in S8+.

I'm looking to jump ships from Nexus 6P to S8+. Had a try with a demo phone and though I didn't feel the FPR position is as difficult as described in the reviews, I still felt it's kinda like hit & miss. In 6P the FPR placement is so natural hence maybe I'm spoiled by that.

Guys who switched from 6P to S8+. can you please comment on this matter? Is it possible to get used to it over time or is it going to be a hit & miss for the entirety?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sendhiloo7:
S8 is very comfortable. If you are going for s8+ , first few days you will struggle little bit. After that you will get use of it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] highdefinition10:
Guys, anyone know the cost of replacement for an S8+ screen? I see people suggesting an S8 replacement could cost 15k all inclusive in Bangalore. But what about the S8+?

Also If only the rear glass were to break would i just need to replace the back glass. I am assuming that is way cheaper but i have no idea about costs even for that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
I have applied Clear Coat on my Note 8 for 3k....as i do not like to use cases...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kooldude1411:
From where you purchased it and is it available for S8 Plus?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
Its not available online.Log on to moutfitters.com, from there u can search offline store near to your city. It takes about 45 mins to apply it. If u r from Mumbai, its available at Cellular Joint Nx in Ghatkopar west.

Yes it will be available for S8+ too
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mps200034:
How is it ? Do they apply just for the screen ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amey_shah2011:
Entire body....including sides n corners
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mps200034:
Thanks for the info Amey.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vigneshnm:
Is it also for the back? Considering it's also glass, guess it makes sense to protect that as well
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] user28:
My S8 is a month old now and really love this gorgeous phone. Had two questions.

1) Is there any list of apps that can be safely disabled?

2) When i use the Amazon India app, and kill it after my usage with the app is over. But still the app generate notificatons. Did not understand, how it gets autostarted. Similar with some other apps as well.

Need suggestions on how to kill apps and for better RAM management.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zeusumit:
You can use Package Disabled Pro for Samsung along with Greenify
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whosaysjohn:
Got my Whitestone dome at last... Amazon shipped the wrong package first... Pics attached... Took time to install since this was new method, not the one on youtube...

Anyone in delhi want one, let me know, got an extra replacement... Can give for cheap... 2500/-...dm
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hiteshag:
Hi Guys, how long does it take for the processing of refund of credit card interest under Low cost EMI offer. I purchased my phone in June and though it was mentioned that the interest would be refunded within 90 days and the cashback of 2500 for ICICI card processed by Sep end, I have not got either of them.

Any idea on whom I need to contact, Bank or Samsung for resolution.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Should take 3-4 months, took around that long with HDFC.

Looks like we still have not got the October security update ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
October patch is live

For s8 s8+ and note 8

You can download via samfirm
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
No OTA yet on the phone itself right ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sam142000:
Not there for the G950FD model in India, which I'm sure most of us here have.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] yash92duster:
im using indian s8+ only

you can just flash any country firmware as its using OMC ( Multi csc - 78 countries same firmware ):D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kartiksood1:
Howz the fit, finish and feel

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Howz the fit, finish and feel
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whosaysjohn:
Does not cover the entire screen, slight gap at the edges... Other than that, its good, no problem in scrolling etc...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Funkym0nkey:
So last day of October and we are still stuck on August security patch. Don't know what is going on. Other regions have received October update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] abthegreat:
Hello November :P
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
I got the Ringke Screenguard. No more coming out of the sides. Can be used with my Spigen Ultra Hybrid case.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Thread cleaned...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thank you. kindly ban his Ip please
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrohanjs:
Hey, I need an honest opinion guys !

Thinking of upgrading from nexus 6p, what I want to know is that does the phone lag after months of use ? Is it still smooth or does it start to slow down ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
It will be faster than the 6p. But it's a Samsung. So has its issues
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrohanjs:
Yea it will be faster than 6p for sure, not as fast as op5 though right ?

Can you elaborate on what issues are you facing
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] x017in:
Won't call it issues. Just that the UI is not as smooth as pixel. And the battery life is not great
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrohanjs:
Oh I thought the battery life was good .. well thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] inimaitimepass:
Hope you remember me from n6p thread, we were interacting a couple of weeks ago there I guess.

Anyways, I bought the s8+ on Oct18, It has been 3 weeks. I bought the 128gb variant which comes with 6gb RAM. So far I haven't faced any single issue. No issues with smoothness, lag or whatever. Mind you, I'm coming back to Samsung after n4, n5, n6 and n6p, have owned an S2 before these nexuses, which is surprisingly still being used by my sister in law,where as all my nexuses ran into hardware issues after an year and sold/exchanged out.

I hated the touch-wiz to the core back then and it was the main reason I discarded Samsung. I was even a bit skeptical about s8+ after the purchase, till I booted the device. It is leaps and bounds ahead of the earlier touch-wiz. The phone is extremely snappier. I was used to root the nexus phones on the day I bought them. I was even ready for rooting the s8+ even before the purchase. But believe me, I discarded the idea of rooting it now, once I got the feel of the OS. Even for a system wide ad-blocking there is a non root app available which is a gem IMO.

No more custom kernel, custom rom, kernel tweaks blah blah to get a moderately decent battery life. S8+ is so good out of the box in terms of battery. I'm getting 5.30-6hrs of SOT with 24-32hrs of backup. Camera quality is more or less on par with 6p. Audio, though it has mono speaker, I didn't feel the stereo speaker is being missed, sound is clear and audible. There are so many useful / extremely functional customization options available all over the system which makes the user experience pretty cool. One damn cool feature is the auto brightness, the system learns our preferences over a period of usage and auto adjusts the brightness accordingly. In the beginning I thought it was just a gimmick, but it works surprisingly well and super cool. Another feature is Samsung pay. It not only depends on NFC, it also uses MST, so you can use the phone to pay on all the POS machines you could come across. I've had 100% success rate so far with Samsung pay. I don't need to take out my cared anymore which is convenient and safe. I can go on and on about so many other things. But lets stop it this much. As much as I hated Samsung in 2011, I'm more in love with it now. I'm even looking forward to s9, s9+ which will come out on Mar-Apr 2018.

I've two suggestions for you. If your current phone is letting you down often and unreliable, don't hesitate to buy s8+, especially the 128gb version for the extra 2gb of ram it offers. Word of the mouth is the 128gb version is stopped so that it wont cannibalize the note8 sales. But if you search in the authorized stores you can get one if you are lucky.

Else, if you can manage your current phone for a few months then hold on to it and get the s9, s9+ next April.

Alternatively you can consider note8 too. I was in love with it more than the s8+, but the only thing I hate with the note series phones are the pen. I don't want an "extra fitting" in my phone. :D

Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rrohanjs:
Hey, yea I do remember you buddy.

Great reply thanks a lot for this, I'm trying to hold out as long as I can cuz battery life is not good for my lifestyle barely 3 hours sot in 10 hours is not what I can live with so need to change soon.

Pixel 2 xl is surely out of the question with it's issues and customer service in India especially the return policy.

Op5t s8+ HTC ull plus are my options so trying to decide.

Will decide once the other 2 phones are released and then upgrade to s9 plus again.

Btw which app you use for blocking ads on the non rooted device, DNS ?